Sumar
Akkadians
Indus
Babylon
Agriculture Revolution
100

What was the primary building material used by the Sumerians?

Adobe (Clay Bricks)

100
Who did the Akkadian Empire Trade with?

India

100

What modern day country is the Indus River Valley located in?

Pakistan and India

100

What was the capital of Babylon?

Babylon

100

T/F Hunter-Gather Groups had more less free time.

False.  Hunter-Gather Groups had more free time

200

What was the form of writing developed by the Sumerians?

Cuneiform 

200

How long was King Sargon's rule?

50 years

200

What unique item did archologist find in the Indus River Valley cities?

Toys

200

Mesopotamia was invaded by who creating the Babylonian empire?

Amorites

200

What was the main crop of Mesopotamia?

Grain

300

What was a structure built by the Sumerians to allow priest to commune with the gods? 

Ziggurats 

300

Who was considered the first empire?

Sargon the Great

300

What was the largest city along the Indus River Valley

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

300

Who developed a series of standardized laws throughout Babylon?

Hammurabi 

300
Besides the cultivation of plants what else happened around this time period?

Domestication of Animals

400

Who was an important member of the social order due to their ability to read and write?

Scribes

400

What was a strategy that was used to unify the Akkadian Empire?

Unified Language (Akkadian Language)

400

What are the dimensions of every brick used in every structure from homes to walls to ports?

1x2x4

400

What was an advance mathematical equation that is used to determine the length of an unknown side of a triangle?

Pythagoras's Theorem

400

Ancient Civilization established themselves near what geographical feature?

Rivers

500

What are some concepts developed by Sumerians still used today? List two

60 second minute

60-minute hour

24-hour day

7-day week

12-month year

500

Who was the last Akkadian ruler?

Naram-Sin

500

The largest structure found in the city of Mohenjo-Daro was what?

Great Bath House

500

What are some mathematical contributions of Babylon that are still being used today?

Mathematical Tables of Squares and Cubes

500

The neolithic era was a time when humans started to cultivate plants and animals instead of continuing to live in hunter-gatherer communities.  This was also known as what?

Agriculture Revolution