Early Man
How long have we had the civilization we have today based on the video we watched yesterday?
.01% of time
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Mesopotamia started out as various _____________ that united to become a country
city states
What type of writing did they use
Hieroglyphics
Which games were started in Ancient Greece?
The Olympics
What does hunting and gathering mean?
Hunting is hunting animals for food and gathering is gathering fruits, nuts and various plant sources for food.
What kingdom is located in the Fertile Crescent?
Mesopotamia
Hammurabi's Code was written to protect the
Innocent
What kind of paper did they use to write on?
Papyrus
Name three philosophers we learned about
Plate, Aristotle and Socrates
Did people tend to move around (nomadic) or stay in one place (stationary)?
Nomadic - followed herd animals for hunting and traveled when the weather changed
What helped create the food surplus that caused the Fertile Crescent to be a place civilization flourished?
Irrigation of crops with dams and canals as well as domestication of plants and animals.
Epic book that was written during this time
Epic of Gilgamesh
Pharaohs were considered gods by their people (true/false)
true
What is the difference between Athens and Sparta?
Athens was focused on intellect and philosophy whereas Sparta was military focused.
What kinds of foods were easily accessible for early man?
Meat available
Fish was a primary source of food
What was the result of the food surplus on humans?
Live longer, become healthier, create civilizations (towns and city-states form)
Created the first system of writing- Cuneiform
Sumerians
Direction the Nile flows
South to North
How did the geography of the region affect how the kingdom was formed?
Greece was made up of city-states because it was made up of islands and an area that was surrounded by mountains.
How did early man make tools?
With rocks and sticks
Present day countries in the area of the Fertile Crescent
Middle East and Iraq
Name of temple like buildings
Ziggurats
What is the "gift of the Nile"
Life giving water which also flooded the land creating fertile farmland on the banks of the river making life possible in the desert.
Ancient Greece became part of what empire after Alexander the Great died and split the kingdom apart?
The Roman Empire