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4. Neolithic Era Mesopotamian Empires Who am I? 10 Points 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 10 Points10 Points10 Points10 Points 20 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points 30 Points 40 Points 50 Points Sumerian Civilization Paleolithic Era

5. These traces of plants and animals preserved in rock help us learn about the past

6. What are fossils?

7. Paleolithic people were nomads who moved from place to place. They obtained food through this method.

8. What is hunting and gathering?

9. This discovery made food easier to digest, scared away wild animals, and warmed them in the cold.

10. What is Fire?

11. The Paleolithic Era is known as the Stone age due to there development of this technology.

12. What are stone tools?

13. This theory suggests that during the Ice Age, as ice froze and the seas fell, an area of dry land was exposed between Asia and Alaska. Scientists believe this was how the first people migrated, or crossed into the Americas.

14. What is the land bridge theory?

15. This advancement allowed people to begin taming animals and plants for human use.

16. What is domestication?

17. During the Neolithic Era, settlement was made possible because of this revolutionary advancement that became an important economic activity for many civilizations.

18. What is agriculture?

19. In the Neolithic Era, farmers were able to control river flooding into their crops by creating walls, waterways, and ditches to bring water to their fields. This process is known as…

20. What is irrigation?

21. People began to build houses with a new technique using this material.

22. What are mud bricks?

23. Settled life allowed for people to develop different kinds of jobs known as …

24. What is specialization?

25. Sumer is the earliest known civilization that arose in this river valley.

26. What is the Tigris and Euphrates river valley?

27. Each one had its own government and was not part of any larger unit.

28. What are city-states?

29. Sumerians believed in many gods. Each city state built these places of worship.

30. What are Ziggurats?

31. Scribes kept record using this Sumerian system of writing.

32. What is Cuneiform?

33. Sumerian people watched the skies to learn the best times to plant crops. They developed this which was based on the cycles of the moon.

34. What is the 12- month calendar?

35. Conflict weakened the city-states in Sumer leaving them vulnerable. This group was the first conquer Mesopotamia.

36. Who are the Akkadians?

37. The Assyrians had a strong army due to this advancement.

38. What are iron weapons?

39. Assyrian kings divided their empire into these political districts that had separate government officials.

40. What are provinces?

41. Built by the Babylonian Empire, this city was rebuilt by the Chaldeans and became one of the largest and richest cities.

42. What is Babylon?

43. Caravans were a way to conduct this important economic activity.

44. What is Trade?

45. King of the Akkadians, I created the very first empire.

46. Who is King Sargon?

47. In Babylonia you will lose your head if you’re caught stealing. My code of laws is not cruel it’s fair.

48. Who is Hammurabi?

49. My wife loves plants, so I built her the Hanging Gardens which was so spectacular it became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

50. Who is King Nebuchadnezzar?

51. I was walking in the Alps when someone shot me with an arrow in the back. I was frozen for 5,000 years.

52. Who is Otzi the Iceman?

53. She is believed to be the first archaeological find that describes the theory of evolution.

54. Who is Lucy?

55. Make your wager

56. Many empires wanted the land of Mesopotamia for its location. This region is known as the…

57. What is Fertile Crescent?