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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did the first civilization arise? | Southwestern Asia |
| How did Mesopotamia farmers use the Tigris an Euphrates Rivers to solve the problem of low rainfall? | Irrigation systems |
| What was one of the major steps toward the rise of civilization in Southwestern Mesopotamia? | Trade |
| How were Sumerian religion and government connected? | They both believed that kings passed the rule to their sons |
| How did the Sumerian writing system develop and change? | Cuneiform developed by people using it to write, keep records,and tell stories it changed by it used to be scribes writing |
| Describe an example of an idea or invention that shaped Mesopotamia civilization and influenced other civilizations? | ziggurats , cuneiform ,and the wheel |
| Who was Hammurabi? | Hammurabi was king of Babylon |
| What was the code Hammurabi? | A set of 282 laws to protect weak people |
| How did Assyrian culture differ from Babylonian culture? | Babylonians believe in learning and farming. The Assyrians believed in war |
| What was one of the first monotheistic religions? | The Hebrews |
| What was the purpose of Solomon's temple ? | To house the Torah |
| What did the Lydians invent that we use today? | Coins |
| What are lines of Latitude? | Lines that run East to West around the Earth |
| What else are lines of latitude called? | Parallel |
| What are lines of Longitude | Lines that run north and south around the Earth |
| What is another name for Lines of Longitude | Meridian lines |
| What is a Global Grid | A pattern of crossed lines |
| What is at about 23 degrees North? | The Tropic of Cancer |
| What is at about 23 degrees South? | The Tropic of Capricorn |
| What is the zone between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn? | The tropical zone |
| What is another name for the tropical zone? | The torrid zone |
| What is at 66.5 degrees north in the northern hemisphere? | The Arctic circle |
| What is at 66.5 degrees south in the northern hemisphere? | The Antarctic Circle |
| What is the zone called between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn? | The temperate zone |
| What are the zones between the Arctic circle and the Antarctic circle? | Frigid Zones |
| What is another name for Frigid zones? | Polar Regions |
| What is the imaginary line between the North Pole and the South Pole | Axis |