Timelines
What does BCE stand for?
Before Common Era
The Paleolithic people were the first to make tools out of....
stone
This is a system that supplies dry land with water through ditches, pipes, or streams
Irrigation
Which group settled in permanent homes?
Neolithic
When you have a surplus of food, does the population increase or decrease?
Increase.
How long is a Century?
100 years
What is the arc shaped region in what is now the Middle East, is considered the "cradle of Civilization" and the world's first settled agricultural communities emerged?
The Fertile Crescent
This was a Neolithic Community located in present-day Turkey between 6700 and 5700 BCE, where people lived in mud-brick houses that were built side-by-side
Catalhuyuk
The Sumerians were a civilization in this era
Paleolithc
Why is the Neolithic Era a turning point in history?
Because from that point on, people rely on agriculture for food and settling in one place. People were no longer nomads.
What does AD stand for?
Anno Domini (In the year of our Lord)
This was a long period of extreme cold that affected all of Earth
The Ice Age
The Neolithic people lived in _____________.
Villages/huts/permanent shelters
Which period lasted longer?
Paleolithic
What two rivers was Mesopotamia situated between and how did they affect their lifestyle?
Tigris and Euphrates. They used the water to water their fields for farming, and eventually created dams to create food surplus.
What is the study of organizing events from beginning on, in the order they happened?
Chronology
How did people in the Paleolithic Era get food?
They followed and hunted prey (were nomadic) and gathered plants
What does the word "Neolithic" mean?
New Stone Age
This civilization was noted as the first to use cuneiform
Mesopotamia
What was the first known law code and how did it impact the world?
Code of Hammurabi. It gave influence to future societies within the area of governments/ laws
Which year is later? 50 BC or 300 AD?
300 AD
True or false: In the Paleolithic Era, people lived in large groups and permanent homes.
False. They lived in groups of 30 or less and were nomadic.
The Neolithic people created the ________ ___________ or planting foods and domesticating animals.
Agricultural Revolution
Which group used stone tools and fire for heat and warmth?
BOTH!
The Sumerians worshiped multiple gods, we call this...
Polytheism