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Identify the following term(s). -papyrus

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Crucial to Egypt's agriculture was

A) a complex system of aqueducts.
B) regular rainfall south of the delta.
C) proximity to the Nile River.
D) favor of the gods.
E) there was almost no agriculture in Egypt because it's a desert.

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Identify the following term(s). -Sumerians

An alloy of copper with a small amount of tin (or sometimes arsenic) , which is harder and more durable than copper alone, is:

Identify the following term(s). -Hammurabi

Identify the following term(s). -ziggurat

Examine Map (in the textbook) 2.1 and indicate the locations of the river-valley civilizations known to exist between 3500 and 1500 B.C.E. Discuss the common geographical elements and the differences of these civilizations. What geographical elements are important to the development of civilization?

The capital of Old Kingdom Egypt, near the head of the Nile Delta and where early rulers were interred in the nearby pyramids, was:

Why do we study the early civilizations in isolation from one another?

Identify the following term(s). -city-state

Mesopotamian priests

Looking at Map (in the textbook) 2.1, show the extent of the trading networks developed by ancient civilizations, and list the most important goods imported and exported. Examining geography and goods traded, can you draw any conclusions about how a civilization emerges? Is it influenced by other regions, or does it emerge independently?

How did technological advancements enable Mesopotamia to meet the challenges of their physical environment?

Examine Map (in the textbook) 2.2 and show the major geographical features that influenced Mesopotamian civilization, including rivers, oceans and seas, deserts, and mountains. In particular, label the major urban centers and the alluvial plain on which Mesopotamian agriculture depended.

What was the purpose of the Egyptian pyramids?

What are the most important elements necessary for the creation of "civilization" as we know it? Explain how civilization becomes more complex as it obtains these elements, as well as how this kind of civilization differs from earlier social organizations.

A system of writing in which pictorial symbols represented sounds, syllables, or concepts, and was used for official and monumental inscriptions in ancient Egypt, is called:

Compare the civilization in the Indus Valley with the civilizations in Mesopotamia and Egypt.

A small charm meant to protect the bearer from evil and found frequently in archaeological excavations in Mesopotamia and Egypt are called:

Identify the following term(s). -ma'at