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| What resulted from people living in settled communities? |
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| People could practice specialization. |
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| Why did Stone Age people practice slash and burn agriculture? |
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| To clear land for farming. |
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| In different places at the same time. |
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| Paleolithic people adapted to the extreme cold during the Ice Age by… |
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| Using animal furs for clothing. |
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| What led to early peoples forming permanent settlements? |
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| Advances in agricultural production. |
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| Which civilization started in the Tigris and Euphrates River valleys? |
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| Who made up the upper class of Sumerian society? |
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| Kings, priests, and warriors. |
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| Hammurabi's Code of ancient Mesopotamian society was important because… |
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| It listed the laws and corresponding punishments. |
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| A line of rulers that passes power from father to son is a… |
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| What civilization started in the Nile River valley? |
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| Why did Egyptian civilization emerge in the Nile River valley? |
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| The river periodically flooded, leaving rich farm land. Also, it provided protection from invasion and fresh water. |
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| What was a result of the Nile River's flooding? |
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| Fertile soil and developments in surveying. |
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| The reliance of Egyptians on the Nile for farming led to… |
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| Technological developments. |
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| What was a major accomplishment of Ramses II? |
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| The building of new temples. |
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| Hatshepsut was able to come to power by… |
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| ruling in the name of male relatives. |
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| The art and architecture of ancient Egypt were designed to emphasize… |
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| Religious idea of eternal life. |
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| Cuneiform and hieroglyphics were important achievements in the development of… |
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| What economic activity helped to make Kush wealthy? |
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| The Kushites moved their capital to Meroe to be close to… |
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