Daily Life
We were allowed to attend school to get an education.
Who are boys?
This process of digging canals was developed by the Sumerians to allow water to be moved from the rivers to their farms fields.
What is irrigation?
A tower shaped temple in Mesopotamia used for worshipping gods.
What is a ziggurat?
A first hand account of an event would be called a ________________ source.
We are the only people who could talk to the gods.
Who are priests?
People who hunted animals and collected nuts and berries for food were called _____________.
What are hunter-gatherers?
People were organized into _________________ based on the importance of their jobs and how much money they had.
What are classes?
This metal was used to make stronger weapons.
What is bronze?
The type of soil found in the Fertile Crescent, that is so good for farming.
What is silt?
I created a set of rules, including "an eye for an eye".
Who is HAMMURABI?
This time period is also called the "old" stone age.
What is paleolithic?
____________________ was developed in order for people to feels safe, to know the rules and consequences.
What is written code of law?
The form of writing developed by the Sumerians.
What is cuneiform?
What are farming and domestication of animals?
The twelve month calendar, the wheel, the plow, and writing.
What are inventions that improved lives?
Living near rivers caused these problems.
What are flooding, mosquitos, and water born illnesses?
Surplus food allowed the people of Mesopotamia to _____________ with others for goods or services.
What is trade?
Building up land to create hills near rivers was a way to protect against _____________.
What is flooding?
Tools were made of this material in the Paleolithic era.