Prehistory
What is B.C.?
means before the birth of Christ
In the word prehistory, the prefix "pre" means this.
Before
Land between the rivers
What does the word Mesopotamia mean?
The Mediterranean Sea
What sea do The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers extend toward?
When and why does prehistory end?
In 3250 BC with the invention of writing
What is a nomad?
a person who has no single settled home and moves from place to place to find food
What is hunting and gathering?
the earliest ways of getting food
Old rock or Old Age
What does the word Paleolithic mean?
dams and channels
What did early villages construct to help control "too much water"?
List the five prehistoric periods from earliest to latest.
Paleolithic, Neolithic, Copper, Bronze, & Iron
What prehistoric period did people start living as nomads?
What is domesticate?
to tame animals for human use
cuneiform
What is the first written language called?
Silt
What was the name of the fertile soil left behind after the Tigris and Euphrates flooded?
What prehistoric period was the atlatl (stonecutting) invented in?
Paleo
What was used before people learned to use written language?
cave paintings
polytheism
What is belief in multiple gods?
Which continent has evidence of the first humans?
What is Africa?
The Fertile Crescent
What is the area between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that was great for growing crops?
What prehistoric period were metal tools invented in?
The Copper, Bronze, and Iron Ages
What are tools?
Considered technology, early Stone Age people made these out of stone.
What was animal skins/fur used for?
This was the earliest clothing material.
Name the 5 reasons why fire was important to the Paleolithic people.
warmth, hunting, cooking food, scaring away animals, and light
Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey
Name three of the present day countries which Ancient Mesopotamia covered?