Mesopotamia
How did domesticating animals help the Neolithic people?
to carry heavy things
to travel
to have food
What do Nomads do?
Travel from place to place
What does Mesopotamia mean?
The land between two rivers
Can you name two types of artifacts?
bone, pots, weapons, clothes
What is an empire?
Is a group of many different lands under one ruler.
What is an archeologist?
A person who studies human history, artifacts
What do you need to make a group of people a civilization?
You need:
language, art
food, weapons
writing, farming
What kind of contributions did the Sumerians make?
They invented writing called the cuneiform.
Why was the development of farming called a revolution?
Since they can farm, now they can have enough food, trade, survive
What is an irrigation system?
method of bringing water to a field from another place water crops.