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SS6 Final Innovation

SS6 Final Exam Review Innovations

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aqueduct Rome; A raised channel used to carry water from mountains into cities
basis of today's laws Rome; men could be part of their government
calendar Egypt; made to predict river flooding and planting of crops
Code of Hammurabi Babylon; legal code of the 18th century b.c. or earlier, instituted by Hammurabi and dealing with criminal and civil matters.
coined money China; introduced during Zhou dynasty and improved trade
cuneiform Sumer; writing made by pressing a wedge; shaped tool into clay tablets
decimal system Greece; system of numbers based on 10
hieroglyphics Egypt; writing system in which pictures were used to represent ideas and sounds
Hippocratic Oath Greece; oath taken by medical students swearing to practice medicine in an ethical way
irrigation Sumer; way of supplying water to land through a system of canals
levees China; an embankment built to prevent the overflow of a river.
Olympics Greece; An ancient Greek festival in honor of the god Zeus, which took place every four years and featured competitions in athletics and poetry.
papyrus Egypt; paper made from reed plants
printing press Renaissance
pyramids Egypt; Huge stone tombs with four triangle; shaped walls that met in a point on top; tombs for pharaohs
seismograph China; device that measures the strength of an earthquake
shaduf Egypt; irrigation tool
standardized weights and measures India; uniform system of measurement
taxation system Mesopotamia; collecting of money for the government to run society
wheel Sumer; invention that improved land trade by making travel easier
ziggurat Sumer; temple made of sun; dried brick that was dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a particular city
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