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Early Humans
Mesopotamian Civilization
The First Empires
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A place of early civilization, present day Iraq
What is Mesopotamia
100
Times of extreme cold when sheets of ice covered parts of the earth
What is the Ice Age
100
A skilled craftsperson
What is Artisan
100
The center of the Chaldean empire
What is Babylon
100
A word used to describe time after the birth of Christ
What is A.D. or C.E.
200
A change made by a plant or animal to meet new conditions
What is adaptation
200
The revolutionary change that took place during the Neolithic Age?
What is Farming
200
Sumerian writing system
What is Cuneiform
200
The king of the Akkadians who conquered all of Mesopotamia and set up the first empire
Who is Sargon
200
People who find information from the past
What is Historian
300
Having extra, more than you need
What is surplus
300
A weapon, tool or other item made by a human
What is Artifact
300
A way of bringing water to a field from another place
What is irrigation
300
Babylon was known for being...
What is a center for trading
300
Created after an event by people who were NOT part of it
What is Secondary Source
400
First hand pieces of evidence from people who saw or experienced an event
What are primary sources
400
The order of dates in which event happen
What is Chronology
400
Artisans, merchants and farmers made up this group.
What is Middle Class
400
Wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life.
Who is Hammurabi
400
A word used to describe BEFORE the birth of Christ
What is B.C.E. or B.C.
500
A person who studies the remains of past human life and cultures such as tools, pottery and graves
What is an archaeologist
500
A person who studies the behavior, physical, and social developments of humans
What is Anthropologist
500
The six traits of a civilzation
What are: writing system, cities, government, religion, art and class divisions
500
A group of territories with one ruler or government
What is Empire
500
Has its own government but is not part of any larger unit
What is city-state