Early Humans
This group of humans spent time hunting and gathering while moving around from place to place
Paleolithic people
Timeline
People who lived in Mesopotamia lived in these walled towns. What were they called?
City-states
The Sumerians invented written language. It was called:
Cuneiform
The second empire to take over Mesopotamia made this city its capital
Babylon
The ___________ ____________ led humans into an age of prosperity with ample food sources that allowed them to build communities in one place
Farming Revolution
In order to understand what symbols mean on a map, you need a:
Key or legend
During the reign of the Assyrian Empire, a library was created containing 30,000 tablets and 10,000 texts. Historians widely consider THIS text to be the most important.
Epic of Gilgamesh
I need food, so I plant my farm, but no one told me I would have to dig one hole for every plant I want to eat or sell! There has to be an easier way to dig up an entire farm field than going one at a time.
What Mesopotamian invention does this person need?
The plow
What two rivers did the Mesopotamian settlers build their civilization on?
Tigris & Euphrates
This group of humans spent time farming, specializing jobs, and creating settled communities
Neolithic people
What kind of source is one that comes from someone who lived during that event
Primary source
Irrigation
This Mesopotamian invention allowed people to create clothes quickly
Textile mills
What was the name of the foothills/mountains where the Mesopotamian settlers began?
Zagros Mountains
A perfectly preserved human artifact from the Neolithic Age. What was his name?
Otzi
This theme of geography shows where something is
Location
This is the first empire to take over Mesopotamia
Akkadian Empire
The Neo-Babylonian Empire contained one of the 7 Wonders of the World. It was called:
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Otzi the Ice Man, a Neolithic person living during the Copper Age, was found between these two countries
Italy and Austria
Otzi was found with TWO status symbols. What were they?
Bear skin hat, and copper axe
This theme of geography shows how people and ideas get around
Movement
Who was the leader of the first Babylonian Empire? Also the first leader to make a comprehensive list of laws.
King Hammurabi
Who led the Akkadians?
King Sargon
The Assyrian Empire covered Mesopotamia AND part of this other country as well. What is its name?
Egypt