Geography
Farming
Town Life
Technology
Grab Bag
100
Mesopotamia was also called this because of its shape and its rich soil
What is the Fertile Crescent?
100
This is another name for farming and its discovery changed the way people lived.
What is agriculture?
100
This surrounded most ancient cities for protection.
What is a wall?
100
First writing made with wedge shaped marks in clay
What is cunieform?
100
Have extra or more than you need of something
What is a surplus?
200
These two rivers flowed through Mesopotamia
What are the Tigris and Euphrates?
200
The most necessary crop that was grown would have been this.
What is grain (or wheat)?
200
Tall temple towers built for the gods
What is a ziggurat?
200
Invented to move materials from place to place easier
What is the wheel?
200
Men and women who would work to keep the gods happy
What are priests?
300
Most of the Fertile Crescent and ancient Mesopotamia would be found in this modern country.
What is Iraq?
300
This means to take animals and tame them for human use.
What is domestication?
300
This material is what most of the buildings in Mesopotamia were built of
What is mud brick?
300
Used to prepare soil and fields for planting crops
What is the plow?
300
Most ancient people believed in many gods. This made them
What is polytheistic?
400
Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent were located in the Southwest part of Asia, this is also know as what?
What is the Middle East?
400
This happened yearly and was the reason the soil in Mesopotamia was so good for farming.
What is a yearly flood?
400
Because of war or debt, these people were the bottom level of society and had no rights.
What are slaves?
400
Along with writing, number systems and math were invented to help keep track of this
What is trade?
400
Being able to work with this material meant that weapons and tools became stronger and last longer.
What is metal?
500
This is the large body of water located to the west of the Middle East.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
500
These are ditches and walls built to bring water to fields and to control where it flows.
What are canals and levees?
500
Problems getting rid of this often caused disease and illness in early towns.
What is waste (garbage or sewage)?
500
Time keeping and using the cycles of moon and stars were used to develop this so that people would know when to plant and when to expect floods
What is the calendar?
500
This term means that people can train and do different jobs, not everyone has to farm or hunt.
What is specialization or division of labor?
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