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    WORLD HISTORY I EXAM REVIEW CHAPTER 1: THE EARLIEST HUMAN SOCIETIES PALEOLITHIC ERA: ~8000 BC Old Stone Age; earliest people Hunting and gathering food‚ vitamins‚ and minerals Buffalo‚ deer‚ herd animals that could be tracked Stayed next to rivers so they could follow the animas as they migrated (nomadic) Small societies Around 50-150 Support of environment Large enough for biological diversity Communication by sound (ghost communication) Slow development of technology Houses: caves

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    keep the river waters from damaging their crops? A. Rivers B. Basins C. Irrigation D. Ditches 4. Most people from Sumer were A. Farmers B. Fishers C. Hunters and Gatherers D. Politicians 5. Sargon was the ruler of which group of people? A. The Sumerians B. The Hittites C. The Assyrians D. The Akkadians 6. Sargon was the first ruler to A. Attack Sumer B. Have a permanent army C. Collect taxes D. Write a system of laws 7. The Sumerian people who wrote cuneiform were known as A. Styluses B. Pictographs

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    of Nanna and Ningal; god of the sun 50 "great gods" or Annunaki Picture: List of herders and cows in Innana’s fields. (University of Pennsylvania) ARTS Pictures: Bronze head of Sharru-Kin (Sargon) from Nineveh – wig helmet of rulers Sargon united the Sumerian states. Gold head of a bull as a decoration of the harp (University Museum‚ Philadelphia) Statues made of limestones‚ shells and gypsum in Temple of Abu. Ziggurat of Ur Ziggurat means high. Priests

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    Iraq. The rivers in question are the Tigris and the Euphrates. These rise in the southern part of Asia Minor (modern Turkey) and flow south into the Persian Gulf. Southern Mesopotamia was first called Sumer; middle Mesopotamia was first called Akkad and later‚ Babylonia; northern Mesopotamia was later called Assyria. Mesopotamia is correctly nicknamed “the Cradle of Civilization‚” for it was there that civilization first arose. The Mesopotamians were the first to invent writing and perhaps wheeled

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    location‚ and symbols used to enforce the idea of a strong and all-reigning leader that could hold the society together. This essay will provide multiple examples of how the image of Naram-Sin‚ the last great king of Akkad‚ was contorted to fulfill his self-inflicted title of “God of Akkad” using specific tools of propaganda. (cite art of the ancient near and middle east) Position and placement are two tools often used in advertising and propaganda that are typically work hand in hand. Naram-Sin’s placement

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    Kingship in Mesopotamia used religion in the name of legitimizing power through its close relationship with the gods. Ultimately‚ religion played a big role in the ruling of a king. The first Mesopotamian ruler who declared himself divine by Enlil was Sargon of Agade later followed by his grandson

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    the form of a hardcopy‚ and two class periods late are not accepted. 1. Define or identify the following terms or individuals and make sure you understand their importance to the discussion of the Art of Ancient Near East: Citadel Hammurabi Sargon Ziggurat Cuneiform Cylinder seal Mesopotamia Hierarchical scale Stele Glyptic art 2. List two important Neolithic sites in the ancient Near East: a. b. 2. What might be the meaning of the animals represented on the Lyre sound box

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    Exam 1 review sheet History 1100 ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS: Prehistory- first civilized people started migrating out of Africa‚ into the Near East‚ Europe and Asia. The migration set the period known as the Stone Age. The Stone Age is where people drastically made a change. They started using tools made out of stone‚ agriculture and domesticated animals. Paleolithic Age (old stone)- 200‚000 b.c.-10‚000 b.c. Neolithic Age (new stone) – 10‚000 b.c.-4‚000 b.c. PALEOLITHIC AGE: Hunter-gatherers-

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    piece has significant damage which is assumed to be caused during the Medes’ invasion on Nineveh in 612 BCE. There is no absolute proof this was a purposeful act. This sculpture is life-sized of an unknown Akkadian ruler. Some research says it is Sargon‚ but there is no proof. The head is bronze and appears to be one of the most powerful sculptors in Ancient Eastern art. There is much detail in the face with sharp clarity and an unrealistic beard. By seeing how specific the facial features are it

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    Part 1: Summary In this book‚ Kolbert travels to many places to find out what is happening with global warming. Quite often she ran into the same fear at the places she went‚ the fear for loss before the next generation. When she went to Alaska‚ many people were fleeing from their homes because the sea ice surrounding them‚ creating a buffer zone for storms‚ was melting and that was causing houses to just be swept away. A man in Iceland who has monitored glaciers predicted that by the end

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