Paleolithic Era
Where were the first human fossils found?
East Africa (Ethiopia)
What is the Neolithic Revolution?
The switch from hunting and gathering to AGRICULTURE (farming)
What was the name of the Mesopotamian religious belief?
Polytheism
Fertile Crescent
Who invented the first system of WRITING and what was it called?
Sumerians (Sumer)- CUNEIFORM
What is a nomad?
Someone who moves around looking for food
What are the 8 characteristics of a civilization?
government, writing, cities, art/architecture/, public works, job specialization, social hierarchy/class,religion
What did Sargon the Great do?
United the city states in Mesopotamia
Name the two rivers in Mesopotamia
Tigris and Euphrates
What two inventions allowed people to travel and TRADE far away?
The WHEEL and the SAILBOAT
Name two ways that Paleolithic peoples get food
hunting and gathering
How did the Bronze Age help Neolithic people?
They used metal to improve their tools and weapons
Which civilization had a strong and powerful military in Mesopotamia?
Assyria
Which two civilizations share the Himalayan Mountains as a border?
India and China
What did the Paleolithic people discover that dramatically IMPROVED their lives
FIRE
What shape were Paleolithic tools?
SHARP
Irrigation
Who created the first code of law?
Hammurabi/Hammurabi's Code
The Indus and Ganges rivers are found in what civilization?
India
Contained scenes from NATURE
Ice Age (land bridges made of ice)
What is a surplus?
What city state contained the "Hanging Gardens of Babylon" and the first library?
NINEVAH
Which civilization was almost completely filled with mountains?
GREECE
What was the name of the 1st written piece of literature? (the first story ever recorded)
The EPIC of GILGAMESH