Geography Sensational Sumer Important People Chain of Civilization Early Humans History’s Detectives Key Vocabulary Potpourri 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400

The two rivers that allowed Mesopotamian civilization to develop Tigris and Euphrates 100

Sumerian writing system, the world’s first Cuneiform 100

He created a legal code that covered almost every aspect of daily life. Hammurabi 100

The first and most important step in the chain. Agriculture 100

Things made by humans long ago. Artifacts 100

People who study and write about the human past. Historians 100

A group of lands under one ruler Empire 100

The continent Mesopotamia can be found on. Asia 200

The 4 most important Sumerian inventions. Writing, plow, sailboat and wheel 200

King of the Akkadians who created the world’s first empire Sargon 200

Once there is a surplus, people can develop other skills in this step Specialization 200

To tame plants and animals for human use. Domesticate 200

They dig up clues and study artifacts to learn about past cultures. Archaeologists 200

Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth and pottery. Artisans 200

The rich soil left behind after the flooding. Silt 300

Ur, Uruk and Eridu were examples of these political divisions. City-States 300

They taught the Assyrians how to use iron for their weapons. Hittites 300

Artisans are a result of this step. Specialization 300

The most important development in the Paleolithic Age Taming of fire 300

The use of tools and methods to help humans perform tasks Technology 300

Building dams, channels, walls, and ditches to bring water to crops. Irrigation 300

Two words that best describe Mesopotamia’s climate Hot and dry 400

Sumerians developed this type of math to measure fields and put up buildings Geometry 400

Chaldean King who built the Hanging Gardens. Nebuchadnezzar 400

This step helps spread ideas and leads to cultural interaction Trade 400

The development that marks the beginning of the Neolithic Age. Agricultural (Farming )Revolution 400

Name the 6 characteristics of a civilization writing,art,government,religion, cities, and class divisions (social pyramid) 400

The type of literature that made Gilgamesh famous. Epic Poem 400

The reason why its called “The Stone Age” Most tools and weapons were made of stone 100

Record keepers who learned to write, they became government officials Scribes 200

Groups of traveling merchants Caravans 300

The center of the Chaldean Empire. Babylon 400