What did Sumerians make advances in that helped save many peoples lives?
Sumerians advanced their studies and creations of medicine.
100
Turkey is where the Hittites built a strong kingdom.
Where did the Hittites build a strong kingdom.
100
The Chaldeans are a group from the Syrian Desert.
Where did the Chaldeans come from.
100
The Phoecians traded a lot.
What did the Phoecians do a lot?
200
Sumer is located in the Fertile Crescent.
Where is Sumer located.
200
What was the first form of writing (Which the Sumerians invented)
The first form of writing (that we know of) was created by the Sumerians and it was called cuneiform. You carved writing into wet clay with a stylus to write things down.
200
The Hitties mastered ironworking.
What did the Hittites master?
200
The Phoecians made the early alphabet.
What did the Phoecians make?
300
People settled in TFC 12,000 yrs ago.
When did people settle in TFC?
300
What did the Sumerians have in every city and what did the cites represent?
Each city-state in Sumer represented a god, and each city-state had their own temple for the god that their city represented.
300
The Hittites used Chariots in battle.
What did the Hittites use to aid them in battle?
300
Phoecians traded Ivory Carvings.
What did Phoecians trade?
400
The fertile silt is a reason why people settled into TFC.
What is one of the reasons Mesopotamia is such a good place for a civilizations?
400
What was the purpose of the Cylinder Seals?
Cylinder Seals were basically a stamp that you could use for marking things down, such as your name.
400
Hittites captured Babylon in 1595 BC.
When did the Hittites capture Babylon?
400
True; Phoecians traded slaves.
T/F Phoecians trade slaves.
500
Since people could stay in one place in make their own food what is another job in Sumer that people would work on besides hunting?
Pottery,being a priest,trader,or crafting.
500
What was a very important invention that the Sumerians created?
The Sumerians created the concept and created the wheel.
500
The Assyrians captured Mesopotamia in the 1200s BC.