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Draw a social structure prymid (merchants, priests, king, peasants, soldiers)

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True or False: The advantage of people living in a permanent settlement was to grow harvest crops.

False

True

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What is a fossil?

A fossil is the preserved remains or impressions of a living organism such as a plant, animal, or insect. Some fossils are very old.

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What is Anthropolgy?

the study of human societies and cultures and their developm

the study of fossils

the study of historical events

the study of the human body

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On a timeline what does BC stand for?

Before the dinosaurs

Before Christ died

Before Christ

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On a timeline what does BCE stand for?

Before Current/Common Era

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On a timeline what does AD stand for?

After the Dinsoaurs died

Anno Domini

After Christ Died

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On a timeline what does CE stand for?

Current Era

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Is the timeline labeled correctly?

yes

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Is the timeline labeled correctly?

no

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What it that led people from wanting to be hunter gatherers lifestyle to living in a permanent settlement?

learning they could grow and harvest crops

the weather was bad

they were tired of moving

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What is a Ziggurat? (give two features and location)

a tower-like stepped pyramid-shaped temple with several floors above which the main temple was located - typically of major cities of ancient Mesopotamia

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Were the Mesopotamians polytheistic or monotheistic?

monotheistic

polytheistic

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Why did the Mesopotamians settle near rivers?

to provide drinking water, agricultural irrigation, and major transportation routes

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What is silt?

Silt is made up of rock & mineral particles that are larger than clay but smaller than sand. It's found in soil and along side clay, sand & gravel.

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What is cuneiform?

a system of writing used in the ancient Middle East

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