This is a method of bringing water to a field from another place to water crops
Irrigation
100
These two rivers surrounded Mesopotamia
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
100
This civilization invented writing
Sumerian
100
A skilled crafts person. in ancient Mesopotamia, these people usually made metal, cloth, or pottery
Artisan
200
This early human was found embedded in ice and had an arrow stuck in his back
Otzi the Iceman
200
These independent city-states were made up of a city and the surrounding land and villages
City-state
200
This region was located in southern Mesopotamia and its name means "land of the civilized kings"
Sumer
200
Skilled craftspeople in ancient Mesopotamia are called
Artisans
200
This is another name for a record keeper
Scribe
300
This person was the king of the Akkadians and is known for creating the worlds first empire
What is Sargon
300
This was the northern part of Mesopotamia, near the Tigris River
Assyria
300
These people were the first to use technology (tools and methods that help humans perform tasks)
What is Paleolithic
300
This type of building was a grand temple dedicated to the chief god
Ziggurat
400
This civilization built important landmarks in Babylon and built the first calendar with the seven day week
Chaldeans
400
A word used for when people tame plants and animals for human use
Domesticate
400
This is an ancient community of Neolithic times, in what is now present day Turkey. It was made of simiple mud-brick houses and other buildings as places of worship
Catal Huyuk
400
These people invented a water system to water their fields
What is Sumerians
400
This is the age in which people started to change from hunting animals to herding animals. They domesticated animals for their meat, milk, wool and for carrying goods and people
Mesolithic Age
500
King who conquered most of what the Assyrians had ruled
Nebuchadnezzar
500
A political district that is governed by an official who collected taxes and enforced laws
Province
500
This is one of the oldest communities that we know of. It is located in the Middle East in the West Bank, between what is now Israel and Jordan
Catal Huyuk
500
This civilization carved winged bull statues that stood guard of their city gates
Assyrians
500
This time period is also known as "The Old Stone Age" and was about 2.5 million years ago. This is the time of hunters and gatherers and weapons made of stone. This was also when fire was discovered.