Geography
How many continents are there?
7
What was the one thing paleolithic people were focused on every day?
Hunting for Food
What are the two rivers that surround Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Places to worship the gods in the center of city-states
Ziggurat
What is the name of the first major written law system?
Hammurabi's Code
Which continent do you live in?
North America
Name a major aspect of life neolithic people had that paleolithic people did not
Better tools, farming, domestication of animals, mud-brick homes, musical instruments, cuneiform
What was the most popular job, specifically for lower class people, in ancient Mesopotamia?
Farmers
The name of pipes that transport water from one place to another
Irrigation System
Tell me the order of things you list in a claim statement
Subject, claim about the subject, 2 reasons supporting the claim
What is the largest desert in the world?
Antarctica
Vocab word for training animals to do what you want them to do to benefit society
Domestication
It was believed that the gods of ancient Mesopotamia controlled what element of society?
Nature (rain, sun, floods, etc.)
First writing system using wedge-shaped marks on clay
Cuneiform
Who were typically educated in ancient Mesopotamian societies?
Sons of the rich
In which continent would you find the majority of Mesopotamia?
Asia
This material was used by the neolithic people and was made from glasslike volcanic rock that made it easier to make more dependable weapons
Obsidian
What does “Mesopotamia” mean?
"Land between rivers"
These new creations allowed civilians to cook food in their own homes with excessive heat
An oven
Name the oceans IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER!
Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Southern
Rounded off to the nearest million, approximately how many people live in Australia today? (Hint: World’s smallest continent)
27.5 Million People
How many people were typically in a paleolithic civilization? I’m looking for the EXACT numbers I gave you earlier!
What is the word for believing in multiple gods AND spell it correctly!
Polytheism OR polytheistic
This device separated seeds for farmers and spaced them out in a field
Seed Sowing Machine
Spell the name of the king of the Neo-Babylonians that focused on art, architecture, and science
Nebuchadnezzar II