Before farming began, this is how people got food.
What is HUNTING AND GATHERING NUTS AND BERRIES?
100
Man-made streams that bring water to your fields and help you grow a stable food supply.
What are IRRIGATION CANALS?
100
Mesopotamians built amazing structures like ziggurats and large mud brick homes using engineering and scientific knowledge.
What is HIGHLY DEVELOPED CULTURE?
100
The word "Mesopotamia" comes from the Greek language and literally means...?
What is the LAND BETWEEN RIVERS or BETWEEN RIVERS?
100
A small "country" that includes one city and the surrounding towns and farmland that it controls
What is a CITY-STATE?
200
What settlement pattern did ancient people have?
(In other words, where did ancient people settle near?)
What is NEAR RIVERS?
(Water or fresh water DO NOT COUNT as correct answers)
200
The moon-shaped region of land from Mesopotamia to Egypt where the land is very good for growing crops.
What is FERTILE CRESCENT?
200
Priests had more wealth and power than farmers in Sumer.
What are SOCIAL CLASSES?
200
The two rivers in Mesopotamia.
What are the TIGRIS and the EUPHRATES?
200
In which civilization would you find city-states like Ur and Lagash?
What is SUMER?
300
Which came first - surplus or irrigation canals?
What are IRRIGATION CANALS?
(REMEMBER - You need to get better at farming before you can grow a surplus)
300
People that have learned the skills of reading and writing and as their specialization they write records, documents, letters, etc.
What are SCRIBES?
300
Ur-Nammu was the king of the city-state of Ur, and he wrote the first known legal code (written laws).
What is GOVERNMENT?
300
The writing system in Mesopotamia.
What is CUNEIFORM?
300
Ziggurats, priests, and gods are examples of HIGHLY DEVELOPED CULTURE because they are all related to _____.
What is RELIGION?
400
This was the MAJOR TURNING POINT in ancient history. Without it, we would not have specialization, cities, or civilizations. ???
What is SURPLUS?
400
The first complete set of written laws found - they included 282 laws on different subjects and were part of the Bablyonian government and legal system.
What is HAMMURABI'S CODE?
400
Ancient people used irrigation canals to bring water to their fields and grow large harvests.
What is STABLE FOOD SUPPLY?
400
This was a long poem written about a Mesopotamian king's quest for immortality.
What is the EPIC OF GILGAMESH?
400
A PLOWED FIELD is a ______________ Feature
(Human Feature or Physical Feature).
What is HUMAN FEATURE?
500
What are 3 characteristics of cities?
What are:
1. Big population (lots of people)
2. Many buildings of different types that are well-constructed
3. Specialization (different types of jobs)
500
Geographic features that are made by nature and not changed by humans.
What are PHYSICAL FEATURES?
500
There were many different jobs in Sumer. Artisans created beautiful artwork out of stone and clay. Metalworkers made strong tools and weapons out of bronze. Scribes were hired to write down information.
What is SPECIALIZATION?
500
What group made up the lowest social class in Sumer?
What are SLAVES?
500
The 5 features of civilization:
What are: stable food supply, specialization, social classes, government, and highly developed culture.