People
Terminology
Societies
Locations
Periods and Theories
100
British archaeologist who discovered Catal hoyuk
Who is James Mellart?
100
Transitioning from hunters & gatherers to agricultural societies and permanent settlements
What is the neolithic revolution?
100
Culture that had existed in the Levant and was generally sedentary
Who were the Natufians?
100
"Land between two rivers"
What is Mesopotamia?
100
4,000 BCE to 3,200 BCE
What is the Uruk Period?
200
First king of the Akkadian Empire
Who is Sargon of Akkad?
200
Crescent-shaped region which contains moist and fertile land
What is Fertile Crescent?
200
Group/society who obtain food by foraging.
What is hunter and gatherer?
200
Anatolia or Asia Minor
What is Turkey?
200
Population pressure, climatic changes, social changes
What are three generally accepted theories for the transition to agriculture?
300
Australian archaeologist who coined the terms Neolithic revolution and urban revolution
Who Gordon Childe?
300
A form of social and political organization. Succeeded chiefdoms
What is a State?
300
One of the earliest urban societies in the world with many inventions
Who are the Sumerians?
300
Major rivers that flowed through Mesopotamia
What are the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers?
300
Akkadian Empire had existed in this Age
What is the Bronze Age?
400
The fourth king of Akkad
Who is Naram-sin?
400
A form of hierarchical political organization in non-industrial societies (based on kinship)
What is chiefdom?
400
Ruled Mesopotamia from 2334 B.C.E-2279 B.C.E
Who are the Akkadians?
400
Sumerian cities were located here
What is Ur and Uruk?
400
Neolithic Revolution was coined after this Age
What is the Stone Age?
500
Biblical archaeologist best known for his excavations at Ur
Who is Sir Leonard Woolley?
500
the basic division of government throughout the Sumer land
What is a city-state?
500
Near East, N. China, S. China, Mesoamerica, Sub-Saharan Africa, Andes, Eastern United States.
What are the 7 independent centers of food production?
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