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7th Grade Chapter 3
First Civilizations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Most historians believe that the first advanced form of culture, or _______________, arose in Sumer around 3300 BC. | civilization |
| Fertile soil that is deposited by rivers is called ______________. | silt |
| Sumerians practiced _______________, or a belief in many gods and goddesses. | polytheism |
| The fertile soil deposited in the _______________ was excellent for farming and agriculture. | floodplain |
| Mesopotamia had a ______________ climate with little rainfall and warm temperatures. | semiarid |
| _______________ means "land between two rivers". | Mesopotamia |
| Tools made of _______________ were stronger than those made of copper. | bronze |
| Mesopotamians were able to trade due to a _______________ of grain. | surplus |
| Because of the semiarid climate, the people of Mesopotamia experienced at least one _______________ each year, making farming difficult. | drought |
| The Sumerians used a ______________ to press markings into clay tablets. | stylus |
| _______________ was the wedge-shaped system of writing that was created by the Sumerians. | cuneiform |
| A _______________ was a form of government that included cities and the lands surrounding them. | city-state |
| A _______________ is a person who specialized in writing and record keeping. | scribe |
| The _______________ was the largest and most important building in Sumerian cities. | ziggurat |
| This trait of civilization is a group of people with a specific purpose. Some examples include schools, religion, and army. | complex institutions |
| This trait of civilization started out as a place for store and trade surplus grain. Some examples include Kish, Nippur, and Ur. | advanced cities |
| This trait of civilization is the development of better ways to do things. Some examples include irrigation systems, bronze tools, and the wheel | advanced technology |
| This trait of civilization allowed people to keep track of important information. Some examples included counting sticks, pictographs, and cuneiform. | record keeping |
| This trait of civilization developed because people were able to do work other than farming. Some examples include artisans, priests, kings, and scribes. | specialized workers |
| Mesopotamia was located in this modern-day country. | Iraq |
| A skill in one type of work | specialization |
| The watering of crops | irrigation |
| A group of people with similar customs, backgrounds, training, and income | social class |
| The cultivation of soil to produce useful crops | agriculture |
| something written or created by a person who witnessed a historical event | primary source |
| an account of a historical event that was created by someone who did not witness the event | secondary source |
| the horizontal lines on a map that measure distances north and south of the Equator | latitude |
| the vertical lines on a map that measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian | longitude |
| 0 degrees longitude | Prime Meridian |
| 0 degrees latitude | Equator |
| half of a globe or sphere | hemisphere |
| a group of years with some distinctive feature(s) in common | age, era, epoch |
| a human-made object with historical significance | artifact |
| the remains of early life that has been preserved | fossil |
| A ______________ could also be called "picture writing". | pictograph |
| The name for the shift from food gathering to food raising | Agricultural Revolution |
| This is the geographic feature that made Mesopotamia an ideal location for civilization to develop. | rivers |
| These 2 rivers surround Mesopotamia | Tigris and Euphrates |
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