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6th History unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What are Artifacts? | Human made objects that can help solve mysteries and lead to new ones |
| What are fossils? | The remains of early life preserved in the ground |
| What are Primary sources | Something created by person who witnessed a historical event |
| What are Secondary source | Something written after historical event by someone who did not witness the event |
| Location of Mesopotamia | The region between the Tigris and Euphrates river which are located in southwest Asia |
| Floodplain | A flat land bordering the banks of water |
| Semiarid | A climate with less than 10 inches of rain a year and has hot summers |
| Ancient Sumerian building materials | They had a lack of resources so there only building materials that they had were mud for brick and plasters. Also used bronze |
| Silt | I fine soil deposited by rivers. Was fertile so it was good for growing crops |
| Drought | A period with when theres not enough rain or snow fall |
| Surplus | It is more than they needed for themselves |
| Canal | They carry water from the rivers to people in Fields |
| What is the Role of Sumerian priest | They ran irrigation system. Worked at ziggurat. Said prayers and controlled surplus storage. Worked to satisfy the gods |
| What is a Civilization | The first one was the Sumerian city states They have advanced cities, specialized workers, advanced technology, record keeping, and complex institutions |
| What is Polytheism | Belief in many gods and goddesses |
| What is the Role is Sumerian gods | They Looked and acted like people 4 main People thought of them a rich landowners who created humans to work for them |
| What are Pictographs | The marks outside container, which is a symbol of a product Means "picture writing" Drew the mm on clay tablets |
| What is Cuneiform | Wedge shaped writing The first writing system |
| What is Bronze | A mixture of copper and tin |
| What Empire was created second? | Babylonian Empire |
| What are some Assyrian empire characteristics | They were cruel and we're very smart with their military strategies |
| What Are some Akkadian Empire characteristics | They were strong fighters who like to trade |
| What is a Babylonian Empire characteristics | Babylonian people had many difficult ideas, way of life, and set of laws. |
| Which civilization/empire was the first to make laws? | Babylonian empire |
| Which civilization/empire created an advanced military system and equiptment? | Assyrian Empire |
| What was the first empire | Akkadian Empire |
| Which empire had the most land out of all of the empires in Mesopotamia | Persian Empire |
| What Empire was created 3rd? | Assyrian Empire |
| Who used bronze first? | The Sumerians |
| What were some Assyrians achievements? | They developed a new way to attack cities. Were greatly feared! |
| Which Empire built the earliest aquaducts? | Assyrian Empire |
| Which Empire was the first to build battering rams | Assyrian empire |
| What are some Babylonian acheivments | Made Babylon into an important trade system. Created a postal service and built roads |
| What code was the basis of the Babylonian legal system | The code of Hammurabi |
| What are some Persian empire achievements? | They created many tiny kingdoms and captured the Chaldean and Babylonian empire. They also expanded to include all of Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Canaan, Egypt, India, and parts of southeastern Europe |
| How did the Chaldean empire fall | They fell when the ruler and citizens started arguing, and got weaker. This made it easier for the Persians to attack. |
| Hammurabi | The Babylonian ruler who wrote a set of laws |
| What was Hammurabi's code | It included 282 laws covering business, property, and conduct toward other people |
| What is tribute | It is what each ruler of a land had to pay to the Assyrian empire. This brought money and goods to the empires treasury. |
| The Fertile Crescent | Is a region locatated from a curve from Mediterranean Sea through Mesopotamia to the Persian gulf. |
| Why was bronze used | It was stronger,longer lasted longer etc |
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