The first civilization in Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia is in between what two rivers?
What is Tigris River and the Euphrates River
An ancient region in the middle east.
What is Mesopotamia.
This means more than what you need or extra.
What is surplus.
What is "Old Stone."
Opposite of how most religions are now, Sumerians believe in multiple gods. This was called what?
Polytheism
This is the word for when you are shipping something you bought into your country from another country
What is import.
This is the belief in many gods.
What is polytheism.
Thich, rich mud that is excellent for farming.
what is silt.
Named after a Beatles song, they are the most famous Australopithecus.
What is "Lucy".
This was at the center of everything that Sumerians did each day.
What is Gods/ Religion
This is trading by using boats and traveling around water.
What is martime trade.
What is irrigation.
Can produce life or grow things easily.
What is fertile.
Which early human was the first to travel to Europe and Asia?
What is Neanderthal.
Sumer was located in this region of the world known as "the Cradle of Civilization".
What is the Fertile Crescent.
What ancient civilization was centered around maritime trade?
What is Phoenicians.
A moon shaped region in the middle east with very rich soil.
What is the fertile crescent.
A way of ranking people in a society.
What is social class.
What created the shift from a nomad lifestyle to a settled lifestyle?
What is farming.
Sumerians were the first group to divide their land into these. These had their own government, laws, religion, supplies, etc.
What is city-states.
How many letters were in the Phoenician alphabet?
What is 22 letters.
A large group of countries or lands ruled by a single, powerful leader.
What is empire.
This is a phrase use to refer to the fertile crescent region of the world.
What is "Cradle of Civilization"
This is a fancy word for the controlling of plants and animals to help people.
What is domestication.