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| built as part of a larger complex of buidings surrounding the dead, mainly occurred in the old kingdom time, and areas unclude large pyramid for pharoh, and smaller ones for his family |
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| begins at the heart of Africa and goes north more than 4000 miles, its the longest river in the world. two branches form a delta called lower egypt. this was the fastest way to travel the land |
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| the period before writing was developed |
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| the early period of human history (2,500,000-10,000 B.C) in which humans used simple stone tools. this age was sometimes called the "old stone age" |
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| occurred 8000 to 4000 BC, the change was the shift from hunting animals and gathering of food to keeping of animals and growing of food on a regular basis. (systematic agriculture) it added a steady source of meat, milk, wool, etc. humans now had greater control over their environment. |
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| ormed the basis for human civilization to develop, hift from hunting animals and gathering of food to keeping of animals and growing of food on a regular basis. (systematic agriculture). humans now had greater control over their environment. people began building houses and trade developed. |
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| Tigris and Euphrates river |
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| two rivers on either side of Mesopotamia. they often overflowed and deposited fertile silt. people controlled flow of the rivers using irrigation and drainage ditches and were able to grow crops. |
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| the most prominent building in a Sumerian city, a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess was built on top of a massive stepped tower, a ziggurat. |
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| invented a code of hammurabi, based on a system of strict justice. penalties for crimes were severe and were based according to the social class of the victim. also a part was the "eye for an eye" concept. |
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