A region of the Middle East that stretches in a large, crescent-shaped curve from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the Fertile Crescent?
100
This innovation helped Sumerians make pots and then later they were useful for chariots.
What is the wheel?
100
The first type of government in ancient Mesopotamian civilizations.
What are city-states?
100
The Sumerians believed in many gods, which means they were ______________.
What is polytheistic?
100
Mesopotamia means __________________
What is the land between the rivers?
200
Mesopotamia is located in present-day _____________
What is Iraq?
200
This brought water from rivers into inland farms.
What is an irrigation system?
200
The first known written laws. Also known as an "eye for an eye."
What is Hammurabi's Code?
200
The approximate time when Mesopotamian civilizations began
What is 3500 B.C. ?
200
This invention in Mesopotamia was pulled by animals to help break up the soil, and made farming much easier.
What is a plow?
300
The two great rivers which provided water to Mesopotamia.
What is the Tigris and the Euphrates?
300
The Sumerians invented writing. Their system of writing was called this.
What is cuneiform?
300
The first _________________ or rule by hereditary kings, were created in Mesopotamia.
What are monarchies?
300
Large pyramid-shaped brick towers created to honor the gods.
What is a ziggurat?
300
Farming and domesticating animals led to a ___________ of food, which meant people could specialize in other professions.
What is surplus?
400
What would a geographer study when looking at the establishment of the first civilizations? (a)language (b)climate (c)social structure (d)family structure
What is (b)climate?
400
This achievement allowed ships to move faster, thus increasing the speed of trade.
What is a sail?
400
_______________(a) were at the top of the social structure and _______________(b) were at the bottom.
What are (a) kings/priests and (b) slaves
400
While the Assyrians were known as great ____________(a), the city of _____________ (b) became a center of learning.
What is (a) warriors and (b) Ninevah or Babylon
400
The Neolithic Revolution allowed people to stay in one place instead of hunting and gathering, which allowed them to build _______________
permanent villages/homes?
500
Mesopotamia's location made it a crossroads and it drew many ________________
What is traders/travelers from other regions?
500
If it wasn't for this development by Babylonians, Mr. Grimm might not be a teacher.
What is mathematics?
500
The Akkadian and Babylonian ___________ were the first examples of many territories and people being controlled by one government.
What are empires?
500
The epic poem which told the story of a Mesopotamian hero was called ____________
What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?
500
Name 3 reasons early civilizations developed near water.
What are: (1) source of drinking/cooking water (2) floods provided fertile soil for crop growing (3) transportation (4) could irrigate for crops (5) natural protection (6) good place to hunt/fish