Hunter-Gatherers/Prehist
Vocab 1
Mesopotamia History
Vocab B
Pop Culture
100
Hunter-Gatherers spent the majority of their time doing what?
Hunting and gathering food.
100
"The land between two rivers" where civilization began.
Mesopotamia
100
The two main rivers in Mesopotamia were?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
100
A crescent shaped area of the modern Middle East that was known for its fertile soil that encompassed Mesopotamia and Egypt.
Fertile Crescent
100
This singer recently finished her "Era's Tour" and is currently dating NFL TE Travis Kelce.
Taylor Swift
200
Prehistory is anything before _________
Writing
200
Define Monarchy
A system of government ruled by a single King.
200
The first civilization in Mesopotamia
Sumer
200
Define:
Social Class
The division of humans based on wealth and power
200
Who won the recent youtuber boxing matches?
Logan Paul
300
The age before civilization is also known as the ________ Age because their tools and weapons were made from ________
Stone Age/Stone
300
When someone believes in and worships multiple gods and goddesses they follow a __________ religion
Polytheism or polytheistic
300
The 6th King of Babylon, created the first legal system and the 60 counting sytem.
Hammurabi
300
Define:
Civilization
The state of human society with cities and towns
300
As of October 16th what is the number one song on the Billboard top 100?
Paint the town red by Doja Cat
400
Who was the man frozen in ice and what happened to him?
Otzi the iceman and he was killed by a group of attackers.
400
The ancient temples of Mesopotamia were called?
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400
About how many years ago did the first cities spring up in ancient Mesopotamia.
7,000 years ago
400
The first legal system made up of over 200 laws, famous for the principle of an "eye for an eye"
Hammurabi's Code
400
100 points for each answer:
Name the four teams left in the MLB playoffs
Rangers, Astros, Diamondbacks, Phillies
500
Describe two aspects of Hunter-Gatherer societies
- Lived in small groups of 15-25
- Short life expectancy
- Experts in their environments
- Shared resources with the group
- No written language
- Hunted in traditional ways
- Nomadic
500
_________ was the first form of writing, how was it made and who was trained to read and write?
Cuneiform, wedges in clay tablets, and scribes
500
Farming allowed humans to focus less on getting food and more on?
List some possible jobs people could have.
Specialize, focus on how the world works and inventing new technology.
Artisan soldier
Scribe carpenter
500
__________ was used to bring water from rivers to the fields for crops and helped humans make it through _________, or long periods without rainfall.
Irrigation and Droughts
500
Name the two teams currently in the WNBA finals.
New York Liberty vs. Las Vegas Aces