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Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Era
Culture
Gilgamesh
Geography and Politics
100
Early humans were referred to as this, because of how they found their food.
What is hunter-gatherers.
100
What the word neolithic means.
What is new stone age?
100
Mesopotamia was home to a first of its kind writing system called this.
What is cuneiform.
100
Gilgamesh wasn't fully human, he was one of these.
What is a demigod.
100
Mesopotamia is found near these two rivers.
What is the Tigris and Euphrates
200
Paleolithic man made the first tools out of this.
What is stone.
200
This was one of the biggest events in human kind, changing early man into the first farmers.
What is the agricultural revolution.
200
According to Sumerian tradition, the heads of a household would take care of the children and these.
What are the grandparents/parents.
200
Gilgamesh and Enkidu went to the Cedar and fought this monster.
Who is Humbaba
200
This Babylonian king created a set of a laws to protect the weak from being oppressed.
Who is Hammurabi?
300
This era of time was marked by bitterly cold weather that forced humans to adapt to the frigid temperatures.
What is the ice age.
300
Animism is the belief in this.
What are spirits.
300
Sumerians were polytheistic, meaning they believe in many of these.
What are gods
300
Gilgamesh became afraid death after hearing Enkidu speak of this place.
What is the house of dust/underworld.
300
This was one of the richest cities in the world in ancient times, the birthplace of caravans, and the hanging gardens.
What is Babylon
400
Paleolithic humans were this, meaning the moved from place to place without settling down.
What are nomads.
400
At this time, this kind of people started to become the leaders.
What are men.
400
These pyramids were built to worship gods.
What is a ziggurat
400
Because Gilgamesh brushed her off, the Bull of heaven was sent by the goddess of this as vengeance.
What is love and war.
400
This was the high military technology that allowed Assyrians to take over much of Mesopotamia.
What is iron weapons.
500
The first human art came in the form of these.
What are cave paintings?
500
Once there was a enough food, people were able to do this, meaning they could become skilled in jobs they are good at.
What is specialization.
500
These people were important because they kept records.
What are scribes.
500
Gilgamesh learned this lesson from his adventures.
What is everyone dies, but they can be remembered.
500
This was the first empire to build libraries.
What are the Assyrians.