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Geography Sensational Sumer Important People Chain of Civilization Early Humans History’s Detectives Key Vocabulary Potpourri 100 200 300 400 100 200 300 400
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The two rivers that allowed Mesopotamian civilization to develop Tigris and Euphrates 100
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Sumer’s favorite material to build with. Mud Brick 100
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He created a legal code that covered almost every aspect of daily life. Hammurabi 100
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The first and most important step in the chain. Agriculture 100
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Things made by humans long ago. Artifacts 100
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People who study and write about the human past. Historians 100
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“Old Stone Age” Paleolithic 100
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The continent Mesopotamia can be found on. Asia 200
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Sumer’s most important invention. Writing 200
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They were groups of traveling merchants. Caravans 200
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Good farming techniques led to this step. Surplus 200
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To tame plants and animals for human use. Domesticate 200
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They dig up clues about the past. Archaeologists 200
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Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth and pottery. Artisans 200
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The rich soil left behind after the flooding. Silt 300
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Ur, Uruk and Eridu were examples of these political divisions. City-States 300
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They taught the Assryians how to use iron for their weapons. Hittites 300
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Artisans are a result of this step. Specialization 300
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The world’s two oldest cities. Catal Huyuk and Jericho 300
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They study how humans and their societies develop. Anthropologists 300
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Building dams, channels, walls, and ditches to bring water to crops. Irrigation 300
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The two geographic features that stopped the Assyrians from expanding their empire. Deserts & Mountains 400
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The four groups that made up Sumer’s middle class. Artisans, Merchants, Farmers, Fishers 400
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Chaldean King who built the Hanging Gardens. Nebuchadnezzar 400
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The two possible outcomes of the final step. Free exchange or conflict 400
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The nickname given Mesopotamia. “Cradle of Civilization” 400
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The two types of sources historians depend on. Primary and Secondary 400
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The type of literature that made Gilgamesh famous. Epic Poem 400
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The two words that best describe Mesopotamia’s climate. Hot and Dry 100
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The two materials that are responsible for the Bronze Age. Tin & Copper 200
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They invented the first calendar and the seven day week. The Chaldeans 300
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The center of the Chaldean Empire. Babylon 400
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