Stone Age to Mesopotamia Vocabulary

What does Neolithic mean?

• Elephants and Rhinos very very Frightening!

• New Stone Age

• Pavilion

• Igneous Rocks are made from fire!

What does domesticate mean?

• Its the newest type of hard rock dude

• Its what my dog has done to me

• The best flavor of ice cream

• Tame an animal or plant for people to use

What does artifact mean?

• A sunshine filled day

• An object made by a human being, or of cultural interest that can be studied.

• Waves in the ocean

• Warm wind

B.C. / A.D.

• A way to score a tennis match

• Before Christ / Anno Domini

• A new form of electricity

• 2 categories of minerals

People who move from place to place looking for food.

• Middle Students

• A group of performing ninjas

• Nomads

• The Traveling Wilburys

What is the age called before there was farming?

• Paleolithic Age

• Neolithic Age

• Pax Romana

• School of Rock

B.C.E. / C.E.

• Before Circus Experience, Circus Experience

• Big Cats Extinction, Cats Experience

• Big Cites Excite, Cities Exodus

• Before Current Era, Current Era

Find the punchline!

I once met a crazed man muttering incoherently about Ancient Mesopotamia,

• but I had to stop him, because I didn’t want him to Babylon

• OK? Hum?

Why was the fertile crescent also called "Mesopotamia?"

• It was shaped like a pear

• It means the land between 2 rivers in Greek

• It is where moss grows

• There are a mess of potatoes growing there.

Why was it better to be a Hunter/Gatherer than a Farmer?

• Who said it was better? They didn't have cool tools.

• Who said it was better? Women had to abandon babies sometimes!

• Who said it was better? You constantly had to move to look for food.

• Who said it was better? There wasn't theft because no one owned anything and everyone was equal in the group.