| Geography | ||
| #1 | Nickname for Mesopotamia |
"Fertile Crescent" or "Cradle of Civilization" |
| #2 | Two rivers in Mesopotamia that contributed to the fertile nature of the soil |
Tigris and Euphrates |
| #3 | The climate of Mesopotamia |
hot and dry |
| #4 | Present day country where Mesopotamia once was |
Iraq |
| #5 | developed to divert water from the rivers into the dry desert land to water crops |
irrigation |
| Who Am I? | ||
| #1 | The hero in an ancient Sumerian epic |
Gilgamesh |
| #2 | fierce warriors who controlled Mesopotamia 1000 years after Hammurabi |
Assyrians |
| #3 | Leader of the Akkadians who established the first empire |
Sargon |
| #4 | Developed history's first Code of Law "An eye for an eye" |
Hammurabi |
| #5 | Led by Nebuckadnezzar, rebuilt the city of Babylon and made it the world's richest and largest city. |
Chaldeans |
| Invention/Discovery | ||
| #1 | Sumerians invented this idea used to measure a circle |
360 degrees |
| #2 | used to dig for planting, this invention is still important today |
plow |
| #3 | one of the most important Sumerian inventions, this is still used today to transport people and goods |
wheel |
| #4 | Sumeran writing |
Cuneiform |
| #5 | buy and sell goods and spread ideas around the world |
trade |
| Paleolithic/Neolithic | ||
| #1 | Art consisted of pottery, objects carved from wood, shelters, tombs |
Neolithic |
| #2 | hunted animals, gathered, nuts, berries, and grains |
Paleolithic |
| #3 | Advancements were making fire, creating a language, making simple tools and shelters |
Paleolithic |
| #4 | Women cared for children and did household tasks, men herded, farmed, and protected the village |
Neolithic |
| #5 | Made mud-brick houses and places of worship; specialized in jobs; used copper and bronze to make tools |
Neolithic |
| Tools of the Historian | ||
| #1 | diaries letters journals photos |
Primary Sources |
| #2 | People who study about the human past. |
historians |
| #3 | Studies artifacts and fossils to help them understand the past. |
archaeologists |
| #4 | A book of maps. |
atlas |
| #5 | Biographies Encyclopedias History Books |
Secondary Sources |
| Final Question | |