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Paleolithic
Neolithic
Mesopotamia
The Assyrians
The Chaldeans
100
These are scientists who hunt for evidence in the ground where settlements might once have been.
What are archaeologists?
100
This word means to tame animals and plants for human use.
What is to domesticate?
100
These are the rivers between which some of the earliest known civilizations arose. They are located in what is now southern Iraq.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers?
100
This was the capital of the Assyrian empire.
What was Nineveh?
100
He was the king of the Chaldeans.
Who was Nebuchadnezzar?
200
They hunted and gathered, and were always on the move.
What are nomads?
200
This is what Neolithic means.
What is New Stone Age?
200
This is the system of walls, waterways, and ditches that brought water to fields and allowed farmers to grow lots of food and support large populations.
What is irrigation?
200
Assyria's cruel treatment of people and their fighting with each other over who would be the next king.
What is the reason the Assyrian empire fell?
200
This city, rebuilt by the Chaldeans, was surrounded by a wall so wide that two chariots could pass on the road on top.
What was Babylon?
300
This advancement in Paleolithic times made it easier for people to work together and to pass on knowledge.
What is language?
300
This is considered by some to be the most important event in human history.
What is the farming revolution?
300
This is the system of laws that some consider fair (judges pay a fine if they make a mistake) and some consider cruel (public whippings for people who strike someone of a higher rank).
What is the Code of Hammurabi?
300
these are the political districts the Assyrian empire was divided into. Officials governed each one, collected taxes, and enforced laws.
What are provinces?
300
These terraced gardens showcased large trees, masses of flowering vines, and other beautiful plants.
What were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon?
400
Paleolithic people built new kinds of shelter (probably with animal hides), and learned to tame fire in order to keep warm and cook meat.
What are the ways Paleolithic people adapted to their environment?
400
Jericho and Catal Huyuk are some of the first examples of these, which eventually changed humans' way of life.
What are early farming communities?
400
He is the ruler of the world's first empire.
Who was Sargon?
400
These people found a way to make iron stronger.
Who are the Hittites?
400
These are the people who conquered the Chaldean empire.
Who are the Persians?
500
Cave paintings, made with crushed yellow, black, and red rocks, were possibly some of the first examples of this.
What is early religion?
500
This is what allowed people to practice different skills, create new tools, and eventually usher in what is known as the Bronze Age.
What is specialization?
500
These are some of the achievements of Mesopotamian civilization.
What are: the first system of writing (cuneiform), the world's oldest known story, the first system of government, the invention of irrigation, the wagon wheel, the plow, the sailboat, a number system based on 60, and a 12-month calendar?
500
This is what helped the Assyrians build an empire in Mesopotamia. It was strong, well-organized, and cruel.
What is the Assyrian army?
500
These are some of the accomplishments of Chaldean scientists.
What are: the mapping of the stars, the planets, and phases of the moon; the first sundial; and the seven-day week?