Geography
The Neolithic Age
Vocabulary
Early Ancient Mesopotamia
Ancient Mesopotamia
100

Name the 7 seas?

Arctic, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, Indian, and Southern oceans.

100

What change occurred to the climate that affected the glaciers?

The climate warmed.

100

Domesticate means?

A verb to breed a wild species in order to change it so that it benefits humans.

100

Domesticated animals were used for their?

Meat

100

Who was at the top of the pyramid in Mesopotamian Society?

The King.

200

Name the 5 continents?

Africa, Europe, Asia, America, and Oceania (or Australia).

200

What was the cause of early humans leaving their nomadic lifestyles?

The invention of farming.

200

A Nomad is?

A member of a people having no permanent abode, and who travel from place to place to find fresh pasture for their livestock.

200

What rivers did people in Mesopotamia get their water from?

Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

200

King Hammurabi had this written down.

His law code, Hammurabi's law code.

300

Name a landform.

Hill, Mountain, Glacier, Basin, Butte.....

300

Name an animal that humans domesticated?

Pig, wolves, goats, sheep, cattle, donkeys

300

A polytheists is?

A person who prays to multiple gods.

300

What is the name of the temples the Sumerians built for their gods?

A ziggurat.

300

After the Babylonians, the next major empire to unite Mesopotamia was?


The Assyrian Empire

400

What continent did human life begin in?

Africa

East Africa specifically.

400

What kind of grain did early Humans plant?

Barley & wheat.

400

A ziggurat is?

A large temple used for worship.

400

What is the name of the writing system the Sumerians invented? 

Cuneiform 

400

The Assyrian Empire was famous for its?

Military

500

What 2 continents can be considered 1 because of them sharing the same landmass?

Europe and Asia

Eurasia

500

What did many civilizations settle near?

Rivers

500

An empire is?

A group of cities or teritories ruled by one leader?

500

What is an invention the Sumerians created that we still use today?

The wheel.

500

Who is King Nebuchadnezzar?

King Nebuchadnezzar (neh-buh-kehd-NEH-zehr) II was the second Neo-Babylonian king.