Paleolithic
What does Paleolithic mean in Greek?
Old Stone
What does Neolithic mean in Greek?
New Stone
What was the earliest known civilization that was developed in what is now southern Iraq?
Sumerians
Who was Sargon?
leader of the Akkadians in Northern Mesopotamia.
Due to conflict within the Empire of Assyria the empire was weakened which allowed another group to rise up and revolt against the Assyrians. What was this new empire called?
The Chaldeans
The Paleolithic people were nomadic. What does nomadic mean?
People moving around to survive.
Although new stone tools were made, the real change in the Neolithic Age was the shift from hunting and gathering to what?
Systematic Agriculture
The first civilization rested between two rivers. What are those two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
Who was Hammurabi?
Leader of the Babylonian Empire
This new empire had a very rich and powerful capital. What was this city?
Babylon
What was the Paleolithic people's main activity?
Hunting and Gathering
One of the oldest communities was...
Jericho
In Mesopotamia the Sumerians divided up the land into sections. What are these sections called?
True or False: Hammurabi's code had a law in almost every area of life.
True
The king of the new empire was Nebuchadnezzar and he rebuilt the capital city. He also built a beautiful area within the castle for his wife. What was this area called?
The Hanging gardens
The Paleolithic people worked hard to survive in their environment and climate. What was the climate like during this time?
Cold
In the Neolithic communities the people built special buildings for their gods and goddesses. These buildings were called...
Ziggurats
The Sumerians were the first to develop a written language. What was that writing called?
Cuneiform
The Assyrians took power form Hammurabi's Empire. They were able to do this because they had what?
A strong army
Under Nebuchadnezzar's empire also contributed many different scientific advancements. What was one of these advancements?
The sundial
In order for the Paleolithic people to survive in their environment. They needed to develop technology to keep them alive. What was the most important tool for survival?
Fire
In the Neolithic age there was a constant supply of food which allowed people to not have to work constantly in the fields. This freed them up to focus on one skill for a job within the city. What are these people with specific jobs called?
Artisans
What is an empire?
an extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, formerly especially an emperor or empress.
The Assyrians had a king named Ashurbanipal. What did he build in the capital of Nineveh?
A library
True or False: Nebuchadnezzar's Empire was not the first group to follow a seven-day week.
False