Early Artists
Caves
What is agriculture (farming)?
The act of growing plants for people to eat and herding animals to use for meat and milk.
Where did metalworkers make bronze?
What is a fort?
A settlement or building that is protected by walls and/or trenches.
In what region was Mesopotamia?
The Middle East
What is a crop?
A plant that is grown by people as food for themselves or animals.
How was Bronze formed?
By melting copper and iron together.
Why was iron used to make weapons?
It is easy to sharpen and can be strengthened by banging it with a hammer.
What is civilization?
A way of life in cities, where people do many different jobs, such as farm, make art, and trade objects.
They made stone lamps.
In what region (place on earth) did farming begin?
The Middle East ("The Fertile Crescent")
What is casting?
A method to make bronze objects by pouring hot metal into stone molds to make different objects.
What did groups of people, such as the Celts in Europe, use iron weapons for?
To battle other groups of people and take their lands.
What is cuneiform?
The first type of writing developed in Mesopotamia.
What did early artists paint?
Hunting scenes, herds of animals, rivers and rocks.
How did farming change human settlements?
Farmers settled down and built homes close together. These groups of homes became the first villages, towns and cities.
Where and when was Bronze first made?
Western Asia, 5,500 years ago.
Where and when was iron first discovered?
In the Middle East, 3,300 years ago.
To keep track of goods being traded.
30,000 years ago during the Last Ice Age.
How did the early farmers breed crops and animals? What was the purpose of breeding?
The farmers selected seeds from the largest crops to sow and selected the healthiest animals to mate, in order to create better crops and animals for human consumption.
As bronze grew in demand, what did metalworkers do?
They set up trading centers to sell bronze objects, such as jewelry, tools and weapons.
What was inside of a fort?
What objects might have been found in a wealthy Mesopotamian home?
Painted pottery, sculptures, and jewelry.