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World History 2&3
Term | Definition |
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Define City-State | A City Surrounded By Smaller Villages |
Define Military | Having To Do With The Army |
Define Cuneiform | The Writing Invented By Sumerians |
Define Translate | To Change The Words Of One Language Into Those Of Another |
Define Reign | The Rule; The Period Of Time A King Or Queen Rules |
Define Fertile Crescent | The Area In The Middle East Shaped Like A Quarter Moon(Crescent) Where One Of The Earliest Civilizations Developed |
Define Famine | A Time When Crops Do Not Grow And There Is No Food |
Why Did People Settle The Lands Between The Tigris And Euphrates? | People Settled Lands Between Tigris And Euphrates Were 2 Rivers And The Floods Made Land Good For Farming. |
What Were Some Of The Sumerians Inventions? | Some Sumerians Inventions Were A Writing System Called Cuneiform, 1st To Use Wheel On Carts, Counting System Based On Number 60, And Sail Boat. |
What Were Some Of The Contributions Of The Phoenicians? | Some Contributions Of Phoenicians Built City-States In Canaan. Built City Of Carthage In North Africa. Made Maps Of Sea. Developed 22-Letter Alphabet. |
Who Was Abraham? What Is He Known For? | Abraham Was Hebrews 1st Great Leader. Known For Leading Them Out Of Mesopotamia, Probably Between 2000 And 1500 B.C. |
What Are The Names Of The 5 Seas In The Kingdom Of Mesopotamia? | 5 Seas In Kingdom Of Mesopotamia Is Black Sea, Red Sea, Caspian Sea, Aral Sea, And Arabian Sea. |
Where Did The Phoenician Sailors Travel? | Phoenician Sailors Traveled To |
Where Did The Hebrews Come From? | Hebrews Came From Mesopotamia. |
What Was The Hebrews Covenant? | Hebrews Covenant Was To Honor Yahweh's Commandments And Worship Him Alone. In Return, God Promised To Protect The Jews. |
What Are 4 Countries That Reside In The Fertile Crescent Presently? | Countries Presently Reside In The Fertile Crescent India, Jordan, Afghanistan, Syria, Egypt, Israel, Pakistan. |
Define Empire | A Large Area Of Land Ruled By One Person |
Define Dominate | To Control |
Define Artisan | A Person Who Works With His Or Her Hands To Create Something |
Define Capital | The City From Which A Ruler, Or Emperor, Rules |
Define Rebel | To Disobey Or Fight Against |
Define Astronomer | A Person Who Keeps Track Of The Sun, The Planets, And The Stars |
Why Did People Fear The Assyrians? | People Feared The Assyrians Because Soldiers Had Iron Weapons. |
How Did King Ashurbanipal Help Historians? | King Ashurbanipal Helped Historians By Building A Library. |
Who Was Zoroaster? | Zoroaster Was A Religious Leader Made Good And Evil. |