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Early Humans
Early Humans II
Civilization
Civilization II
Mr. Me's Class
100

The taming an animal or plant for use by humans

What is domestication

100
"Old Stone Age"
What is Paleolithic
100

This is known by historians as the "cradle of civilization"

What is Mesopotamia

100
The Sumerian writing system
What is cuneiform
100

What is my full name? 100 points per name

Ellis James Smith

200
Times of extreme cold when great sheets of ice covered parts of the earth
What is Ice Age
200
A mixture of copper and tin
What is Bronze
200

The process of building dams, channels, walls,, and ditches to bring water to crops creates...

What is irrigation

200

Long poem that tells the story of a hero

What is an Epic or epic poem

200

How old am I?

39

300
These people study artifacts and fossils to help them understand the past
Who are Archaeologists
300
Things made by humans long ago
What are artifacts
300
Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery
Who are artisans
300
Artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group
What is Middle Class
300

What is this room's number?

323

400
People who study and write about the human past
Who are historians
400
Sumerian building material
What is mud brick
400
Group of many different lands under one ruler
What is empire
400
The writer of the legal code that covered most areas of daily life
Who is Hammurabi
400

How long have I taught at McKinley?

10 years

500

Term for what the first humans crossed to get to the Americas.

What is an Isthmus?

500

The reason why some historians consider the farming revolution to be so important

What are permanent villages

500

7 "standards" of a civilization (We will study civilizations through these lenses)

What are food surplus, advanced culture, social class, religion, government, technological advances, , and writing

500
The King of the Akkadians who conquered all of Mesopotamia
Who is Sargon
500

What is in my right hand pocket?

Classroom keys