What advantages did living in a City-State offer the people of Mesopotamia? Do modern cities offer the same advantages? Write a Compare and Contrast essay supporting your answer.
You must cite evidence from the text or from outside sources. 2 paragraphs.
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Key words for the quiz (Make sure you know these):
1. Paleolithic - The first time period of human history. Think: Cave people
2. Historian - A historian studies the past by looking for evidence of what happened.
3. Surplus - Extra
A surplus of food means that people aren't starving, so the population would increase.
4. Technology - Tools that people make
5. Revolution - A big change that affects all of society, it could be a war but it could also refer to other changes
6. Cuneiform - The language of the Sumerians
7. Biased is the opposite of Reliable.
Biased means the information only represents one viewpoint and it's not totally right.
Reliable means the information has a lot of evidence and it has been checked by a lot of historians.
You must cite evidence from the text or from outside sources. 2 paragraphs.
Study for quiz TOMORROW!
Key words for the quiz (Make sure you know these):
1. Paleolithic - The first time period of human history. Think: Cave people
2. Historian - A historian studies the past by looking for evidence of what happened.
3. Surplus - Extra
A surplus of food means that people aren't starving, so the population would increase.
4. Technology - Tools that people make
5. Revolution - A big change that affects all of society, it could be a war but it could also refer to other changes
6. Cuneiform - The language of the Sumerians
7. Biased is the opposite of Reliable.
Biased means the information only represents one viewpoint and it's not totally right.
Reliable means the information has a lot of evidence and it has been checked by a lot of historians.