Paleolithic Era
Early humans primarily traveled by foot. They were known as _______
Nomads
Neolithic humans did not move around as much due to this new invention - they did not have to hunt for food as much.
Farming/Agriculture
Mesopotamia was known as the land between two ______
Rivers
The nickname of Mesopotamia due to its fertile soil.
Fertile Crescent
The recent glacial period known as the _____ caused early humans to move towards the warmer regions.
Ice Age
Domestication of animals meant humans used animals for ______
Purposes such as farming/being useful for humans other than being food.
How did Mesopotamian city-states make money?
By trading resources with other city-states.
Known as the first written laws to have every existed
The Code of Hammurabi
Primary method for early humans to get food
Hunting/Gathering
What allowed people more free time to build houses, new clothes, and develop different skill sets? (HINT: Think of labor)
Division of labor - everybody is specialized in a specific skill set.
These two inventions made farming easier for Mesopotamian farmers
The plow and the wheel
Who could get an education in Mesopotamia?
Boys who came from wealth
How did early humans tell stories?
Through petroglyph art (inscriptions on rocks)
This invention allowed Neolithic farmers to control the flow of water to stop floods and to water their crops for them
Irrigation
What did Sumerian city-states do with the roofs of their homes?
Used it as a fourth living space where people cooked and slept due to the small amount of room available within the homes.
The name of the building where the priests worshipped the gods.
Ziggurat
Describe the tools made by early humans
Primitive tools - made primarily of wood and stones.
Having more food than one can eat is called _______
Surplus
Mesopotamian societies were polytheistic, meaning.....
They worshipped many gods.
What are the names of the two rivers of Mesopotamia?
Tigres & Euphrates.