Old Stone Age
What is another name for Old Stone Age?
Paleolithic times
What is another name for New Stone Age?
Neolithic Times
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between the rivers.
domesticate
a wall of earth built to prevent floods
levee
How did people get food during this time?
Hunting and gathering.
What was the most important invention of this time?
Farming
What problem did the people who lived in the foothills face?
Food shortage due to overpopulation
the business of farming
agriculture
silt
What kind of shelters did people live in during this time?
caves or tent-like structures
What were 4 changes in human life that resulted from agriculture?
stable food supply, permanent shelter, larger communities, specialized jobs, trade
Name 3 features of the Sumerian irrigation system.
canals, levees, reservoirs
a mineral mined for its valuable uses
ore
cities that are like independent countries
city-state
When (approximately) did the Old Stone Age begin?
2 million years ago
What are 4 specialized jobs that arose during this period?
farmers, spinners and weavers, basket makers, tool makers, traders, potters, jewelry/mirror makers, house builders, miners
What are 3 ways that the Sumerians protected their cities from attack?
walls, moats, housing inside the walls, farmers fled inside walled area during attack
the business of buying, selling, or exchanging items
trade
the chain of mountains north and east of the Tigris river
Zagros Mountains
What were two problems with getting food during this time?
Unstable food supply and dangers in hunting.
What were 3 items that people traded during this time period?
flint, obsidian, shell ornaments, cosmetics (red ore)
What large body of water do the Tigris and the Euphrates river flow into?
Persian Gulf
The Stone Age
a method/way of controlling water supply