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Middle school social studies

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During the Agricultural Revolution, how did people change their ways of obtaining food?   They changed from being hunter-gatherers to farmers  
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In what types of locations did the Agricultural Revolution first take place?   River Valleys  
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What were the tools and weapons of hunter-gatherers were made of?   Stone, wood, and bone  
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In Mesopotamia, the people who kept written records were called what?   Scribes  
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Because of its shape and the soil, what is another name for Mesopotamia?   Fertile Crescent  
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What was the most important building in a Sumerian town?   The ziggurat (temple)  
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What was the name of the written story of a Sumerian king/god   The Epic of Gilgamesh  
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This same story is similar to what other story?   stories told in the Bible's book of Genesis  
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What was the written language of the Sumerians called?   cuneiform  
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What did the ancient Sumerians write on?   clay tablets  
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What are the two rivers that form Mesopotamia?   Tigris and Euphrates  
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What is the name of the system people build to bring water to dry lands?   irrigation  
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During what part of Egypt’s history were most of the large pyramids built?   Egypt's Old Kingdom  
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When Egypt was conquered by the Hyksos, what new military weapons did these invaders use?   Horse drawn chariots and bronze weapons  
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During the Old Kingdom, how did people think of the pharaoh?   The Pharoah was considered a god  
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What things was Egypt’s Middle Kingdom known for?   Public works replaced monuments; many swamps drained and irrigation projects completed  
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Describe the Nile’s flood pattern   predictable  
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The Nile River flowed north and the winds blew south. How did this affect transportation?   allowed for early river transport and trade  
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How did Egypt’s natural climate affect the religion of its people compared to the religion of Mesopotamia?   People of Egypt had a more optimistic religion than that of the people of Mesopotamia  
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Why was Egyptian civilization allowed to develop for many centuries without outside interference?   The natural features of desert and sea made it difficult for invaders to approach Egypt  
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What was the first use of the wheel?   to build with potter's wheels  
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What made transporting cargo against the current of a river easier?   the invention of the sailboat  
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What made the great building projects of Egypt easier?   the use of simple machines  
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