Paleolithic Era
How do humans get their food in the Paleolithic Era?
Hunting and Gathering
How do humans get food in the Neolithic Era?
Farming: Growing food and raising animals.
Where does civilization begin?
Mesopotamia
What is Mesopotamian writing called?
Cuneiform
Who is Hammurabi?
The king of the Babylonian Empire.
Where do the first humans live?
Africa
What is the Bronze Age?
When humans invent bronze and use bronze tools.
Why do humans life near rivers?
They need water to live and to farm.
What two rivers are in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What is Hammurabi's Code?
A list of laws
What is a Push Factor? Give one example
The reasons people leave their homes.
Where do people live during the Neolithic Era? How is it different from the Paleolithic Era?
They are sedentary and live in houses. This is different because humans were Nomadic in the Paleolithic Era.
What is a Civilization?
An organized group of people living together.
What do historians learn form the Epic of Gilgamesh?
About Mesopotamian culture and religious beliefs.
What makes a law unfair?
A law is unfair when people are not treated equally or do not have the same rights.
What is a Pull Factor? Give one example.
The reasons people go to a new home.
What is a revolution?
A change in the way people live life.
Name 3 parts of a civilization.
Farming, Social Structure, Writing, New Technology, Government and Laws, Art and Culture, Religion
What are Mesopotamian temples called?
What is an Empire?
A group of nations ruled by one person.
How do humans make stone tools?
By hitting rocks together to create sharp flakes of stone.
When humans learn to farm, it completely changes how they live.
What 3 civilizations are we learning about next?
Egypt, India, China
What does the social structure of Mesopotamia look like?
King - Priest - Normal People - Slaves
What does "an eye for an eye" mean?
Directly equal punishment to the crime