Early Eras
This means old stone age.
What is Paleolithic?
This Babylonian hero was part god.
Who is Gilgamesh?
These were left on cave walls by early humans.
What are paintings?
These two rivers were the source of life in the fertile crescent.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
This is what happens when one ruler takes over several lands.
What is an empire?
The Era that had the FIRST farms.
What is Neolithic?
He was Gilgamesh's best friend.
Who is Enkidu?
Developing from the belief in spirits, humans began to believe in the worship of many gods called this.
What is Polytheism?
This was a set of laws to protect people from being oppressed.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
This was a beautiful wonder found in Babylon.
What is the hanging garden?
People who get their food from animals or wild plants.
What are hunter-gatherers?
This was the monster in the cedar forest.
Who is Humbaba
This was a pyramid-shaped temple.
What is a Ziggurat?
Elders would rely on these people once they were too old.
Who are their children?
Wheels and Iron were the technology that this empire used to conquer Mesopotamia.
Who are the Assyrians?
People who wandered around without settling down.
What are nomads?
After losing Enkidu, Gilgamesh became afraid of this.
What is dying/death.
An early form of writing that used a stylus and clay.
What is Cuneiform?
Soldiers and Farmers were important for this era of society.
What is the early civilization era?
Aside from Taxes and Tributes, Babylon used these to gain wealth.
What are Caravans?
The name of the big change from hunting to farming.
What is the agricultural revolution?
This character told Gilgamesh about a plant that could grant eternal life.
Who is the ancient one.
The people who were able to use writing.
Who are scribes?
This is what happens when people are able to learn skills other than finding food and become and expert in them.
What is specialization?
Specialization and trading lead to the creation of this aspect of civilization.
What is an Economy?