Prehistory and Civilization
This group of people was determined by us NOT to be a civilization because they needed to work too hard to get food and didn't have division of labor or a few other things
Hunter Gatherers
The series of canals and trenches used to move water closer to crops
Famous Author of a law code
Hammurabi
Which group built tall ziggurats, cylinder seals, musical instruments, and "pretty good" pottery
the Sumerians
According to Hammurabi what happens if you take out or destroy someone eye?
Your eye gets taken out
Name 2 of the 5 features of Civilization
1. Steady Supply of Food
2. Culture
3. Division / Specialization of Labor
4. Government
5. Social Hierarchy
This was the first type of writing
Cuneiform
Kelly Clarkson
This group was ruled by Hammurabi and had an empire across the fertile crescent
Babylonians
Scribe
Name 2 innovations that helped provide a steady food supply
1. Domesticated Animals
2. Irrigation
3. Domesticated Plants
What is the name of the tiny rocks and fertile soil deposited from rivers flooding
silt
The builder of the hanging gardens.
Nebuchadnezzar
This group were masters at trading, they developed the 1st alphabet, and had cedar which helped them build ships
the Phoenicians
Name 2 Sumerian inventions or advancements in math or science
The wheel, the plow, sewers, 60 min hour, 60 second minute, clocks, cuneiform writing, architecture, ASK FOR MORE
Why did the 1st civilizations begin in the fertile crescent?
Because the rivers helped people farm better. It provided fresh water to drink
This is the name from a ruler of many different territories
The 1st emperor
Sargon
This group was ruled by Nebuchadnezzar who rebuilt Babylon and the Hanging Gardens
What are some of the differences between women and men in Sumerian Culture
Men were educated and political leaders
Women looked after the family and the home.
What is the other name for the Old Stone Age
Paleolithic Age
This is a long poem about heroes that are important to a groups culture
Epics
The fabled king of Ur
Gilgamesh
This group mastered ironworking and used chariots to inspire fear in their enemies and conquer Babylon around 1595 BC
The Hittites
Where was Sargon's new capital of his empire
Akkad