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Neolithic Age
Define
Mesopotamia
Early Humans
Misc.
100
The Neolithic Revolution is also called the __________ Revolution.
Agricultural
100
Civilization
A complex culture in which large numbers of people share a number of common elements such as social structure, religion, and art.
100
Which of the following were invented by the Sumerians? A. Sundial B. Calculus C. Money D. Bronze
A and D
100
The first civilizations developed in (no, it's not Mesopotamia)
river valleys
100
The study of past societies through an analysis of what people left behind is _______.
archaeology
200
The "age" that followed the Neolithic Age
Bronze Age
200
Theocracy
A government established by divine authority
200
What was the basic political unit of Sumerian civilization?
City-state
200
Religions, values, and overall way of life for a group of people can be summed up as _________.
culture
200
The study of human life and culture is ________.
anthropology
300
The Neolithic Revolution was a shift from hunting and gathering to ____________.
systematic agriculture
300
Cuneiform
"wedge-shaped" system of writing developed by the Sumerians using a reed stylus to create wedge-shaped impressions on a clay tablet
300
The most important building in a Sumerian city-state was the...
Ziggurat (temple)
300
Early civilizations all developed religion to __________.
explain forces of nature and their roles in the world
300
The first humans started in _________.
Africa
400
Reliable sources of meat, milk, and wool resulted from the ________ of animals.
Domestication
400
Silt
Rich soil deposited by rivers during flooding
400
A Sumerian innovation used to create finely crafted metalwork is (a type of metal, it was stronger and corroded less quickly)
Bronze
400
The ability to acquire food on a regular basis meant that people could ___________.
give up their nomadic lifestyles and live in settled communities
400
What were the three social classes in Mesopotamia?
Nobles, commoners, and slaves
500
_________ brought new civilizations into contact with one another.
Trade
500
Polytheism
Believing in many gods
500
Mesopotamia was located in what modern day country?
Iraq
500
The Sumerians developed the first writing system, it is called ______.
cuneiform
500
Mesopotamia is located between what two bodies of water?
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers