I am a group of people working together to create an organized society _________________
Civilization
100
What two rivers run through the Fertile Crescent?
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers
100
rivers often flooded, leaving behind
rich soil for farming
100
Large temples dedicated to the god of the city
Ziggurats
100
People who wonder from place to place in search of food and water.
Nomads:
200
I am the geographic feature where early people settled
River Valley
200
In what present day country is Mesopotamia located?
Iraq
200
Farmers learned to build ------ and ----- to control the seasonal floods
dams & channels
200
what was the Ziggurat Made of
layer upon layer of mud bricks in the shape of a pyramid in many tiers?
200
There food supply depends heavily on hunting animals and planting food.
Hunter-gatherer
300
I am two features of a civilization that helps to bring people together ____________ & ______________
Writing system
&
Infrastructure
300
Fertile Crescent
large arc of fertile land in the Middle East
300
Irrigation allowed the farmers
to grow plenty of food and support a large population.
300
what was Temple on top served as
the god’s home
300
of or relating to the cultural period of the Stone Age. (Middle East)
Neolithic –
400
because humans finally settled down the Neolithic Revolution (Agriculture) led to
Civilization
400
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers made it possible for
farming
400
The Hauang He river was also know as ____
(yellow River)
400
Inside was a room for
offerings of food and goods
400
what the AKA Agricultural Revolution
Neolithic Revolution
500
Why were river valleys important?
Farming - large amounts of people could be fed
Trade - goods and ideas to move from place to place.
Cities - grow up in these valleys and became the centers of civilizations.
500
1) Unpredictable floods destroyed crops, homes & people
2) Some areas were marshy and unsuitable for farming
3) This land was vulnerable to attack and invasion
WHAT CHALLENGES DID PEOPLE FACE IN MESOPOTAMIA?
500
The Neolithic Revolution was characterized by
a-change from nomadic herding to settled farming
b-growth of iron tool making technology
c- migration of early peoples in Americas
d- decline of large empires
a-change from nomadic herding to settled farming
500
What are the Causes of the Agricultural Revolution
1) change in climate
2) Pressure to find food and sources
3) Farming offered an alternative to hunting