Studying The Past
Mesopotamia
Advancements
Changes In People
100

What is the vocabulary term for the study of humans, past and present?

Anthropology.

100
What civilization developed in Mesopotamia?

Sumer.

100

This advancement was created to prevent flooding.

Walls/Dams/Dikes.

100

What is the biggest change that took place in the Neolithic Revolution?

People began to grow crops and living in one place.

200

What are objects that are made by humans?

Artifacts. (Examples are clothing, coins, artwork, and grave sites.)

200

What are the two aquatic landforms that allowed people to settle in Sumer?

The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

200

What new development allowed for the Sumerians to track their history?

Writing.

200

What is the term for early writing, that used symbols in the place of words?

Cuneiform or Pictograms/graphs.

300

The study of past people, through their material remains.

Archaeology.

300

These pyramid shaped temple were in Sumerian cities.

Ziggurat.

300

This group of people specialized in keeping written records.

Scribes.

300

After learning to farm and settling in cities, what did people begin for develop with their excess food?

Surpluses.

400

What early religion believed that spirits inhabited animals, plants, or other natural objects?

Animism.

400

What were the temples in Sumer often dedicated to. Be specific.

One temple for their primary god, and several others for the other gods.

400

This advancement made watering crops much easier.

Irrigation.

400

What are the two terms for religions that mean belief in one or multiple gods?

Mono and Polytheism.

500

This archaeologist found the skeleton named "Lucy".

Donald Johanson.

500

What three cities were located in Sumer?

Adab, Ur, and Uruk.

500

What are the seven features of successful early civilizations?

Well organized governments, complex religions, job specialization, social classes, arts and architecture, public works, and writing.
500

This term is for the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one group of people to another.

Cultural Diffusion.

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