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| the are divided into BCE ( Before Common Era) to the left and CE ( Commone Era ) to the right. |
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a 100 year period
example: 1450 = 15th century
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| lived in Africa and migrated throughout the southern portion of the African continent |
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| the two rivers in Mesopotamia which flooded and provided rich soil |
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| where the first civilization began. Meaning - "land between rivers" |
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| presently located where Mesopotamia existed |
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| the area of Mesopotamia was called this due to its rich soil and "half moon" shape |
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| communities that a permanent where people have government, jobs, written language, etc. ( see your notes ) |
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| a place of worship for the Sumerians |
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| inhabitants of Mesopotamia |
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| adapting wild plants and animals for agricultural use |
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| the first civilization of Mesopotamia. They were later taken over by Babylonia, Canaan and Assyria. |
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| people who moved from place to place ( nomads) looking for food |
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| someone who held a high position in society and recorded information on clay tablet with a "stylus" |
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| inventions of the Sumerians |
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| plow, wheel, calendar, irrigations systems, written language, bricks, the arch |
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| Laws written by Hammurabi with the philosophy of punishment that meets the crime...."an eye for and eye, a tooth for a tooth" |
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| where the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers empty into |
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| The sea at the western end of the Fertile Crescent |
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| The area of the world where Mesopotamia was located ( on the continent of Asia ) |
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| where people are able to hold various jobs in a civilization ( not everyone has to farm due to surplus food ) |
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| when the first civilization was developed in Mesopotamia |
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| farming - necessary for division of labor and the start of a civilization |
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| the belief in more than one god ( as the Sumerians believed ) |
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