Prehistory and Mesopotamia

3. Newly discovered metal during Neolithic times which improved tools and weapons
4. Geographic features around which the first four major civilizations began
10. Civilization which began between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Middle East
11. The period of time between 2 million B.C.E and 10,000 B.C.E. (Also known as the Old Stone Age.)
12. Man-made objects from the past used by historians
14. Ancient civilization which began around the Indus River
15. Time period when the world was much colder and allowed for a nomadic way of life

1. To raise plants and animals in a controlled way to suit human use
2. Study of humans and culture through their material remains
5. earliest form of writing
6. Ranked group within a society determined by job or economic standing
7. System in which there are different types of jobs and each member of society focuses on a particular type
8. Ruler of Mesopotamia who became famous for his code of law
9. The time period between prehistory and the rise of the first civilizations
13. One of the first Neolithic villages; located in modern-day Turkey