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Ancient Mesopotamia Part 1 flashcards 5 Social Studies 7

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Drought   show
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Famine   show
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show An extra amount of a resource(s), often used for trading. If a farmer has a surplus of tools, he may be able to trade for enough food to support his family.  
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show To trade for things people want. People barter for all types of things, whether it is food or a shelter or a need in general.  
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show An early walled city with its farmland and government that was like a small independent country with its own laws, government. Jerusalem, Akkad, Babylon, Uruk, Eridu, Ur, Nippur, Kish, and Nineveh are all examples of City-States in Mesopotamia.  
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show Large temples that were built to honor the gods and goddesses. A priest would go to a ziggurat many many times to pray to the gods.  
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Cuneiform   show
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Judaism   show
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Polytheistic Religion   show
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show A religion where there is the belief that there is only one God. The ancient Hebrews believed in a Monotheistic Religion.  
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show Was divided into ranks and classes. Rank depended on job. Order: |king|, |priests|, |skilled craftspeople, merchants, traders|, |large working class of farmers and laborers|, |slaves|. Top: most power, least people. Bottom:least power, most people.  
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show First ruler of the Akkadian empire. Most famous for his strategies and his army methods. Destroyed walls of city-states to stop rebels. Rebels had no defensible positions. Made sure that rulers and governors were loyal to him; if not, he replaced them.  
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show He taught army to fight in formations. Soldiers with shields stood at front. Behind stood soldiers with spears. The spear carriers extended their weapons between the shields. Demanded that his sons rule after he died. Ruled for 56 years.  
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Hammurabi Part 1   show
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show Code: 282 laws written between 1792 BCE and 1750 BCE. Were created to preserve order between all former city-states and to unify his empire. Claimed the gods told him to make laws that applied to everyone, thus saying they couldn’t be changed.  
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Nebuchadrezzar II Part 1   show
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Nebuchadrezzar II Part 2   show
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show First leader of the Hebrew people. Creator of Judaism. Was instructed by God to lead people that believed in Judaism into a new nation. So, the Hebrews followed Abraham into Canaan. People thrived under the teachings of Abraham in Canaan until he died.  
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show A leader of the Hebrews. Freed them from the Egyptian’s 400 year enslavement. Was an abandoned baby raised under the pharaoh's daughter. He witnessed a slave beating, then killed the slave owner. He then fled. Was instructed by God to free the Hebrews.  
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Moses Part 2   show
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show A crescent shaped region that contains both Mesopotamia and Sumer. The land in this region was very good for farming, and that's why Mesopotamians thrived so much in this land.  
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show Means “land between the rivers”. Is region of land between Tigris River and Euphrates River. Greeks were only one that called land Mesopotamia. Early people settled in Mesopotamia and thrived Many huge achievements happened in Mesopotamia, like the wheel.  
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show An area of land located in the bottom right of Mesopotamia. People moved to Sumer from the Zagros Mountains. Has great land for farming. Most city-states are in Sumer. Most achievements occurred in Sumer.  
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show Problem 1: Food Shortages in the Hills Problem 2: Uncontrolled Water Supply in the River Valley Problem 3: Difficulties in Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System Problem 4: Attacks by Neighboring Communities  
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show Problem: Not enough food could be produced in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains. The people were over the carrying capacity of the mountains. Solution: People moved out of the foothills and onto the plains between the rivers.  
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show Problem: There was an uncontrolled water supply in the plains. Droughts and floods could not be controlled. Solution: The Sumerians created irrigation systems with levees, canals, dams, and reservoirs.  
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Difficulties in Building and Maintaining a Complex Irrigation System   show
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