Classics_August_GP1_Aug 27 Flashcards
(26 cards)
By the end of the Neolithic Period, cities had begun to me more common, especially in the area we call the ______ ________
Fertile Crescent
The people of Catalhoyuk also made small statutes called ___________.
figurines
These early cities included _____ and ______.
Uruk; Erid
Some archeologists believe that this was a ________ ______ that attracted hunters and gatherers from around the region.
Pilgrimage Site
As social complexity increased, with growing popluations,, the Sumerians needed a way to ________ _______ _______.
keep accurate records
People in the Neolithic began building ______ even before they built cities.
temples
By 2700 BCE, the Sumerians had access to many important Bronze Age technologies, including _______, _____, and ______- _____ for pottery and for carts.
bronze-making; irrigation; wheels-wheels
In addition to these technologies, the Sumerians also developed one of the most important inventions: ______ ______
written language
Chipped stone tools are made by breaking flakes of stone until a blade is formed. This is called _________- _________
flint-knapping
These cities were each built around enormous temples called ______, the place where a city’s god(s) lived.
ziggurats
Mesopotamia means _________________
The land between the two rivers
TRACE
technology, religion, art, society, environment
Archaeologists believe that the city of Catalhoyuk once covered a space the size of 50 soccer fields! About ______ _______ lived at Catalhoyuk.
6,000 people
The Sumerians also being to ________ their cities for the first time in this period (the Bronze Age).
fortify
Thanks to the efforts of ______ ______, we are able to read cuneiform scripts.
Henry Rawlinson
The ___________ built the first cities in the southern part of Mesopotamia known as _______ , around ___________
Sumerians; Sumer; 4,000 BCE
By 3,000 BCE, many Mesopoamian cities had populations over 10,0000. And more than _______ people lived in _____!
50,000; Uruk
These city-states were fed by two rivers, the _____ and the _______
Tigress; Euphrates
The earliest temple ever discovered by archeologists is called _______ ________.
Gobekli Tepe
One of the first cities in the world is named _________ (that?s pronounced “Cha-tal-hoy-ook”). It means “Forked Mound”
Catalhoyuk
In addition to writing down their history, literature and letters, the Mesopotamians also recorded their _____ on stone.
laws
Inside the houses, walls are plastered and sometimes painted with ________.
murals
______ is thought to be the ____ ____ __ ____ in the world. ______ means wedge-shaped.
cuneiform; earliest system of writing; cuneiform
Artifacts at Catalhoyuk include _________, __________ __________ and may stone tools.
pottery; obsidian blades
