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HG vs. Farming Vocabulary

Parts of the Civilization

WheelSettlement Potpourri

This is the name for the change from Hunting

and Gathering to Farming.

Neolithic Revolution

Societies were small in number, and thus more

personal.

+ or – ; HG or F?

It is an advantage of this type of society that they controlled their food source.

Farming

Societies progressed little due to constant

mobility.

+ or – ; HG or F?

It is a disadvantage of this type of society that they

were susceptible to epidemic diseases

Farming

Extra food is ___________ food.

Surplus

Any system of persons or things ranked one above another, a class

system.

Hierarchy

To train a wild animal to be useful to humans

Domesticate

Define Canal and Reservoirs.

Canal – Manmade waterway

Reservoirs – water collection pools that

stored water for future use

What is the difference between levees and

Levees were natural walls built to control

floods, dams are man-made barriers that

control water sources

Hammurabi and his Code of Laws

Government and Written Law

Amelu, Mushkinu, Wardu

Social Hierarchy

The Wheel. The Arch.

Advanced Technology

Practices that define a society and keep its

population connected

Common Culture and Religion

Cuneiform.

Writing and Record Keeping

Lakes, streams, and rivers give settlements this.

Fresh Water Source

Settling near Mountains and Deserts gave settlements this.

Protection

Not too hot or too cold.

Temperate Climate

Settling near forests helped settlements gather

Natural Resources

Farming is impossible without this for a

settlement.

Fertile Soil

This story tells us about Mesopotamian use of

Religion

Akbar’s Dilemma

Why were kings so powerful in Sumer?

They claimed the gods put them in power

Why did Mesopotamians build walls around their

cities?

To protect themselves from attacking

neighbors

Nobility and Priests were this type of citizen

Free Citizen (Amelu)

Hammurabi unified the Mesopotamian city-states

under this name

Babylonian Empire

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