These are scientists that study evidence and artifacts to learn more about humans.
archaeologists
100
What is a society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions, and a writing system?
civilizations
100
What group was the first to use iron weapons in battle?
assyrians
100
What is a nomad?
a person who regularly moves from place to place usually in search of food
100
Why is Mesopotamia called the “cradle of civilization?"
What is the sumerians of Mesopotamia made many important inventions that affected other groups of people throughout history and even out lives today. Ex: plow, sailboat, writing, wagon wheel
200
Farming led some people to specialized jobs. How did these people get the food they needed?
trade
200
What as the Sumerian form of writing called?
cuneiform
200
What was the capital of the Chaldean empire?
Babylon
200
Where did the first civilizations rise from?
river valleys because of the water source
200
What are the three types of class systems? Describe who would be in each class.
1. Upper Class: Kings, priests, government officials
2. Middle Class: artisans, merchants, farmers and fishers
3. Lower Class: enslaved people
300
What invention of technology did Paleolithic people use?
stone spears/flint axes or spears
300
What are artisans?
skilled workers who make metal, cloth, or pottery products
300
What was the capital of the Assyrians empire?
Ninevah
300
What was Sargon known/remembered for?
building the 1st Empire
300
Why do some historians consider the farming revolution to be the most important event in human history?
allowed people to: settle in one place, build permanent shelters, build cities, create civilizations, specialize, trade
400
A) What does Paleolithic mean? B) What does Neolithic mean?
A: Old Stone Age
B: New Stone Age
400
Sumerians believed in many gods. What was the name of the temple built to worship the gods?
ziggurat
400
How were both the Assyrians and Chaldeans over thrown?
Rebellion: people were no longer happy with their ruling
400
What was Hammurabi’s legacy?
Law code or collection of laws used in Babylonian empire
400
Describe some of the military accomplishments of the Assyrians.
built large armies, well organized, fierce, foot soldiers with spears/daggers/bows and arrows, horse soldiers, chariots, 1st to use iron weapons, 1st to create library
500
What changed the lives of the first people?
fire
500
Name four things Sumerians invented that we still use today.
What are three things that the Assyrians and Chaldeans have in common?
1. powerful empire
2. ruled by kings
3. large temples and palaces
4. in the Mesopotamia region
5. active trade network
6. skilled builders and artisans
500
What is a city-state?
an independent state made up of city and surrounding land and villages
500
Describe settlement patterns of ancient civilizations. (Where did ancient people settle and why?)
people settled close to the water source, but out of the way of flooding, this enabled them to get: fresh water, water crops (irrigation), fish, bathe, and trade