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Test Study Guide

                     Sixth Grade Social Studies
                            Study Guide
                            Chapter 6
                           Mesopotamia

             Test Date:Tuesday, November 25, 2008 for section 6C 
                       Wednesday, November 26, 2008 for sections 6A and 6B

Vocabulary

administrator	   artisan	  city-state	      code
cuneiform	   empire	  epic		      irrigation
nomad              pictograph	  plain               plateau	 
polytheism	   scribe         stylus             ziggurat                 

Key Concepts

•Know the importance of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.

•Understand the climate problems that the Sumerians faced.

•Explain how irrigation helped give rise to the Sumerian civilization.

•Describe the religion of Sumerians and be able to explain polytheism.

•Know the three classes of society in Mesopotamia.

•Describe the important advances that the Sumerians made in technology.

•Describe the conditions and events that led to the rise of kingship in   
 Mesopotamia.

•Define empire, referring to Akkad, Assyria, and Babylonia.

•Describe the contributions and advances made by Sargon, Shamshi-Adad, and   
 Hammurabi.




         The test will be multiple choice, fill in the blanks, 
                         matching, and short essays.

         Use you handouts, book, and study guide to prepare!!!!!!

                          G O O D   L U C K!!!!!!!!!!!


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