Vocabulary
This discovery led to improved nutrition, better lighting, and protection from predators
Fire
They followed a nomadic lifestyle, built temporary housing, and used stone tools
Hunter-gatherers (Paleolithic)
This location was home to a surplus of cedar trees
Located east of the Mediterranean Sea and where Gilgamesh and Enkidu went
Phoenicia
How did the domestication of plants and animals impact early civilizations?
It led to the development of permanent settlements
The time before humans began recording history
Prehistoric
Why did early people create a standard writing system?
to keep accurate Records and improve Tax collection
The plow, wheel, and irrigation led to what?
Increased populations of early human societies
Stable Food Supply
Increased Trade
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flow into this
Persian Gulf
How did the most hunter-gatherer communities obtain food?
They hunted herds of wild animals
This body of water is located to the north of the Anatolian Peninsula (Asia Minor)
Black Sea
10 years
100 years
1,000 years
decade
century
Millenium
What was King Sargon's greatest achievement?
He established the world's first empire
This extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf
Fertile Crescent
AD is an abbreviation for the time period relative to what?
the birth of Jesus Christ
Name 3 or more Sumerian inventions that led to the creation of a food surplus and permanent settlements.
Plow
Wheel
Sail
Irrigation
A ______________is defined as an organized society with an existence of government and a stable food supply. It was created as farming increased and permanent settlements and specialization existed in the ancient world.
civilization
He created the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, destroyed Jerusalem, and Solomon's First Temple
Nebuchadnezzar
Where is the Nile River located?
Egypt
The religion of Mesopotamia was what?
Polytheistic
How did the development of Cuneiform impact Mesopotamia?
It allowed Mesopotamia to keep accurate records
What is the Best Title for this List of items?
Epic of Gilgamesh
Cuneiform
Ziggurats
Mesopotamian Achievements
These people lived in Southern Mesopotamia
These people were known for their fierce military of infantry, cavalry, and charioteers
These people created the world's first empire
Sumerians
Assyrians
Akkadians
Name the 2 oldest Neolithic settlements in ancient History
Jericho
Catalhuyuk
What was Hammurabi's most significant contribution during his reign of Babylon?
He created the first set of written laws
Hammurabi's Code
Where did this ancient text come from?
If a man knocks out the teeth of his equal, his teeth shall be knocked out.
Code of Hammurabi