Terms
Old stone age, in which people hunted and gathered for food.
Paleolithic
These are skilled workers who made metal products, cloth or pottery.
artisans
Who was the king of the Akkadians who conquered all of Mesopotamia?
Sargon
The first civilizations arose____________ because the conditions were good for farming.
river valleys
New Stone age, people farmed in order to get there food.
Neolithic
The writing system used by the Sumerians
cuneiform
These people built a great army to protect their lands from invasion.
assyrians
What did the Hittites teach the Assyrians that helped make its army strong?
how to make iron stronger
People who moved from place to place.
Nomads
The ______________ rebelled against the Assyrians.
Chaldeans
The Paleolithic people were able to survive because they used what?
fire
Which mountain people captured Babylon in 539 BCE?
the Persians
Taming animals and plants to suit human needs.
Domestication
Who makes up the upper class in the social hierarchy of Mesopotamia?
kings and priests
Historians call the early period of human history __________.
Stone Age
What are the two rivers that can be found in Mesopotamia.
Tigris and Euphrates river
creator of the first set of laws used in a society.
Hammurabi
This is the center of the Chaldean empire.
Babylon
The Sumerians built a temple called ________.
ziggurat
Where can a ziggurat be found?
center of the city