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SS Study Guide #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What set of laws became an important part of all three major monotheistic religions? | Ten Commandments |
| In what area of the world did they develop? (Near East, Middle East, Far East.) | Middle East |
| The movement of people from one place to another in a seasonal pattern (following the animals) is called? | Migration |
| What were some of the effects of the development of agriculture? | Reliable Food source, permanent settlements, conflict over land, higher populations |
| What was the Sumerian form of writing called? | Cuneiform |
| Near which physical feature did the early farming settlements begin? | Rivers |
| How did the farmers in Mesopotamia control the flooding Tigris and Euphrates to their advantage? | Built dikes and dug canals |
| Which civilization invented the wheel, plow, sailboat and writing? | The Sumerians |
| Who was the leader of the Israelites who led them out of Egypt? | Moses |
| How did the religious beliefs of Abraham differ from the people of Mesopotamia? | Abraham believed in one god (monotheism) and the people of Mesopotamia believed in many gods. (Polytheism) |
| What were the religious temples in Mesopotamia called? | Ziggurats |
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