Paleolithic/ Neolithic
How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?
Hunting and Gathering.
One factor that made farming difficult in the area of Sumer was
Lack of rainfall.
The Sumerians were a civiliza on but not an empire. What feature did the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires have that the Sumerians lacked?
One government ruled several groups.
Why did the ancient Egyptians make mummies?
to preserve dead bodies of the pharaohs
According to Judaism, standards of right and wrong come from
God
What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8000 B.C.E.?
The discovery of agriculture.
Why did the villages of Sumer depend on each other?
To build and maintain irrigation systems
How was the legal system of Babylon more advanced than that of other socie es at that me?
It gave women some rights.
How does the work of ancient Egyptian artisans help us learn today about life in ancient Egypt?
They carved and painted scenes of everyday life.
What weakened the land of the Israelites a er the death of Solomon?
They split into two kingdoms. Israel and Judah
Why did Neolithic people trade?
To get resources they need.
Why were Sumerian communities called city-states?
Each of them had its own ruler and farmland.
A problem that all four Mesopotamian empires had was difficulty in
controlling such a large area.
King Tut is one of the most famous Pharaohs because
Many artifacts were preserved in his tomb for us to discover
Abraham was best known for being
The father of the Jews
What development caused food shortages in the Zagros foothills?
Over population
Which Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
He was chosen and supported by the gods.
For what is Hammurabi best remembered?
His code of laws
Khufu ruled during the old kingdom and was known for
building 3 great pyramids
Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt and then gave them
The ten commandments
What solution did people in the Zagros foothills find to fix the problem of food shortages?
they moved south to Mesopotamia.
What were the parts of the irrigation system in Sumer.
Dams, levees, canals, reservoirs
What are the seven characteristics of a civilization?
Stable food supply, social structure, government, religion, arts/ culture, technology, wri en language
Senusret rules during the middle kingdom and was known as a
Patron of the Arts
David was the king of Israel and
made Jerusalem the capitol city