History - Ancient Civilizations

What is a civilization?

A society that has reached an advanced level of culture

What are the 7 characteristics of a civilization?

Central government, Complex religion, Division of labor, Social classes, Art and Architecture, Public works, Writing or Language

What is paleolithic?

The old stone age

What is a nomad?

A person that moves place to place in search of food and has no permanent home

What is a ziggurat?

Temples built by the Mesopotamians

What did the Neolithic era have that the Paleolithic era didn't?

Agriculture

Where is the Fertile Crescent located?

In the middle east (stretching from the Eastern side of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf)

What is the richest part of the Fertile Crescent?

Mesopotamia

What does Mesopotamia mean?

The land between the rivers

What rivers surround Mesopotamia?

Tigris and Euphrates

What were 2 great civilizations in Mesopotamia?

Sumer and Babylonia

What is the first writing system?

Cuneiform

Who made the first code of law?

Hammurabi

When did Sumer start and finish?

4000-2000 BC

When did Babylonia start and finish?

2000-540 BC

When did Ancient Egypt start and finish?

3100-300 BC

What are the 3 periods of Egyptian History?

Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom

Where was Ancient Egypt located?

Along the Nile River, Northeast Africa

Who conquered Mesopotamia?

Persia

Who conquered Egypt?

Persia