"The First Civilizations"

A grand temple with a shrine at the top, built to please the gods?

"the land between the rivers"

Who conquered the Chaldeans in 539 B.C.E.?

What ruler created the world's first empire?

Taming an animal or plant for use by humans is called:

A mixture of copper and tin is called:

They were located in the southern most region of Mesopotamia?

Which people made up the majority of the population in Mesopotamia?

Their capital city was Nineveh?

What helped ideas and materials spread around the world?

What were the main water sources for the Mesopotamians?

Which of the following is one of the oldest known villages in history?

Which present-day country makes up most of Mesopotamia?

What was the first story ever recorded in history?

In the Paleolithic Age, women did all of the following except:

Hammurabi wrote his code of laws for them?

All of the following are necessary for a civilization to exist except:

Which civilization was known to have ferocious warriors and would set fire to captured cities?

The settling of towns and villages led to the beginning of:

Specialization led to all of the following except:

Why was Babylon known as the largest and richest city in the world?

Traces of plants, animals, or humans preserved in the ground

A king of Babylon who was the first to write a code of laws?

What are things made by early humans and studied today for clues into early human life?

"New Stone Age"

People who study human behavior, characteristics, and culture are called:

They united with the Medes in a rebellion?

About how old was "Lucy", the hominid discovered by Donald Johanson?

The "Old Stone Age"

People who hunt for evidence buried in the ground for clues about early humans are called:

Most civilizations began in river valleys because of the following except

Who was a Chaldean king who built the Hanging Gardens to please his wife?

Mesopotamia was in a region also known as:

What is the method of bringing water to crops through waterways and ditches?

What developed during the Neolithic Age?

Which civilizations rebelled and defeated the Assyrian army?

Which of the following was not from the Paleolithic Age?

What is the name for the system of writing using lines and wedge shapes?

They were also known as "The New Babylonian Empire"?

Which of the following were members of the upper class in Mesopotamia?

Which civilization was responsible for mapping the stars, planets, and the phases of the moon?

They used battering rams to break through city walls

Who first discovered a way of making iron stronger?

How did city-states protect themselves in Mesopotamia?

What is the name for a group of many lands under the control of one ruler?

The first large army to use iron weapons?

What was a key discovery during the Paleolithic Age, which led to advancement in human life?

People who often move from place to place in search of food and shelter?

Which of the following was not a part of the Assyrian military?