The end of the Ice Age signaled the beginning of this age.
What is the Neolithic Age?
100
Because the Paleolithic people and Neolithic people did not have a writing system, they could not be considered a civilization. However, Mesopotamia created a writing system called this.
What is cuneiform?
100
He is responsible for creating the world's first empire.
Who is King Sargon?
100
This is an example of one of Mesopotamia's city-states.
What is Ur/Uruk?
100
The Assyrian army's use of horses to pull their chariots was an example of this Neolithic Age achievement.
What is domestication?
200
In this age, men served as hunter-gatherers while women took care of the children.
What is the Paleolithic Age?
200
The earliest civilizations formed in these because of the availability of fresh water, fish, and transportation.
What are river valleys?
200
The Babylonian Empire is best known for this set of laws. Some people consider them fair, others consider them cruel.
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
200
This rivers runs east of Mesopotamia.
What is the Euphrates River?
200
In the Mesopotamian creation story, the humans were each given different jobs by the gods. This is an example of this Neolithic Age achievement.
What is specialization?
300
This major discovery allowed for cooked meals, warmer hands, and the survival of the Ice Ages.
What is fire?
300
Because it is the first civilization that gave rise to all others, Mesopotamia has been given this nickname.
What is the Cradle of Civilization?
300
The capital at this Assyrian city was the home of the world's first library.
What is Nineveh?
300
We can thank Chaldean astronomers for creating this that we still use today.
What is the sundial/seven-day week?
300
Jericho and Catal Huyuk are examples of two popular villages in this age.
What is the Neolithic Age?
400
Because Paleolithic people did not have a written language, they used these as a means of communication as well as for good luck in the hunt.
What are cave paintings?
400
The major southern region of Mesopotamia made up of city-states was known as this.
What is Sumer?
400
King Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldeans built up this city as one of the world's major centers of trade.
What is Babylon?
400
This beautiful structure was created by King Nebuchadnezzar for his wife.
What is the Hanging Gardens?
400
The relationships between Sumer's city-states was bad due to constant conflicts over this resource.
What is water/land?
500
Late Neolithic people used this material, stronger than tin and copper, to make their tools and weapons.
What is bronze?
500
Meaning "mountain of God" or "hill of Heaven," the Mesopotamians created these temples to worship their gods and goddesses.
What are ziggurats?
500
Assyrian soldiers used this type of metal (introduced to them by the Hittites) to make their weapons.
What is iron?
500
This is an example of one area that bordered Mesopotamia.