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Common Assessment Review

Terms in this set (25)

taming an animal or plant for use by humans
domestication
information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event (journal articles, encyclopedias, history textbook)
secondary source
first civilization arose ______ because the conditions for farming were good
in river valleys
Egyptian writing system that uses thousands of picture symbols
hieroglyphics
scientists who studies the physical characteristics and cultures of humans and their ancestors
anthropologists
person who studies and writes about the human past
historian
ancient Egyptian civilization was the first to have specialists in this field
medicine
floods in Mesopotamia were ____
unpredictable and threatening
lines of measurement that run parallel to the Equator and measure distance north and south of the Equator
latitude
the revolutionary change that took place during the Neolithic Age
farming
scientists who learns about past human life by studying fossils and artifacts
archaeologists
king of the Akkadians that conquered Mesopotamia and set up the first empire
Sargon
Sumerian temple built to honor their chief god
ziggurat
Babylonian king Hammurabi is best known for
law code
Mesopotamia is located between what two rivers
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
scientists who study the physical structure and processes of the earth and planets of the solar system
geologists
Sumerians who learned to write and held high positions in society
scribes
lines of measurement that run from North Pole to the South Pole. They measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian
longitude
advancement made during the Neolithic Age
using copper and bronze
flower-like feature that is formed where the Nile River meets the Mediterranean Sea
delta
collection of spells and prayers studied by the Egyptians to obtain the afterlife
The Book of the Dead
food eaten during the Paleolithic age
nuts, berries, and grains
an account of an event created by someone who took part in or witnessed the event (treaties, letters, diaries, laws)
primary source
complex societies with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system
civilization
Sumerian system of writing made up of wedge-shaped markings
cuneiform
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