Think Like a Historian
River Civilizations
Technology & Culture
Religion
Misc.
100
Archaeologists help historians by uncovering these, which can provide clues about life in early civilizations
What are artifacts?
100
What does the word Fertile mean?
What is "rich."
100
This was used by ancient civilizations to bring water from the river to their crops?
What is "irrigation"
100
This is a term for a belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
100
All early civilizations were located near these.
What are rivers?
200
Pre-history is the time period before humans developed this form of communication.
What is written language?
200
The Fertile Crescent/ Mesopotamia/ Cradle of Civilization arose between these two rivers.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
200
This civilization invented the wheel?
Who are the Sumerians?
200
These were temples built to their gods.
What are ziggurats?
200
This was a professional writer.
What is a scribe?
300
These sources are particularly useful to historians because they provide a first hand account of events
What are primary sources?
300
This was the first form of writing, and used wedge shaped marks on clay tablets.
What is cuneiform?
300
One of the first written code of laws was done by this Babylonian King.
Who is Hammurabi?
300
This was an agreement between God and Abraham that the Israelites were the chosen people.
What is a covenant?
300
This Akkadian ruler formed the first empire spanning from "sunrise to sunset"
Who is Sargon?
400
These include arrowheads, weapons, pottery, or tools.
What are artifacts?
400
Most early civilizations had this type of belief system.
What is polytheistic?
400
What was the climate, like in Mesopotamia?
Long, dry, hot summers.
400
What is a dynasty?
What is a "ruling family
500
What was the reason for the "tattoos" on Otzi the Iceman?
What is medical reasons. (RELIEF)
500
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
What is "the land between the rivers"
500
What did the people of Mesopotamia build their houses with?
Reeds, mud (mixed with straw)
500
This was the belief that the right to rule was god-given.
What is "divine kingship"
500
What was built at Nineveh by Assyrian King Ashurbanipal?
What is a library?
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