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What was the main difference between the Paleolithic Age and the Neolithic Age?
The shift from hunting and gathering to farming
Land between the rivers
Which is NOT one of the seven characteristics of a civilization?
Stable Food Supply
System of Government
Religion
Nomadic lifestyle
Nomadic lifestyle
Who created the first empire in Mesopotamia?
Sargon of Akkad
What development marked the beginning of the Neolithic Age?
Beginning of Farming
Which problem did the Sumerians face when they moved to the plains?
Uncontrolled water supply
What was the main purpose of the plow in Sumer?
To prepare land for planting crops
What is Hammurabi best known for?
His code of laws
Why did people build permanent shelters during the Neolithic Age?
To protect from weather and animals
How did irrigation systems encourage cooperation among Sumerians?
Villages had to work together to maintain canals and levees
Who ruled the Sumerian city-states?
Kings believed to be chosen by the gods
What were the Assyrians known for?
Their powerful and cruel army
What innovation helped create a stable food supply?
Domestication of animals
What protection did city states build against enemies?
Moats and brick walls
What was the Sumerian writing system called?
Cuneiform
Which Neo-Babylonian achievement still influences us today?
The 60-minute hour and 7-day week
How did specialization of jobs benefit Neolithic communities?
Allowed people to develop new skills like weaving and toolmaking
By 3000 BCE, where did Sumerians mostly live?
Independent walled city-states
Which invention made transportation and pottery production easier?
Wheel
What discovery challenged the Clovis First theory about early peoples in the Americas?
Footprints in New Mexico dating 21,000 years ago