paleolithic
what is the alternate name of the paleolithic era
the stone age
what is B.C.E
before common era
nomad
someone with no perminent home
where was mesopotamia located
in the fertile crescent
where is the earliest evidence of fire found
in northern china
what did nomadic societies follow
animal migration
what is C.E
common era
cuneiform
a moespotamia script pre-dating cuneiform
what is the meaning of msopotamia
means "the land between rivers"
What era where stone tools invented
the paleolithic era
what was the most popular way of life
hunter-gatherer societies
what is B.C
before christ
city-state
a city with its surrounding teritory forms an independent state
where did they worship their gods
in ziggurats
where was the wheel invented
in mesopotamia
what were the jobs of gatherers
foraging for berries, roots, nuts and wild grains
what is A.D
annio Domini (in the year of our Lord)
polytheistic
beliefe or worship of more than one god
what type of government did mesopotamia have
a theocracy
who wrote the first code of laws
hammurabi
where was the land bridge that was used for migration between continents
in the middle of Russia and alaska
which of the 4 are not used anymore ( B.C, B.C.E, C.E, A.D)
B.C and A.D
buracracy
a system of government where most important decisions are made by state officials rather than elected officials.
what was the geography like in mesopotamia
river valleys and fertile soil
which city-state invented irrigation
babyalon