Ch 3
Agriculture
Farmin'
Silt
A mixture of rich soil and tiny rocks
Ziggurat
Bronze Age was during the invention of what new technology?
Bronze tools
hunter and gatherers did not have time to develop new technology because they were too busy doing what?
hunting and gathering
Domesticate
to train an animal for human purposes
Epics
long poems that tell the stories of heroes
The civilizations of Mesopotamia lies between what two rivers
Tigris and Euphrates
Social Hierarchy
Arrangement of importance on job in the society
Who created the city of Babylon?
Amorites
Technology
tools and methods to help perform tasks
Cuneiform
Ancient mesopotamian writing system
What is Flint? What can you do with it?
Fertile Crescent
A large arc of rich, or fertile, farmland
Mesopotamia was called the "Cradle of Civilization" because...
the metaphor is a direct reference to how civilization was in it's early stages but other regions would copy off the mesopotamians
Specialization
the development of skills in a specific kind of work
Architecture
the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings.
City-state
A self-governing region with a city and large amount of land
Agricultural Revolution
time when HG became Farmers
Hammurabi's code allowed a fair system of law and order. However, if you were a member of a higher ______ _____ then you did not have to suffer the full punishment
social class
The prefix "Neo" in Neolithic Age means what?
New
Division of Labor
the type of arrangement in which each worker specializes in a particular task or job
Name two ancient civilizations that practice polytheism?
India, Mesopotamia, Greeks, Romans
Why was it beneficial to living in a river valley?
transportation, water, irrigation, travel
How many laws did the Code of Hammurabi have?
282