Paleolithic
What is the other name for the Paleolithic Era
What increased during the Neolithic Revolution, now that there was a lot more consistent food
Population
What two rivers is this civilization located in between
Tigris and Euphrates
What river was this civilization built around
The Nile
What river was this civilization built around
The Indus River
What were the people called who traveled from place to place, never settling in one area
Nomads/Nomadic
Taming wild plants and animals for human use has this scientific "D" name.
Domestication
What is the land called that the Mesopotamians settled in because of its rich farmland and access to water
Fertile Crescent
What was the Egyptian writing system
Hieroglyphics
What modern country was this civilization based around
India
How did the Paleolithic people get their food
Hunting/Gathering
What was the new system for getting food during the Neolithic revolution
Farming/Agriculture
The first written language
Cuneiform
The name of the leaders at this time
Pharos
What was their greatest invention that impressed archeologists
Their sewage system
The period of time before the Paleolithic Revolution, when the Earth was extremely cold
The Ice Age
What was a negative side effect of living so closely with animals/livestock
New diseases developed
The first written law
Hammurabi's Code
What were the pyramids used for
Tombs for the Pharos
Why was their language so hard to translate (two parts)
It was too short; there was no other language to compare it to, no bilingual
What was the most significant invention of this era
Stone Tools!
What did societies develop now that people didn't have to focus on hunting and gathering
Jobs!
What modern-day country was Mesopotamia located in
Iraq
What was the cat-like statue that was said to protect the pyramids
The Sphynx
What was one theory about the collapse of the civilization
Invading other civs, climate change, fires