Marked by the discovery of fire, this period means "Old Stone Age" in Greek
What is The Paleolithic Age
100
This step-pyramid served as the main temple,royal treasury, and city-center of nearly every early Mesopotamian city
What is Ziggurat
100
This Babylonian king developed a law code based on the theory of an "eye for an eye"
Who is Hammurabi
100
This capital city served as Hammurabi's ancient capital, along with the Chaldean capital led by Nebuchadnezzar
What is Babylon
100
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Who are The Buckeyes
200
Defined by the farming revolution, the Greeks used this work to describe the New Stone Age.
What is The Neolithic Age
200
This man was the hero in what is now called the oldest story written in human history
Who is Gilgamesh
200
These "places" developed in Mesopotamia and included things such as organized governments, art, religion, social divisions and a writing system
What are civilizations
200
This wonder was the centerpiece of Nebuchadnezzar's empire, and was one of the seven ancient wonders of the world
What are The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
200
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Who are the Seminoles
300
Most people in the Paleolithic Age were this, a type or person that moves from place to place regularly, usually within a larger group of people
What are Nomads
300
These two rivers, which border the modern city of Baghdad, formed the main watering source for Mesopotamian citizens
What are Tigris and Euphrates
300
The civilizations that devloped in early Mesopotamia were broken into these, which had their own formal government, but were not part of a larger nation or empire
What are City-States
300
Organization, the widespread use of chariots, and a technique that made their iron weapons harder allowed this group to build an empire in Mesopotamia
Who are The Assyrians
300
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Who are The Cavaliers
400
This was the most prevalent stone used to make tools during the Paleolithic Age
What is Flint
400
This writing consisting of wedge-shaped marks formed the basis of modern written language.
What is Cuneiform
400
Key to the growth of Mesopotamian civilization was this, a method of watering crops that was first developed in the Fertile Crescent
What is Irrigation
400
Like most Mesopotamian cities, this gate was the first place visitors saw as they entered Babylon
What is The Ishtar Gate
400
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Who are The Cougars
500
This "Iceman" became one of the oldest intact skeltons ever found when he was discovered in Austria in 1991
Who is Otzi
500
Because of great farming conditions, most early civilizations arose in
What are river valleys
500
Because they lacked the scientific knowledge to understand some naturally occurring events, early Mesopotamians were this, meaning they believed in many gods
What is polytheistic
500
The Assyrians used this capital city located on the Tigris River, and built one of the world's first libraries, which contained 25,000 cuneiform clay tablets