Meso-potamia
What two rivers provided fertile land for Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Why did people settle along the Nile River?
They needed the water to irrigate crops.
How did they get food?
They hunted and gathered
How did they get food?
They farmed
Why did ancient civilization settle near water?
So the land can be irrigated for crops.
What type of writing did the Ancient Mesopotamia have?
Cuneiform
What river ran through Egypt?
The Nile.
Why did they move around?
They were following the animals.
How did a plow impact early humans?
It improved the productivity of farmers.
What was the result of the food surplus in the beginning of the civilizations?
A division of job labor
How did farming help Mesopotamians settle?
Farming led to extra food so some people could develop other skills and get different jobs.
What type of Writing did the Ancient Egyptians have?
HIeroglyphics
What tools were useful to hunter-gatherer society?
A bow and arrow
Why did they settle in one place?
To grow enough food.
What is the first continent that humans migrated to?
Asia
What was the code of Hammurabi?
An eye for an eye. The punishment should match the crime.
Who was at the top of the society pyramid?
Pharoah
Why did they begin to start farming?
Scarcity of food
What did farmers do with the animals?
Domesticate them or used them for food.
How did early humans migrate to North America?
Land Bridge
What did the building of temples show us about ancient Mesopotamia?
They had developed skills in architecture and engineering.
What are Sphinx?
Mythical creatures that have a head of a man and the body of a lion. used to guard the pyramids
What are Nomads?
People who moved around
What did the famers do to start civilizations?
They created a surplus of food leading to people getting specialized jobs and growing communities.
Why did people start writing systems?
They needed a way to track their trade deals.