Ancient civilizations

A method of writing used in Mesopotamia that placed symbols on clay.

• Sanskrit

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Cursive

King Hammurabi created 282 laws called ____

• The Code of Hammurabi

• The law of the land

• The Constitution

History is _______.

• A story of people who lived before us
• A list of adjectives 

Most early religious traditions can be categorized as -

• Monotheistic
• Polytheistic
• Atheistic
• Agnostic

The Neolithic Revolution occurred when people discovered how to -

• grow food and domesticate animals

• trade with others in the same river valley

• fight wars using metal weapons

• make stone temples for religious ceremonies

One Way that farming changed the way people lived was____________________.

• They began living in permanent settlements

• Life expectancy was shorter

• They had to move around to new farms

• They could no longer trade or travel

Hammurabi was best known for his _______. A set of laws that governed life in the Babylonian empire.

• Beard

• Code

• Consequences

• Sword

Who was Hammurabi?

• He was a god.

• He was a king of the Babylonian empire

• He was the king of the Nile

• He was a Mesopotamian scribe.

The Phoenicians helped spread civilization throughout the Mediterranean area by

• using ships to trade goods with other peoples.
• Traveling by caravan across the lands westward .
• conquering all the lands west of the Persian Gulf.
• controlling the supply of a valuable purple dye.

Which one of these is the main cause of the Neolithic Revolution?

• Humans developed agriculture, causing population growth and societal changes.

• Humans developed trade, causing villages to interact with each other and begin sharing ideas and technology.

• Humans developed political systems, allowing them to rule over larger groups of people, causing population growths.

• Humans developed spiritual systems, allowing populations to mass convert to a singular idea and spreading unity.