The First Civilizations Chapter 1

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

The first kings were probably _________________.

The ability to acquire food on a regular basis meant humans

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

A mixture of copper and tin was called

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

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

______________  helped ideas spread around the world.

The center of the Chaldean empire was at

One similarity of ancient river civilizations was that they were generally

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

Which of the following were members of the upper class?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mesopotamia's climate was

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

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

This was the Sumerians main building material.

This term refers to the "New Stone Age."

This is one of the oldest known cities.

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

This term refers to the "Old Stone Age."

People who study and write about the human past are called

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

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

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

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

The Sumerian writing system was called

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

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

Taming an animal or plant for use by humans in called

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

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

A group of traveling merchants is called a

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

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

The  ______________  rebelled against the Assyrians.

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

Which of these is a Sumerian invention?

These are people who study heavenly bodies.