Weekly Flashcard 1: Civilizations and Basics

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What was the first river valley to appear? Options: China, Egypt, Indus, Mesopotamia

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Mesopotamia

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What civilization is between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers? Options: Egypt, China, Mesopotamia, Indus

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Mesopotamia

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Name the civilization:
- Nile River
- Hieroglyphics
- Pyramids

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Egypt

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Who was Hammurabi?

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emperor of Babylonian Empire

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What is Hammurabi's Code?

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collection of written laws from the Babylonian Empire

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A kind of writing used in Sumer and Babylonia is called

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cuneiform

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Which statement is best supported by this excerpt from Hammurabi's code of laws? If a man has knocked out the teeth of a man of the same rank, his own teeth shall be knocked out.  If he has knocked out the teeth of a plebeian (commoner), he shall pay one-third of a mina of silver.

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Law sometimes distinguishes between social classes.

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Sources of information that provide first-hand accounts of the events, practices, or conditions you are researching. In general, these are documents that were created by the witnesses or first recorders of these events at about the time they occurred, and include diaries, letters, reports, photographs, creative works, financial records, memos, and newspaper articles (to name just a few types).

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Primary Source

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Examples of ___________ sources:
Bibliographies
Biographical works
Reference books, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, and atlases
Articles from magazines, journals, and newspapers after the event
Literature reviews and review articles (e.g., book reviews)
History books and other popular or scholarly books
Works of criticism and interpretation
Textbooks

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Secondary Source

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The events, or the climate of opinion, that surround the issue at hand. What was happening at the time of the event or the decision that sheds some light on it? In what type of society did the event occur? An urban one? A rich one? An educated one? An unstable one?

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Historical Context