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Middle East Part 1
Middle East Part 1
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History
6th Grade
11/18/2008

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Scribes
Definition
professional writers, important people
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city-state
Definition
own special god or goddesses, own government, own king
Term
myths
Definition
stories about gods
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empire
Definition
area controlled by one goverment
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caravans
Definition
groups of travelers
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bazaars
Definition
markets
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Mesopotamia means
Definition
"Between the Rivers"
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positive effect of floods
Definition
1. Brings rich topsoil to Mesopotamia
2. Brings fish to the rivers
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negative effects of floods
Definition
1. destroys homes
2. kills people
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Sumerians
Definition
people who live in Sumer
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Middle East
Definition
region located in Southwestern Asia and Northern Africa, including Iraq, Iran, and Saudi Arabia
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The Fertile Crescent
Definition
region shaped like an arc, stretches from Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
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reason why one country would invade another
Definition
1. natural resources (land, soil, water)
2. power
3. land
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Babylonian Empire
Definition
created when cities of Sumer united (came together)
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Assyrians
Definition
GENIUSES at war
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