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During early civilization what were the rich humans called? |
Civilians |
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What two types of villages lived during early civilization? |
Civilians and farmers |
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What’s the difference between Citizens ( Rich villages) and Farmers (poor villages) |
Citizens never engaged in farming or rearing animals. Instead, the poor villagers cultivated the land that belonged to the rich. But much of the harvest was taken by the wealthy people who lived in the cities. |
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What are the characteristics of a civilization? |
A civilization means cities and the citizens who lived in them. These citizens practised writing scripts. There was a group of citizens to rule the cities. The people who lived in the cities built religious places. They were engaged in trade with distant countries. |
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What are the oldest civilizations in the world? |
Mesopotamian civilization, Nile River Valley civilization, Indu Valley civilization Hwang Ho civilization |
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During which civilization mathematicians came up ways of calculating time and angles? |
Mesopotamian Civilization |
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What did the people in Hwang-Ho introduced? |
gun powder, the compass, paper and the printing machine |
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Which civilization found Rubber ball? |
Maya civilization |
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Mesopotamian civilization- where did it originate and when ? |
developed in the river valleys of Euphrates and Tigris.(Iraq at present). This civilization existed between 3100 -2900 BC |
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What did the people in Mesopotamian civilization do ? |
The farmers engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry As there was not enough water they built canals to bring water to the lands They used ploughs made out of iron for agriculture Cultivated grains such as wheat and barley They worshipped nature gods. They were clever at Trading and used small ships and donkeys to transport goods |
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What did Mesopotamian ppl worshiped? |
Mesopotamian people regarded rain,wind and floods as gods and worshipped them. The word Ziggurat was used for temples to worship gods. |
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List the category of the Mesopotamian society |
Mesopotamian society was divided into four categories. 1) priests 2) people who represented the higher classes 3) people who represented the lower classes 4) slaves. Priests were the most powerful in the Mesopotamian society. They acted as doctors in addition to doing their religious activities. |
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Which civilization invented the oldest script in the world and what was its name? |
Mesopotamians invented the oldest scripts and they were called cuneiform (Kunya) scripts |
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What’s the oldest law book in the world? |
Kunya scripts - old documents of law written by Mesopotamian ruler Hammurabi |
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Where and when did Indu- River valley civilization started |
developed in the Valley of Indu River which flows across the North Western region in India. Today this region belongs to Afghanistan,Pakistan, and to the North Western part of India. This civilization reached its highest development between 2,600 and 1990 B.C. Mohenjo- Daro and Harappa were two main cities. |
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What are the characteristics of people who lived in Indy River Valley civilization? |
People who lived in Indu River Valley civilization used metals such as copper, bronze, lead and tin. They lived houses made of burnt clay bricks. There was a very advanced system Of water-pipes. Their cities were well Planned. Had methodically constructed system of gutters, wells and sewerages Well constructed road system used for transportation They invented a System of symbols that could be used As scripts. |
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What are the four main cities of Indu Valley civilization? |
Mohenjo-Daro, Harappa, Dholavira Kalibangan |
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When and where did the Egyptian (Nile River Valley) Civilization started? |
This civilization developed in the lower part of the area of valley of Nile River which flows across the African continent in 3,150 B.C. Since this region belongs to present day Egypt, it is called by the same name. This civilization was ruled by a dynasty called Pharaohs for a long time. |
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When and where did the Egyptian (Nile River Valley) Civilization started? |
This civilization developed in the lower part of the area of valley of Nile River which flows across the African continent in 3,150 B.C. Since this region belongs to present day Egypt, it is called by the same name. This civilization was ruled by a dynasty called Pharaohs for a long time. |
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What are the characteristics of people who lived in Egyptian civilization |
The greatest creation they bestowed to the world is pyramids. They invented was scripts that were designed by combining figures of animals and various items.(Egyptian pictograms.) The main livelihood of the people who lived was agriculture. Therefore, they were able to create an advanced irrigation system. |
