History part 1
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ziggurat | an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower |
| mortar | a stone hollowed in center |
| pestle | tool for grinding substances |
| agriculture | Farming |
| irrigation | transportation of water through clay pipes and ditches |
| domesticate | to tame animals |
| surplus | Extra; more than what is needed or used |
| Neolithic Period | when people started farming |
| Fertile Crescent | it is a place in mesopotamia were there is fertile land |
| cuneiform | Sumerian writing made by pressing a wedge-shaped tool into clay tablets |
| city-state | city with it's own government |
| artisan | craftsman |
| Name 6 thing needed to have a civilization. | permanet home, food supply, division of labor, government or laws, rankings, and writting. |
| When did civilization begin? | 3500 b.c. |
| Between what 2 rivers did mesopotamia lie? | Euphrates and Tigris Rivers |
| What are the laws of Hammurabi about? | "An eye for an eye." |
| social pyramid | Top-kings, priests Middle-merchants, teachers, farmers, craftsmen Bottom-slaves |
| What does the word Mesopotamia mean? | the land between 2 rivers |
| What were the first civilizations? | Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India/Pakistan |
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