middle class
Which social class was made up of artisans, farmers, fishers, and merchants?
artisans
What were the skilled workers who made metal products, cloth and pottery called?
caravans
What was a group of traveling merchants in ancient Mesopotamia called?
Sargon
Who was the king of the Akkadians who conquered all of Mesopotamia?
Trade
_________ helped ideas spread around the world.
civilization
A complex society with cities, organized government, art, religion, class divisions and a writing system is called a _________________________.
Assyrians
These people built a great army to protect their lands from invasion.
Babylon
Where was the center of the Chaldean Empire?
Hammurabi
Who wrote a legal code that governed most areas of daily life?
The Chaldeans
Who rebelled against the Assyrians and captured Nineveh in 612 B.C.?
cuneiform
What was the Sumerian writing system called?
Mesopotamia
In which ancient civilization was the region of Sumer located?
Kings, Priests, and Government Officials
Who were members of the upper class in ancient Mesopotamia?
Wagon Wheel
Plow
Sailboat
Sumerian Inventions
history
_____________ is the story of what happened to humans in the past.
Paleolithic
The earliest period of human history is called the ________________ period or Stone Age.
hunted and gathered
Paleolithic people ________ and ________ for their food.
fire
The taming of _____________ changed the lives of the people.
Neolithic
New Stone Age
The next period of human development occurred between 8,000 B.C. and 4,000 B.C. and is known as the __________ Age or _________________.
Agricultural
One of the most important events in all of human history happened during this time and is known as the ________________ revolution.
specialization
The settled life of the village brought about the development of different kinds of jobs otherwise known as _____________.
Bronze Age
The wide use of metal, especially bronze, would introduce a new period of human history known as the _______________.
organized governments
social classes
religion
art
cities
economic system (trade)
written language
What are 6 of the basic characteristics of a civilization
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Mesopotamia is located on a flat plain between what two rivers?
dams
channels
waterways
ditches
walls
What did farmers in Mesopotamia build to control water problems and ensure that they could grow plenty of food?
monarchy
What type of government did Sumer practice?
iron
The Assyrian army was the first large army to use ___________ weapons.
Babylon
Identify location A on the map
Euphrates River
Identify location B on the map
Persian Gulf
Identify location C on the map
Nineveh
Identify location D on the map
Mediterranean Sea
Identify location E on the map
Arabian Desert
Identify location F on the map
Tigris River
Identify location G on the map
Syrian Desert
Identify location H on the map
Ancient Shoreline
Identify location I on the map
Fertile Crescent
Identify location J on the map