Paleolithic Life
This term means "Old Stone Age."
Paleolithic
This term means "New Stone Age."
Neolithic
Mesopotamia means "land between the rivers." Name the two rivers.
The Tigris and Euphrates
Ancient Egypt developed along this river, whose yearly floods left rich soil.
The Nile
The Indus River Valley civilization grew along this river in South Asia.
The Indus River
Paleolithic people moved from place to place following animal herds, a lifestyle called this.
Nomadic
The shift from hunting and gathering to farming is called this.
The Neolithic (Agricultural) Revolution
This wedge-shaped writing system was created by the Sumerians.
Cuneiform
Egyptian rulers who were seen as gods were called this.
Pharaohs
This Chinese river is also called the Yellow River.
The Huang He
Paleolithic people got their food by doing these two things.
Hunting and gathering
Taming plants and animals for human use is called this.
Domestication
These huge, stepped temples stood at the center of Sumerian city-states.
Ziggurats
This Egyptian writing system used pictures and symbols.
Hieroglyphics
This planned Indus Valley city had grid streets and drainage systems.
Mohenjo-Daro
Learning to control this let early humans cook food, stay warm, and scare off predators.
Fire
Farming let people stop moving and build these permanent communities.
Settlements (villages)
This Babylonian king created one of the first written law codes.
Hammurabi
Egyptians preserved bodies for the afterlife using this process.
Mummification
A series of rulers from the same family is called this.
A dynasty
Paintings found at sites like Lascaux, France, are examples of this kind of Paleolithic art.
Cave paintings
Extra food (a surplus) let some people become potters, weavers, or toolmakers instead of farmers. This is called this.
Specialization of labor
This curved region of fertile land in the Middle East is where Mesopotamia developed.
The Fertile Crescent
Egyptians made a paper-like writing material from this reed plant.
Papyrus
Chinese rulers claimed the gods gave them the right to rule, an idea called this.
The Mandate of Heaven