Pre-History Vocab
Something man-made that can be discovered.
Artifact
Dirt, especially for farming.
soil
A hero and mythical King of Uruk
Gilgamesh
What is the name of the famous set of Babylonian laws written in clay? It is famous for using "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" as its basis.
Hammurabi's Code
What is Pre-history?
History before writing
Something used to perform a task or do work.
tool(s)
A new tool that someone creates.
Invention
Goddess of love, wisdom, and war
Inanna
What metal did the Sumerians and other Mesopotamians begin using around 3,500 B.C.? What two metals is it made of?
Bronze (copper and Tin)
barley, wheat, rice, potatoes, corn, beans, millet
Something which is natural and can be discovered.
In agriculture, using ditches or other ways to move water to the crops.
Irrigation
This monster is sent to kill Gilgamesh.
The Bull of Heaven
Raids by Mountain tribes
Climate change (salt in soil)
What are two features of Jericho?
Double walls, small houses for the poor, big houses, use of clay, crenellations, temples and large houses
A person who moves from place to place and does not settle.
Nomad
government
God of the Air
Enlil
Name two inventions of the Mesopotamians
60 minutes, wheel, cuneiform writing, beer, bronze
Name two things that happened to people's bodies after the beginning of Agriculture.
division of labor
large, permanent settlements
worked longer hours
body changes (spine, joints, diseases)
Dietary changes
The study of people and what makes us human.
Anthropology
Ziggurat
This is the name of Gilgamesh's best friend who dies.
Enkidu
This man made the first Empire in Ancient Mesopotamia. What was his ethnicity (give both answers)
Sargon of Akkad/Akkadian
What happened to Enkum Wheat that allowed for the first Agricultural settlements to develop in the Fertile Crescent?
A genetic mutation made the seed fall off the grass stalk easily.