Prehistory
the period of the human past for which we have no written records
prehistory
It is called the "Stone Age" because __________
tools were made from stones (and bones)
Sumerians invented _________________.
The wheel, plow, pontoon boats
The ____________ was found carved in clay in Ur; it tells us the creation story believed by Sumerians
Epic of Gilgamesh
an idea used to explain facts we discover or experiences we have had (not necessarily true)
theory
In the Old Stone Age, people were __________, wandering place to place.
nomads
Paleontologists, archeologists and ____________ use science to study the ancient world and peoples
anthropologists
Modern day Iraq, Syria, and Palestine was once called ___________ and nicknamed the Fertile __________
Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
Sumerian gods were forces of ____________
nature
to tame wild animals
domesticate
Our earliest ancestors left us ___________ which show their human concern for their souls (ex- cave paintings, grave sites, musical instruments, etc.)
artifacts
"the way of life in cities"- these look beyond day-to-day survival
civilizations
Cities were behind ______________ because _________________.
Fortressed walls
they wanted to keep out invaders
They built __________ to try to be closer to their gods
ziggurats
to bring water to land by ditches, canals, or other means
irrigate
____________ helps us to identify the age of an object, but it is not exact.
radiocarbon dating
Around _________BC people in the Middle East began cultivating the land
9000
Cuneiform writing was done on __________ tablets.
They used writing to _________________
clay
keep records for business and the temples, education, telling stories
Sumerians wanted to ___________ their gods (keep them happy and not angry with them)
appease
a solid, layered stone pyramid or structure
ziggurat
Prehistory is divided into the:
__________Age
__________Age
__________Age
Stone
Bronze
Iron
The oldest known city is ____________ in modern day Turkey from 6,150 BC
Catalhuyuk
_____________ conquered Sumer in 2,360 BC. He invented the __________________.
Sargon
draft/military strategy-using carts pulled by animals
__________ was a hairy animal-like man before he met _______________. He became friends with ______________.
Gilgamesh wanted to be _____________
Enkidu
Temple woman
Gilgamesh
immortal
cuneiform