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Southwest Asia Southwest Asia Chapter 2Chapter 2
Ancient Mesopotamia Ancient Mesopotamia
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What is a Scribe?What is a Scribe?
• A person in Sumerian society who writes
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What is cuneiform?What is cuneiform?
• Cuneiform are soft-clay tablets with wedge shaped letters
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What is a ziggurat?What is a ziggurat?
• A ziggurat is a Sumer religious temple surrounded by the marketplace and village of the city-state
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Describe a monarchy Describe a monarchy governmentgovernment
• A type of government where one person has complete authority to rule in peacetime and lead soldiers in time of war.
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How were dikes and canals How were dikes and canals used? used?
• Dikes were used as part of an irrigation system to control floodwaters. This prevented the destruction valuable farm land provided water for their fields.
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What is a SurplusWhat is a Surplus of Goods? of Goods?
• Surplus means producing enough food to create a division of labor, this allowed people to life in cities and have non-farming jobs.
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What was a result of early What was a result of early agriculture? agriculture?
• Early Agriculture domesticated plants & animals and produced a reliable food source.
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Describe city-statesDescribe city-states
• A city and its surrounding farmlands with its own leaders & government. Sumer, Ur, and Babylon are examples of early city-states.
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What is labor and how did it effect What is labor and how did it effect early civilizations? early civilizations?
• Labor means to work at a job or activity to earn a living. A division of labor meant not all people were producing food.
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What is irrigation?What is irrigation?
• Irrigation a system of dikes, canals, ditches and dams to control the floodwaters
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What is Monotheism?What is Monotheism?
• The Israelites believed in Monotheism which is the belief in one god.
• As opposed to most religions at the time that worshipped many gods.
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What does go into exile mean? What does go into exile mean?
• Exile is the act of being forced to live in another place
• As when the Jews left Mesopotamia with Abraham
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MesopotamiaMesopotamia
• The word means the land between 2 rivers
• Mesopotamia is the area surrounding the Tigris and Euphrates rivers also known as the Fertile Crescent.
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Where is the Tigris & Euphrates Where is the Tigris & Euphrates Valley?Valley?
• Tigris & Euphrates Valley is the land between the two rivers in Sumer that were a major part of the Fertile Crescent.
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What were the What were the Phoenicians Phoenicians famous for?famous for?
• Phoenicians are the people who invented a system of writing of symbols that stood for sounds called cuneiform
• Developing and exporting the color purple.
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Who was Moses? Who was Moses?
• Moses was the leader of the Israelites who led them out of exile in Egypt
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Who was Sargon?Who was Sargon?
• Sargon was the first ruler of Mesopotamia to unite the city-states and established an empire.
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Who was Hammurabi? Who was Hammurabi?
• Hammurabi was the Babylonian ruler who established a tax system and a set of laws to support the government.
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What is the Code of Hammurabi?What is the Code of Hammurabi?
• Code of Hammurabi were the pillar of laws that Hammurabi set up to establish order in Babylonia.
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Who was Abraham?Who was Abraham?
• Abraham was the “father of the Israelites” who according to the Bible received the convent (Special agreement) from God.
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Where is the Fertile Crescent?Where is the Fertile Crescent?
• Fertile Crescent is located in Southwest Asia, where the fertile land between the 2 rivers provided good farming land, but was surrounded by arid or dry desert.
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Describe SumerDescribe Sumer
• Sumer is a ancient city-state located in the southern part of Mesopotamia
• It was known for its technology in farming and irrigation systems.
• This created a food surplus and a division of labor
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Which civilization was known for Which civilization was known for creating coins?creating coins?
• Lydians developed coins that had the same weight and value
• Coins were made of a mixture of gold & silver called electrum.
• Before they used a barter system.
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Ancient Sumer began to have a division Ancient Sumer began to have a division of labor which was caused by?of labor which was caused by?
• Developed technology in farming and irrigation systems.
• The ability to produce more food than needed
• Surplus of food allowed workers to become skilled craftsman
• Skilled workers created a complex division of labor
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