Vocabulary
What is the term that describes an unreasonable, emotional judgement about people or events?
Bias
What is the first age of the Stone Age called?
Paleolithic Age
What were the social classes in Mesopotamia?
Upper - priests, king, warriors, government officials.
Middle - merchants, farmers, fishers and artisans.
Lower - enslaved people and prisoners.
What type of writing was created using wedge-shaped marks on soft clay?
Cuneiform
What is a primary source?
First-hand pieces of evidence, written by people who saw or experienced an event.
What is the name of imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres?
The Prime Meridian
How did early humans find food?
They were nomads who hunted and gathered their food.
What is Hammurabi known for?
Creating a Code of Laws
What term refers to the type of building Sumerians went to in order to worship their gods?
Ziggurat
What is a secondary source?
Something created after an event.
What is the term that describes the application of knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet people's needs?
Technology
What advancement in metallurgy came at the end of the Neolithic Age?
Bronze
During the Bronze Age where did communities begin to develop?
In river valleys
What is the importance of the 'Epic of Gilgamesh?'
It is the first written story.
What type of source is literature or artwork from a particular time period?
Primary source
What is the term that means more than is required or necessary (extra)?
Surplus
What three changes came about as result of systematic agriculture?
Population growth, specialization of jobs, and beginning of civilization
What is a city-state?
A city that governs itself and its surrounding territory.
What type of system did Sumerians use to get water from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers to their crops during the dry season?
Irrigation
What type of source is a newspaper article?
Secondary source
What is the type of map that is used to show a specific topic or theme?
Special Purpose Map
What is the term that describes the organized growing of crops on a regular basis?
Systematic agriculture
What characteristics did early civilizations share?
Cities & government, religion, social class structure, writing & art, advanced technology (tools)
Because of the Agricultural Revolution people were able to train for different types of jobs. What is the term for this?
Specialization
What term is used by historians to measure large divisions of time?
Era