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1 Early humans eventually formed hunter-gathe
Early humans stopped

2 Crops grew well in Mesopotamia because the land was in mount

3 Which two land features gave Mesopotamiathe Fertile Crescent

4 Which is the best explanation for why MesoThey needed a way to c

5 Which statement best represents the develop

People rely on hunting

6 One characteristic that Sumerians believed help mankind.

7 Which of the following best describes cuneia form of writing usin

to honor the gods
8 What was most likely the reason that ziggura

9 The Sumerians believed in Monotheism

10 Hammurabis code demonstrated the way the

please Marduk

11 What new technology did the Hittites bring to a writing system

12 Which statement best describes life in Assyrian Life under the Assyrians

13 In what areas did learning flourish under Nebu Artisans perfected the a

14 How did the Persian emperor Darius improve traHe set up a common set

15 What did Phoenician traders develop to help th faster ships that could

16 The Epic of Gilgamesh is the story of the Hebrew'

17 A major accomplishment of Sargon I was to restore the royal archive

18 Phoenicians were considered to be the ancient wo

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19 Which of these groups was noted for the crueltyJews

20 Which of these groups that controlled the Fertil Sumerians

21 The Persian empire maintained order through a policy of terror and oppression.

22 The major achievement for which Babylonia is the invention of bronze.

23 How did the Jewish view of God differ from theJews believed in many gods who

24 The holy Jewish writings compiled around 400 B

Torah.

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Early humans wantedEarly
t humans becameEarly
s humans had to re

farmland was fertile athe area was near thethe area received adeq

the Persian Gulf and the northern plateau athe Tigris River and t

They needed a way toThey needed a way toThey

c needed a way to c
If they have a steady food
supply, people can
The development of citi
People prefer governme
develop a complex society

conquer other gods. worship the moon andbe worshipped and pl

a form of writing usi a form of writing usin a form of writing usin

so they could easily be founso architects could disto mark the center of t

Polytheism Priests Culture

keep the state strong.keep trade alive. maintain social order.

land irrigation ironmaking a code of laws

Because of a lack of trade,
Life in Assyrian societyAssyrian life was poor Despite a reputation for

Government officials extPriests made great strid Scribes collected cuneifor

He ordered artisans to pHe established colonies He used riches gained in

an alphabet to represent a sought-after dye called 

papyrus to make scrolls
Tyrian purple

an Egyptian folktale. a tale about Assurbanipaa poem recounting the a

unite the city-states of develop a 365 day calenfacilitate the spread of

military leaders. religious leaders. farmers.

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Assyrians Phonenicians Babyonians

Assyrians Perians Chaldeans

use of missionaries and public edibelief in one god. tolerance and good government.

Hammurabi's Code. the manufacture of purple dye. the discovery of glass-making.

Jews believed in one main God wiJews believed in only one God. Jews believed in no God.

Diaspora. Micah. Ten Commandments.

judges. priests. satraps.

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