Flashcard on Trade and Mesopotamia

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What is an example of a feature that makes up a Civilization? Astronomy, writing, social Rank, environment

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writing

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The most important physical features of the region known as Mesopotamia are

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Tigris and Euphrates

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What did Phoenician city-states lack?

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Military Power

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The alphabet was the biggest achievement to whom? Options: Chaldeans, Sumerians, Phoenicians, Persians

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Phoenicians

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What two regions was Mesopotamia divided into during ancient times?

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Northern and Southern

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What led to population growth and the formation of villages? Options: Irrigation, Surplus of food, New Monarch, Division of Labor

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Surplus of food

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What did trade lead to?

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Cultural exchange

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During the time of Sumerians, who was typically educated?

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men and some women

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Who won independence from the Medes because he had a strong powerful army composed of the Immortals and Calvary?

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Cyrus the Great

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Which group would spread terror before battles by looting villages and burning crops? They had a strong army that used chariots and iron weapons during battles.

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Assyrians