Mesopotamia

Hunter Gathers

Men go out to hunt, women go out to gather

Fertile Crescent

Characteristic fertile land, perfect for agriculture and invention as it had a frequent water supply a healthy land

Tell Abu Hureyra

One of the first civilizations in the Fertile Crescent; not permanent, as they moved around a lot

Catal Huyuk

Another of the earliest civilizations in the Fertile Crescent; permanent, the city existed on top of the houses

Jericho

City in the Fertile Crescent; ideal construction

Sumerians

People of Mesopotamia

Cuneiform writing

The Sumerian alphabet

Neolithic period

The Stone Age; stone weapons developed by the Sumerians

Gilgamesh

Poem

Enil

Chief god of the Sumerians

Anu

Sumerian god of the sky

Ea

Sumerian for of water

Ziggurat

Pyramid-like structures built in Mesopotamia