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.
True
False
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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 historical events
the study of fossils
the study of the human body
the study of human societies and cultures and their developm
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On a timeline what does BC stand for?
Before Christ died
Before Christ
Before the dinosaurs
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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?
Anno Domini
After the Dinsoaurs died
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?
the weather was bad
they were tired of moving
learning they could grow and harvest crops
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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?
polytheistic
monotheistic
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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