Geography
Name the 7 seas?
Arctic, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, Indian, and Southern oceans.
What change occurred to the climate that affected the glaciers?
The climate warmed.
Domesticate means?
A verb to breed a wild species in order to change it so that it benefits humans.
Domesticated animals were used for their?
Meat
Who was at the top of the pyramid in Mesopotamian Society?
The King.
Name the 5 continents?
Africa, Europe, Asia, America, and Oceania (or Australia).
What was the cause of early humans leaving their nomadic lifestyles?
The invention of farming.
A Nomad is?
A member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.
What rivers did people in Mesopotamia get their water from?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
King Hammurabi had this written down.
His law code, Hammurabi's law code.
Name a landform.
Hill, Mountain, Glacier, Basin, Butte.....
Name an animal that humans domesticated?
Pig, wolves, goats, sheep, cattle, donkeys
A polytheists is?
A person who prays to multiple gods.
What is the name of the temples the Sumerians built for their gods?
A ziggurat.
After the Babylonians, the next major empire to unite Mesopotamia was?
The Assyrian Empire
What continent did human life begin in?
Africa
East Africa specifically.
What kind of grain did early Humans plant?
Barley & wheat.
A ziggurat is?
A large temple used for worship.
What is the name of the writing system the Sumerians invented?
Cuneiform
The Assyrian Empire was famous for its?
Military
What 2 continents can be considered 1 because of them sharing the same landmass?
Europe and Asia
Eurasia
What did many civilizations settle near?
Rivers
An empire is?
A group of cities or teritories ruled by one leader?
What is an invention the Sumerians created that we still use today?
The wheel.
Who is King Nebuchadnezzar?
King Nebuchadnezzar (neh-buh-kehd-NEH-zehr) II was the second Neo-Babylonian king.