Sumerians - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Patriarchy - A form of social organization in which males dominate females Agricultural Revolution - The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between around 8000 and 2000 B.C.E. Also known as the Neolithic Revolution. Mesopotamia - A region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers that developed the first urban societies. ziggurats - temples built by Sumerians to honor the gods and goddesses they worshipped Sumerians - The people who dominated southern Mesopotamia throu...

CLFP EXAM - History & Purpose of Leasing Currently how big is the leasing industry? - Correct answer-American companies acquire $1 billion in equipment each year of which 55% is leased. What % of companies lease? - Correct answer-8 of 10 How old is leasing? - Correct answer-4000 years ago the Sumerians produced leases on clay tablets for ag tools, water rights and animals. The Code of Hammurabi is an ancient record of Babylonian dating back to 1700 bc What is the Statue of Whales? - Corr...

GACE History 34, 35 Latest Update with Certified Solutions fluvial civilizations Civilizations that arose in river valleys (Mesopotamia, Egypt, etc.) Fertile Crescent Cradle of civilization from the Persian Gulf to the Sinai Peninsula (coined by Egyptologist James Breasted) Mesopotamia The location of the first civilization, the Akkadians, led by Sargon Sumerians Mesopotamian civilization. Invented the wheel, developed irrigation, cuneiform. Code of Hammurabi Famous Babylonian...

Abraham the father of the nation Israel Sargon the Akkadian king who conquered the Sumerians Sumerians the descendants of those who stayed in the general vicinity of the Tower of Babel after the dispersion, and whose greatest accomplishment was writing Hammurabi the king of Babylon who united all of Mesopotamia under his rule Patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob Joseph Jacob's son who was sold into slavery by his brothers Middle East a part of the world where the continents of Africa, As

FTCE Elementary Education Exam Questions And Answers ( Verified And Updated ) Billy is saving to buy a new phone. Billy's friends invite him to go to dinner and a movie. He wants to go, but decides that saving his money for a new phone is more important. Billy's choice best demonstrates which of the following? a. comparative advantage b. scarcity of resources c. opportunity cost d. supply and demand - answerc. opportunity cost In the summer of 1765, the Sons of Liberty organized to p...

AP World History(2.1) When and where did civilization first develop? - correct answer Mesopotamia in 3500 BCE (2.1) Where did civilization separately develop? - correct answer China and Central America (2.1) Four distinctive features of a civilization - correct answer 1. Develops economic surplus (extra/after basic needs) 2. Develops a formal government 3. Develops writing, which helps w/ communication, trade, and record keeping 4. Develops larger urban centers, leading to the populatio...

World History A – Primavera Questions and Answers Rated A read the sentence . relating to the New Stone Age from around 9000 BC to 3000 BC is best defined as _[blank]_ . which term best completes the sentence ? neolithic match each term to its correct definition . hominid = human-like primatepre historic = occurring before recorded history settlement = location where groups ceased roaming and built permanent dwellings which best defines dendrochronology ? the science of dating a tree throu...

HIST 151 UH Manoa Ch. 1-5 Midterm/Exam 1; Questions and Answers 100% Solved Agricultural revolution Correct answer the transformation to basic crops such as maze, beans, and squash that altered Native American societies Animism Correct answer Belief that objects, such as plants and stones, or natural events, like thunderstorms and earthquakes, have a discrete spirit and conscious life. Chariot Correct answer a 2-wheeled vehicle pulled by a horse Cuneiform Correct answer A form of writi...

Civilization correct answers A complex culture in which large numbers of human beings share a variety of common elements. Four Basic Characteristics: 1- An urban focus 2- A distinct religious structure 3-New political and military structure 4- A new social structure based on economic power 5- New forms of significant artistic and intellectual activities Mesopotamia correct answers Who: Sumerians Four major classes: 1- Royal & priestly officials 2- Dependent Commoners 3- Free Co...

ABEKA WORLD HISTORY AND CULTURES TEST 1 ALREADY PASSED another name for the 10 commandments Decalogue biblical name for Sumer Shinar capital of the Eastern Roman Empire Byzantium symbols used to express ideas ideograms human worship, making man into a god humanism founding fathers of Israel patriarchs government ruled by God theocracy Greek word for "between the rivers" Mesopotamia T/F civil government began AFTER the Deluge T T/F the sea-trading PHOENICIANS helped transmit the alphab...