Paleolithic and Neolithic
Geography
Mesopotamia
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100

people who wander from place to place hunting and gathering for food


Nomads 

100

What does the name Mesopotamia mean? What two rivers were located around ancient Mesopotamia?

 

Tigris and Euphrates 

100

These 4 early valleys developed around river valleys and led to the creation of the first civilizations

 

China 

Mesopotamia 

Egypt 

Indus 

100

Judaism is monotheistic religion. What is the different between monotheistic and polytheistic?


Mono= belief in one god 

poly= belief in many gods

100

Different people do different tasks/jobs


Job Specialization 

200

The Neolithic Revolution ended around what year. (hint: when the last age ended)


10,000 BC

200

method of farming whereby “steps” are built onto the slopes of hills and mountain


Terrace Farming 

200

Early Mesopotamians used a writing system using wedge-shaped symbols on clay tablets


Cuneiform 

200

One of the original ethnic groups in Africa


Bantu 

200

the act of changing a wild plant or animal so it can be grown or raised by humans


Domestication

300

Identify three characteristics of the Paleolithic Era


Small groups of 20-50 people 

Hunting and Gathering 

Nomadic 

Stone tools 

No written records (oral history) 

More egalitarian society (equal) 

Used fire 

used team work 

300

the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.


Irrigation

300

A large arc of rich, or fertile farmland that extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. Was the birth place of the first civilization of Mesopotamia 


Fertile Crescent 

300

A civilization is a (list at least 3 characteristics of a civilization)


complex and highly organized society that includes a government, social classes, job specialization, a food surplus, writing, laws, and organized religion.

300

a division of a society based on social and economic status.



social classes 

400

Identify two ways early humans adapted to their environment 

Irrigation 

Mud brick building 

Terrace Farming 

Farming 

Tools 

400

Explain the geographic context of Ancient Babylonia 


- Located in Ancient Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers 

- One of many cities states located in Mesopotamia 

-Located in the fertile crescent. Used the fertile land to farm crops. 

- Located east of Ancient Egypt

- Located in the Middle East  

400

Who was Hammurabi? Why was he an important figure


King of Mesopotamia 

united Mesopotamia under Babylonian Empire. 

Orders the codifying of the first written legal code 

Ruled from 1792 BCE to 1750 BC

400

What does the name Mesopotamia mean? What two rivers were located around ancient Mesopotamia?

 

Tigris and Euphrates 

400

naturally occurring landforms, bodies of water, ecosystems, or climates are called 



Geographic Features 

500

Why was the Neolithic Revolution a major turning point? (Identify 3 reasons)


Domestication of plants and animals 

Invention of Agriculture 

Permanent settlements 

Rise of Cities and Civilizations

500

Why settle next to rivers?

 

  1. The flooding created silt on land --->  fertile soil for farming. 

  2. irrigated (watered) their crops 

  3. Transportation

  4. reliable water source

500

What did we learn about ancient Mesopotamia from reading the primary sources documents? (provide 2)


The had specific laws and punishments 

They were an organized civilization 

They had an economy based mostly on agriculture 

They had social classes 

500

All 3 monotheistic religions have codes of behavior issued by God that state the religious and moral/ethical obligations (duties) of followers:

The _________________- Code of behavior for Jews and Christians (i.e.- Do not kill, do not steal, do not worship false gods, etc.).

The Ten Commandments 

500

Hammurabi was the ruler of what Mesopotamian city-state?


Babylon