 | Term | Definition |
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When was the Paleolithic Age? |
3.5 million- 10,000 BCE |
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What kind of religions did they have in the Paleolithic Age? |
polytheistic, animistic |
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What was the technology like in the Paleolithic Age? |
Bone/stone tools, fire |
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Describe the roles of men and women in the food gathering system? |
men: hunting, women: gathering |
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What were the roles of women in the Paleolithic Age? |
gender equality, |
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What are some aspects of the Paleolithic Age society? |
Neanderthal man: sophisticated burials, used tools Cro-magnon cave paintings, venus figures |
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When was the Neolithic Age? |
10,000- 3,500 BCE |
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What type of religion did they have in the Neolithic Age? |
polytheistic, rising priesthood, a after life was harsh and scary |
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Describe the Agricultural Revolution of the Neolithic Age. |
barter systems, irrigation systems, |
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Describe the Job Specialization of the Neolithic Age. |
potters, farmers, and soldiers |
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Describe the social aspects of the Neolithic Age. |
paternalistic, social classes forming, wealth= land, |
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What was the government like in the Neolithic Age? |
towns forming, clan leaders had control of the agricultural systems. |
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What are ziggurats? |
Religions temples that were in the center of Mesopotamian societies |
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What were the writing systems of the Mesopotamian's like? |
cuniform, symbols on reeds and clay |
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What kind of religion did they have in Mesopotamia? |
polytheism |
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Who was Sargon? |
He is the builder of the first empire, and th ruler of the most powerful city states of the time |
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What was the government like in Mesopotamia? |
unstable, the ruler was viewed as earth's representative |
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What were the city states like in Mesopotamia? |
some of the city states controlled on another, Sargon ruled Sumer & Akkad and dominated others |
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What was the Mesopotamian empire like? |
it was unstable , and fell in the Ur dynasty in 2230 BCE |
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Describe Hammurabi's code in Mesopotamia. |
eye for an eye, had regulations about family issues, land policies, and crime and punishment; the wealthier were looked more highly on |
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What were the social classes in Mesopotamia? |
1. free landowners 2. dependant farmers/rural workers 3. slaves |
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What were the lives of women like in Mesopotamia? |
very few rights couldn't own land, trade, or be in politics (lost social standing after the agricultural revolution) |
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Who and what did the Mesopotamians trade with? |
import: wood, metal, and stone; export: wool, cloth, barley, and oil; they traded with other lands |
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What is the agriculture like in Mesopotamia? |
irrigation systems, oxen-plows, used drainage systems to prevent flooding, and they required the cooperation of temple & palace |
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How did the Tigris and Euphrates play a role in Mesopotamia? |
they flooded, and methods were developed to control it |
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Explain the progress in crops and animals in Mesopotamia? |
they were domesticated, and oxen-plow systems were used |
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What was religion like in Egypt? |
polytheistic, they had animal and human forms, the afterlife was a desired place |
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Describe mummification in Egypt? |
the preservation of the body for eternity |
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What roles did the priests play in Egypt? |
they served in temples, and were part of the upper class |
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What kind of writing was used in Egypt? |
they had sacred and secular writings, and they were written in heiroglyphics |
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What did the Egyptian scribes do? |
they were part of the Pharaoh's bureaucracy in edicts and gov transactions |
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Describe the architecture in Egypt? |
monumental, the tombs of Pharaohs |
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What was the Egyptian empire like? |
centralized, large, effective, assisted by the geography of the land |
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What was the Pharaoh-divine kingship in Egypt? |
the Pharaoh is a god, unified by Menes in 3100 BCE |
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What were the social classes in Egypt? |
roughly equal, 1. royal/wealth 2. workers 3. pesants |
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