2) What Were the Tools Made of During the Paleolithic Age?(Pg11) Stone

Chapter 1 Study Guide

1) How did the Paleolithic and Neolithic people differ on how they attained food?(pg14) P- hunted/gathered N – domesticated plants and animals

2) What were the tools made of during the Paleolithic age?(pg11) stone

3) The first civilization arose around what geographic area? (page17) river valleys

4) What does the word Mesopotamia mean?(pg18) land between the rivers aka cradle of civilization

5) What do the terms b.c. and a.d. (b.c.e. and c.e.) mean? Be able to read them on a timeline Before Christ, Before the Common Era, Anno Domini, Common Erra

6) Why was Mesopotamia referred to as the “cradle of civilization”? (p.20) it was the location of the first civilizations and written records of humans

7) Name the Sumerian inventions, 3 of them. (pg21) wheel, plow, sailboat, 12-month calendar, cuniform

8) What Akkadian king conquered Sumer and created the world’s first empire?(pg23) Sargon

9) Name the Babylonian king who created a system of harsh laws (pg23) Hammurabi

10) What were those laws called(pg23) Hammurabi’s Code

11) The Assryians conquered Babylon and Mesopotamia because of the weapons they had. What were their weapons made out of? (pg27) iron

12) What was the purpose of a ziggurat? (p.18) holy place and the city’s treasury 13) Name the people who rebelled against the Assyrians (pg 28) Babylonians

14) King Nebuchadnezzar made this city the center of the Chaldean empire. (pg29) Babylon

15) The city of Babylon was located on what river? (pg 28) Euphrates

16) Nebuchadnezzar constructed this ancient world wonder for his homesick wife. (pg29) Hanging Gardens

17) What inventions did the Chaldeans introduce to the world? (pg30) 7 Day Week, Sun Dial

18) What did historians call the early period of human history? (p.9) Stone Age

19) Describe the class division of early civilizations. (p.20) upper class – kings, priests, government officials – middle class – artisans, merchants, farmers, and fishers – lower class – enslaved people

20) What was the Ice Age? (p.10) period of time when sheets of ice covered the earth

21) What helped spread ideas around the world? (p.17) trade

22) What type of profession were the first kings probably involved in? (p.20) war heros

ESSAY:

Farming allowed people to settle down in one area. Explain the benefits that the people had of having a Settled Life due to farming. (pg15) security, steady food supplies, more workers, bigger crops, trade, development of specialization, advancement of tools and weapons or

Describe the components that make up a civilization. (pg 17) organized government, art, religion, writing system, class division