Early Humans
Objects made or used by humans in the past are called…
Artifacts
The shift from hunting and gathering to farming is called…
Agricultural Revolution
Which rivers is Mesopotamia located between?
Tigris and Euphrates
What is the first Mesopotamian civilization that developed writing
Sumer
What was the punishment for knocking out the eye of a free man
You lose your eye (an eye for an eye)
This word describes how most humans survived before farming
Hunter-gatherer
This is when you raise plants and animals for human use
Domestication
What does Mesopotamia mean in Greek?
Land between the rivers
The first person to conquer Mesopotamia and create an empire
Sargon of Akkad
Who did Hammurabi claim his laws came from
The Mesopotamian god Shamash
Paleolithic Period means....
Old Stone Age
What were the first plants domesticated by humans
Wheat and Barley
What is the first known writing system that was developed in Mesopotamia?
Cuneiform
An ancient civilization known for shipbuilding and creating one of the first alphabets
Phoenicia
What would happen to any king after Hammurabi who did not respect the law or tried to change it
They would be cursed.
What was the first animal domesticated by humans
Dog
Most early farming communities and the first civilizations all developed along what geographic feature
Rivers
What were the pyramid like temples built by Sumerians
Ziggurats
An empire that conquered most of the Middle East and gave religious tolerance to the people it ruled
Persia
If a man opened a trench to irrigate his field and the waters flooded his neighbor's field, what was the punishment
He must restore (repay) the crops that have been lost
Following animal herds, searching for food/resources, moving to more favorable climate, avoiding droughts
How did the shift from hunting and gathering to farming change the way humans lived?
Permanent Settlements, development of villages, towns, eventually empires. Larger Populations, steady food source allowed more people to live in one area. Specialized Workers, surplus food allowed people to become artists, engineers, craftsmen, and other things.
What was the first story ever written
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Explain how religious tolerance helped the Persians rule their massive empire
Religious and cultural tolerance in Persia let people in their diverse empire live freely, improving the stability of the empire making them less likely to rebel
Was the Code of Hammurabi Just? Use at least TWO pieces of evidence from the DBQ to support your answer.
Answers will vary, use at least two examples from the DBQ