The First Civilizations Chapter 1

These people developed a way of making iron strong enough to use for weapons.

This was the site of one of the world's first libraries.

This term refers to traces of plants or animals preserved in rock.

Mesopotamian laws carved into stone and placed around the kingdom so people knew them were __?

The first kings were probably _________________.

Skilled workers who made metal products, cloth, or pottery are called

The Sumerian writing system was called

This term refers to people who regularly move from place to place.

The ability to acquire food on a regular basis meant humans

________________  study artifacts and fossils to help them understand the past.

This term refers to the "Old Stone Age."

Which of these is a Sumerian invention?

The  ______________  rebelled against the Assyrians.

______________  helped ideas spread around the world.

This term refers to a group of many different lands under one ruler.

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

Times of extreme cold when great sheets of ice covered parts of the earth were the

This term refers to a grand temple with a shrine at the top, like a giant square wedding cake.

Basic characteristics of a civilization include

This was the Sumerians main building material.

This term refers to the "New Stone Age."

This Chaldean king built the Hanging Gardens to please his wife.

This is one of the oldest known cities; it was located in present day Turkey.

This is one of the oldest known cities.

These are people who study heavenly bodies.

This area is known as the "cradle of civilization."

One similarity of ancient river civilizations was that they were generally

Taming an animal or plant for use by humans in called

The center of the Chaldean empire was at

Something that passes to the children when the parent dies is _________________.

A mixture of copper and tin was called

People who study and write about the human past are called

This king was the hero of an epic.  He traveled around the world performing great deeds.

Artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers made up this group in Sumer.

Who wrote a legal code that covered most areas of daily life?

Who was the king of the Akkadians who conquered all of Mesopotamia?

This term refers to building dams, channels, walls, and ditches to bring water to crops

What do we call weapons, tools, and other things made by humans long ago

Mesopotamia's climate was

A group of traveling merchants is called a

This is a long poem that tells a story of a hero.

These people had the first large army to use iron weapons.

These people built a great army to protect their lands from invasion.

These are record keepers who often went on to become government officials.

Which condition was an effect of the merchant class in ancient civilizations?