Geography
Two rivers that border the Fertile Cresent
Tigrius and Euphrates
Why did hunter-gatherers often move around?
They followed animals and seasonal plants.
What common item of life today was invented by the ancient Sumerians?
the wheel
The world's first __________ was established by King Sargon of Akkad about 2350 B.C.
empire
Making plants useful for humans- better beans, more corn etc.
Domestication
What is it called when humans moved to new and distant lands?
migration
Because they worshiped many gods, the Sumerians are said to have practiced
polytheism
The region of land that curves between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Fertile Crescent.
What we did to animals during the Neolithlic Revolution
What is domesticate them.
Nomad refers to
people who move around looking for food
The region where the Tigris and Euphrates rivers flow is called __________.
Mesopotamia
Hammurabi's Code was mainly intended to bring __________ to people living in the Babylonian Empire.
justice
The land between two rivers
Mesopotamia
When ancient people had more than what they needed to survive
surplus
What is a city-state?
a city with nearby villages and farmland
Flooding rivers enrich the areas around them by depositing __________ on the land.
silt
One reason rivers were so significant in the development of civilizations
Flooding, a source of water, communication, trade, food
Around 500,000 B.C. people learned to make and control _ _ _ _
fire.
Around 3300 B.C., historians believe that the early Mesopotamians developed the world's first
civilization.
Worship only one god
Monothesim
Name of the writing from mesopotamia
Cuneiform
When people began to use agriculture it allowed them to stop moving around to
gathering wild plants for food.
What was the main purpose of a ziggurat?
as a place for religious services
gather
Written laws
Hammurabi's code?
Food gathering to food production was called the
Neolithic revolution.
A social order ruled by a king.
monarchy
Name two Sumarian Inventions
Calendar, wheel, math, Cuneiform
Shape of Mesopotamia and how it gets its name
Fetrile Cresent
What was fire used for besides cooking?
warmth and to fend of predators
What determined people's social class in Sumerian society?
their wealth and occupation
What ruler AFTER Sargon made written laws
Hammerabi