Social Studies Test On Mesopotamia
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- what is polytheism?
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it is the beleif of more than one god.
{ the sumerians had over 3,000 and prayed to four main ones} - what is the job of an archeaologist?
- a person who tries to discover or unearth the past
- what are artifacts?
- an object made by humans that archeaologists try to find
- Where is the fertile cresent?
- it is around mesopotamia
- What were the four conditions ?
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- random floods
- rich soil
-ingenious people
-plain; barren - what is a pictograph? what is cueniform?
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pictograph- one of the fist forms of writing that was drawn to tell a story
cueniform- a later form of writing made of triangle like patterns to write letters and storys - What is a surplus?
- a large amount of something; too much; {if you have a surplus of blue berrys you dont need all of them}
- What is irrigation?
- the act of supplying dry places with water by using canals; ditches, pipes, and streams
- What is a ziggurat?
- a temple in acient mesopatamia where people pray to one god or goddess
- What is a city-state?
- a self governing place made up of a city and surrounding citys
- What is a civilization and what are its five components?
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a complex society with the five components
- stable food supply
- specialization of jobs
- a government
- social groups
-and highly dveloped culture {EX: art religion ect... - what is an artisan and what does he\she do?
- an arisan is a person who specializes in art{EX: bronze sculpter: black smith: butcher}
- Who was Hammurabi and what dd he do?
- hammurabi was a king who made the first laws. they were harsh { ex: if a boy slaps his father, his hand should be cut off}
- What is an epic?
- a long story written in poem form
- what is a plateau? what is a plain?
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plateau- an elevated peice of flat land
plain- a peice of flat land - what is a nomad?
- a peson who travels and never stays in one place
- what did a scribe do?
- he\she wrote important messages for the king or queen { someone important } to send to other people