The Stone Age
The term "Paleo" means
old
A person who moves from place to place to survive
Nomad
What does the term "neo" mean
New
What two river run through ancient Mesopotamia?
The Tigris and Euphrates
What was the code of Hammurabi?
Written set of laws
Define Shrines
Holy places
Define revolution
a big event that affects peoples lives
What was an effect of the Agricultural Revolution
size of the human population grew
Term for temple
Ziggurat
Around how many laws were included in the code of Hammurabi ?
282
What terms means "to tame for human use"
Domesticate
How did Paleolithic people adapt to their environment
People living in cold climates built homes from snow and ice
Neolithic people lived in these types of houses
permanent shelters
Who did Nebechazeeur create the Hanging Gardens for?
His wife
What famous object was the code inscribed?
Diorite Steele
What type of government by a king or queen
Monarchy
How did Paleolithic People survive?
hunting and gathering
Where were the earliest Neolithic villages found
Southwest Asia
The Assyrians were overthrown by which group of people?
Chaldeans
Who was Hammurabi?
The first king of Babylon
The term "Paleolithic" means
old stone
What caused the land bridge to form?
Growth of glaciers caused the ocean level to drop
Record Keeping
The main reason for the development of writing
Why did Mesopotamian farmers rely on annual flooding?
The code of Hammurabi was written in what language?
Greek