Thinking like a Historian
River valley Civilizations
Technology,Economy, & Culture
Religion
Geography
100
Prehistory is the time period before humans developed this form of communication
What is written language?
100
The Fertile Crescent/ Mesopotamia/Cradle of civilization arose in between these two rivers.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
100
The Mesopotamians used this to bring water from the river to their crops.
What is irrigation?
100
This is the term for the belief in many gods.
What is polytheism?
100
All early civilizations were located near these geographical forms.
What are rivers?
200
This was a transformation in world history when people domesticated plants and animals and learned to farm.
What is Agricultural Revolution?
200
This is the first form of writing, and used wedge shaped marks on clay tablets.
What is cuneiform?
200
This civilization invented the wheel.
Who are the Sumerians?
200
These were stepped temples built by the Sumerians to their gods.
What are Ziggurats?
200
Mesopotamia is also known as _______________ because of its location between two rivers that created rich soil.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
300
What natural product did Mesopotamians write on?
What is clay?
300
They were good at sailing, great at trade, but most appreciated for ABCs.
Who are the Phoenicians?
300
The first written code of laws was codified by this Babylonian King.
Who is Hammurabi?
300
Monotheism is defined as what?
What is the belief in one god?
300
Where used to be Mesopotamia, is commonly referred to as _____________________________ today.
What is "The Middle East"?
400
The taming of animals and plants in order to get better produce is known as ________________?
What is domestication?
400
A society that has a government, writing and art, and jobs for its citizens.
What is a civilization?
400
The Phoenicians created __________ from snails.
What is purple dye?
400
Sumerians pleased their gods by giving them ________________________.
What is food?
400
These are the countries in what used to be Mesopotamia.
What are Syria, Iraq and Turkey
500
This is a Greek word meaning "Land between two rivers.
What is Mesopotamia?
500
Mesopotamia was a favorable location for early civilizations because of its ____________.
What is fertile soil?
500
This was the first set of written laws.
What is the Hammurabi's code?
500
Made-up stories about gods and goddesses that explains human beliefs.
What are myths?
500
This is what the Tigris and Euphrates did once every year to bring fertile soil to the people of Mesopotamia.
What is flooding?
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