Ancient Mesopotamia
The nickname given to the area where Mesopotamia was originally created.
The Fertile Crescent
Cities
The theme of geography that relates to how goods, ideas, and people are transported is called...
Movement
Early humans ___________ animals and __________ plants for food and survival
Hunted & Gathered
Prisoners of war or those who were extremely poor were taken as ____________ which was the main labor source at the time
Slaves
The name of the temples created by the people in Sumer where religious leaders would preach and other large gatherings would occur.
Ziggurat
This important feature of civilization was first used for record keeping and religious texts
Writing
The 2 types of location are ________ which uses landmarks and points of interest; and ________ which uses street addresses and coordinates
Relative ; Absolute
Early humans were ____________ meaning they continually moved from place to place and did not settle for long.
Nomads or Nomadic
Sumerians were the first people to use __________ which was a mixture of copper and tin which improved their tools and weapons
Bronze
The name of the 2 rivers that were an important source of life for the people of Mesopotamia
Tigris & Euphrates
In the early cities of the first civilizations, the people created well organized ______________ which guided the rules and principals of these cities.
Governments
In the southern parts of the United States, people are very passionate about college football and sweet tea. In Britain, people are very passionate about soccer and scones. This is an example of a difference in
Region
Where were the very first early forms of art found from early humans?
In caves ; Cave Art
A very early style of writing was called ___________ which used a stylus to create wedge shapes
Cuneiform
The people in ancient civilizations believed in many different gods and goddesses. Another term for the belief in MANY gods is...
Polytheistic
An area that includes a city and its nearby farmlands is called a _____________, Sumer is an example
City-State
In the midwestern states in the United State, it gets extremely windy. Due to this, farmers have set up large windmills to help generate power. This is an example of how people ___________ to their environment (Human environment interaction)
Adapt
An essential discovery for early humans was the creation and control of ________ this allowed them to cook, craft metals, and fend off animals.
Fire
One of the most important inventions from the Sumerians was the ____________ which allowed for easer transportation of goods on land.
Wheel
One of the earliest forms of law in Mesopotamia was called _________________, this is also were the idea of an "eye for an eye" came from.
Hammurabi's Code
One of the features of civilization is ____________ which divide people amongst importance and rank.
Social Classes
The ___________ characteristics of a place refer to the landmarks and geography compared to the ______________ characteristics of a place which refer to man-made features that have been built or created.
Physical; Human
__________ consists of all of the was in which people apply knowledge, tools, and inventions to meet their needs.
Technology
Sumerians created symbols called ___________ on clay tablets which was another early form of communication and record keeping
Pictographs