The Fertile Crescent, Mesopotamia, and the Persian Empire

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What physical feature made southern Mesopotamia ideal for farming?

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a flat plain between rivers

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Number the events in chronological order: 1. Hunter-gatherer groups settled in Mesopotamia. 2. People learned to plant crops to grow their own food. 3. Farm settlements formed in Mesopotamia. 4. Villages formed. 5. Civilization developed.

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1. Hunter-gatherer groups settled in Mesopotamia.
2. People learned to plant crops to grow their own food.
3. Farm settlements formed in Mesopotamia.
4. Villages formed.
5. Civilization developed.

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Which of the following was an effect of more productive farming in Mesopotamia? Options: Farmers spent longer hours to produce a surplus of food., Farmers spent more time raising livestock as a food source., Different workers could specialize in performing a particular job or task., Workers constructed irrigation systems to convert desert into fertile land.

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Different workers could specialize in performing a particular job or task.

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Number each group to show its level in society (1 is the highest level and 5 is the lowest level). Options: 1. kings and queens 2. priests and priestesses 3. craftspeople, merchants, traders 4. farmers and laborers 5. slaves

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1. kings and queens
2. priests and priestesses
3. craftspeople, merchants, traders
4. farmers and laborers
5. slaves

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What did Hammurabi’s Code allow his citizens to do?

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know the punishment for specific crimes

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Number the civilizations in chronological order: 1. Babylonians, 2. Hittites, 3. Kassites, 4. Assyrians, 5. Chaldeans

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1. Babylonians, 2. Hittites, 3. Kassites, 4. Assyrians, 5. Chaldeans

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How did the Phoenicians use the stars?

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to locate cities far away

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What did the Phoenicians use to communicate complex ideas in writing?

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an alphabet

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How did conquered people react to Cyrus the Great’s treatment of them?

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They rarely revolted.

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Why did the Persians invade Greece?

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to stop the Greeks from attacking the Persian Empire again