Unit 1 Review

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Why did civilizations settle in Mesopotamia?

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The land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers offered fertile soil for agriculture and a steady supply of water

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What are examples of POSITIVE effects of the Neo Revolution?

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Stable Food Supply and Population Growth

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What type of source is the following excerpt from? "21. If any one break a hole into a house (break in to steal), he shall be put to death before that hole and be buried." -The Code of Hammurabi, King of Babylon, about 2250 B.C.

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Legal Code

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What is Social Hierarchy?

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A system that ranks individuals and groups within a society based on power, status, and control over resources.

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The Paleolithic People believed in what?

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Animalism

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What are the 5 aspects of Civilization?

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Record Keeping, Advanced Technology, Complex Institutions, Advanced Cities, Specialized Workers

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What knowledge could a historian gain by looking at this image?

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The growth of the Babylonian Empire at the time of Hammurabi

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Based on the provided Social Hierarchy, what's one assumption we can make about this civilization?

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This civilization valued Priests more than Scribes

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The Egyptians used what written language?

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Hieroglyphics

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Why is the Code of Hammurabi historically important?

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The Code of Hammurabi is the first set of laws created.