Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Mesopotamia began between these two rivers
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
The ancient Egyptian form of writing
Hunter-Gatherer
What did most early civilizations develop near?
Rivers
What is one benefit of settling near a river?
Food, water, trade, good soil.
The area of the Fertile Crescent most resembles (looks like)
a boomerang or a crescent
This word means king
Neolithic Era
This term means "good soil for planting."
What is one negative of settling near a river?
Floods
Early form of writing that was in the form of pictures
Cuneiform
The Ancient Egyptians lived along this river
The Nile River
What is the rise of agriculture called?
The Neolithic Revolution
This word means the belief in many gods
Law code system from Ancient Mesopotamia that focused on the criminal
Hammurabi's Code
medicine, solar calendar, surgery tools, farming tools
What did people start to practice during the Neolithic Era?
farming
Name one polytheistic society that we studied.
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Mesopotamia
Iraq
advanced cities, complex institutions, job specialization, record keeping, advanced technology are all parts of this
a complex civilization
writings and artifacts
What is the most important discovery of the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras?
Fire
What type of religion is Judaism? Monotheistic or polytheistic.
How did civilizations like Mesopotamia and Egypt adapt to the rivers that flooded?
They created irrigation canals.