Hominin's Features
What abilities did the "Handy Man" have?
-Make tools
-Walk upright
Why did the Neolithic people trade?
To get better things.
How did people in the Paleolithic Age get their food?
Hunting and Gathering
Why did Sumerians build moats?
To protect themselves.
What is an example of a stable food supply?
Where they have enough food the support their people.
What capabilities did "Upright Man" have?
-Stand upright
-Make tools
-Use fire
Why did people in the Neolithic Age live together in larger groups, compared with earlier times?
To support each other.
Why was the Fertile Crescent the site of many early settlements?
The land was good for farming.
What is a chariot?
A cart pulled by a horse or an ox.
What features did the Akkadian, Babylonian, and Assyrian empires have that the Sumerians lacked?
One government
What was the capabilities of the Neanderthal?
-Care for each other
-Make good tools
What change began the Neolithic Age, about 8000 B.C.E.?
Agriculture
Why did early humans build permanent settlements?
They had a stable food supply.
What is a ziggurat?
A temple
What does Mesopotamia mean?
Land between the rivers.
What hominin was the first to use fire?
Upright Man
How did trade help Neolithic people make stronger tools?
To get the items they needed.
What does domestication mean?
To train an animal to do what you want.
What Sumerian belief about the king helped strengthen the social order?
The gods supported the kings.
Who was Hammurabi?
Who made cave paintings, carvings, and musical instruments?
Wise Man
Why would dividing up the work help communities produce more to meet their need?
So they could learn more skills.
Why did the rivers flood in the spring in Mesopotamia?
The snow melted in the mountains.
What is a social structure?
Where it has enough food to support its people.
What was the purpose of Assyrian aqueducts?
To bring water to the city.