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Anatolia The peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Black Seas that is now occupied by most of Turkey; also called Asia Minor
Ashurbanipal An Assyrian king who told people to bring back writings and collected about 20,000 cuniform tablets were now found form him. Made a huge library in Nineveh
city-state A city and it's nearby farmlands
civilization A human society with advanced level of development in social and political organization and in the arts and sciences
Code of law A set of written rules for people to obey
domesticate To raise or tend an animal or plant to be the use to humans
drought A period of little rainfall in which it makes it difficult to grow crops
empire A group of territories and peoples brought together under one supreme leader
exile Forced removal of one's homeland
Fertile Crescent An area of rich soil in the Middle East, stretching from the Mediterranian Sea through Mesopotamia to the Persian Gulf
Floodplain Flat land bordering water or lake
geography the study of earth and its people
government A system for creating order and providing leadership.
Hammurabi The ruler of the Babylonian empire from 1792 to 1750 B.C. and created the first legal laws.
hunter-gatherers A person who gathers food and hunts animals and moves when food gets scarce
Irrigation To dig ditches to water your crops.
justice Fair treatment of people, in keeping with the law
king The highest ranking leader of a group
Lucy The first human, the first human who left remains of her bones. She lived around 3.5 million years ago.
Mesolithic Age The middle stone age, lasted from 10,000 B.C. to 6000 B.C. when we startedto control fire and develope language.
Mesopotamia The land between two rivers, the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
Migration To move from one place to another
Neanderthals (Homo Neanderthalensis) were a extinct species or subspecies ( Homo Sapiens) that lived in the middle Paleolithic Age
Neolithic Age The new stone age lasted from 8000 to 3000 B.C. and is was the begining of weaving and pottery
Paleolithic Age The old stone age 2.5 million - 8000 B.C. was known for the use of stone tools
Plow Was created by the Sumerians in 6000 B.C.
polytheism the belief in more than one God
province A subdivision of an empire or country
religeon The worship of god,gods, or spirits
Royal Road A road built for the empire which king Darius built and was 1,775 miles long.
satraps the governor of a province in the ancient Persian Empire
silt fine,fertile soil deposited by a river.
slash and burn Cutting down vegetation then burning it to create fine soil to grow crops
social class A group of people with the same parents jobs for example a warrior or farmer
Sumer An ancient region of southern Mesopotamia which rose around 3300 B.C.
Surplus An extra of something.
Technology the use of one's mind to create what is neaded.
tribute A payment of money or goods by one ruler to another in order to ensure protection
wheel 3500 B.C.
ziggurat An ancient Sumerian or Babylonian temple that rose in steplike levels and was used to observe the stars.It was like a city center
Why are there 20 provinces The land was to big so king Darius had to brake the land up to be organized
Complex Village A lot of people,homes,public buildings,religious center,education, and trade
What makes a Government? King/Queen,Education,Warriors, People to rule,someone to enforce rules,legal laws,scribes,record keeping
growth of trade Surpluses lead to the growth of trade because they had extra and they needed something else so they would trade
how did Darius unite an empire? He built the Royal Road.
6 big ideas Government,Geography,Culture,Beleif Sytems, Science and Technology,Economics
5 traits of civilization Advanced Technology,Advanced Cities,Record Keeping,Complex Institutions,Specialized workers
7 countries of Central America Belize,Costa Rica,El Salvador,Guatamala,Hondouras,Nicuragua,Panama
4 types of homonids Austrolopithecine,Homo Habilis,Homo Erectus,Homo Sapiens
5 themes of geography Location,Place,Region,Movement,Human-Enviromental Interaction
Farming started 8000 B.C.
Who were the Sumer? They are the first civilization,which rose around 3300 B.C..They created bronze,the week,and writing(cuniform).The Sargon took over after.
Examples of traits Advanced cities;Kish,Nippur,Ur.Specialized workers;preist,king,artisan.Complex institutions;the temple,army,schools.Record keeping;writing.Advanced technology;irrigation,bronze tools,cuniform,days of week.
Sumerian writing cuniform
What type of rule did Cyrus have? toleration
Nebuchadnezzar A Babylonian king who conquered Jerusalem,and built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon
South America Argentina,Bolivia,Brazil,Chile,Columbia,Ecuador,French Guiana,Guyana,Paraguay,Peru,Surinam,Uruguay,Venezuela
Hanging Gardens of Babylon Built by king Nebuchadnezzar, a huge jungle tower.It is one of the seven wonders of the world.
Assyrians They are the next group to take over the Fertile Crescent after the Sargon.Their king was king Ashurbanipal.They were defeated by the Medes and the Chaldeans.
Chaldeans The new Babylonians, their king was king Nebuchadnezzar.
Ashurbanipal The Assyrian king.He collected many writings and many of them were found.
Hammurabi's purpose of his code He made laws so there is justice.
Sargon The first empire,aka the Akkadian empire.Hammurabi was their king.

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Created November 7, 2007
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  1. Anatolia → The peninsula between the Mediterranean and the Black Seas that is now occupied by most of Turkey; also called Asia Minor - 1 miss
  2. Ashurbanipal → An Assyrian king who told people to bring back writings and collected about 20,000 cuniform tablets were now found form him. Made a huge library in Nineveh - 1 miss
  3. city-state → A city and it's nearby farmlands - 1 miss
  4. civilization → A human society with advanced level of development in social and political organization and in the arts and sciences - 1 miss
  5. drought → A period of little rainfall in which it makes it difficult to grow crops - 1 miss
  6. empire → A group of territories and peoples brought together under one supreme leader - 1 miss
  7. exile → Forced removal of one's homeland - 1 miss