Old Stone Age
After Otzi was discovered by hikers, he became known as
Iceman
The first domesticated animal was
dog
The first farming settlements were located in
River valleys
The first written set of laws based on the principle, “an eye for an eye” was
the Code of Hammurabi
Farmers who had a _____________________ had more crops than they could eat.
Surplus
Old Stone Age people made tools from
wood and stone
__________________________ hunted animals and gathered wild plants for food.
hunters-gatherers
How did early farming communities survive?
Surplus and specialized in jobs
Abraham’s religious beliefs were different than other Mesopotamian’s because he practiced
monotheism
_______________________________means to trade products rather than cash.
An example of an artifact from the Stone Age would be
arrowhead
___________________________ is any tool or invention used to complete a task.
Technology
Farmers used dams and canals to _______________.
irrigate their fields
________ received the Ten Commandments from God
Moses
A ______________________________________ is a written collection of laws.
Code
Old Stone Age people got their food by
hunting and gathering
___________________________are objects made and used by people in the past.
artifacts
Huge mud-brick temples in Sumer were called
Ziggurat
_________________is the bringing of water to dry fields by using canals or pipes.
irrigation
___________________________________is the study of the stars and planets.
Astronomy
Early people __________ animals for protection and work.
domesticated
_____________________________, or farming, may have begun 9,000 years ago.
agriculture
The type of writing Sumerians created using clay tablets and a stylus was
Cuneiform
A _________________ is the official record keeper.
scribe
________________________________ is the belief in many gods and goddesses.
polytheism