Analyzing History
Things made by Humans long ago
artifacts
One of the oldest known cities located in the West Bank between present day Israel and Jordan.
Jericho
Who wrote a legal code
that covered most areas
of daily life?
King Hammurabi
Who developed a way of
making iron strong enough to
use for weapons
Hittites
A group of many different
lands under one ruler
Empire
Historical term meaning the “Old Stone Age”
Paleolithic Era
One of the oldest known cities, in present day Turkey.
Catal Huyuk
The Sumerian writing
system was called…
Cuneiform
Chaldean king who built the Hanging Gardens to please his wife…
Nebuchadnezzar
The building of dams,
channels, walls, and ditches
to bring water to crops
Irrigation
Traces of plants or animals preserved in rock
Fossil
“Cradle of Civilization”
Mesopotamia
Artisans, merchants,
farmers, and fishers made
up this group.
Middle Class
The first large army to use iron weapons…
Assyrians
Record keepers who often went on to become government officials
Scribes
Meaning “New Stone Age”
Neolithic Era
The site of one of the world’s first libraries.
Nineveh
Name three Sumerian
inventions?
Wheel, Plow, and Sailboat
The _________ rebelled against the Assyrians.
Chaldeans
People who study
heavenly bodies
Astronomers
___________ study artifacts and fossils to help them understand the past.
Archeologists
The center of the Chaldean empire was at…
Babylon
Who would have been
members of the Sumerian
upper class?
Kings, Priests, and Government Officials
These people built a great
army to protect their lands
from invasion.
Assyrians
People who regularly move from place to place.
nomads