Geography and Culture
What are three examples of physical features?
Any natural features of an environment
- hills, mountains, rivers, deserts, oceans, lakes, seas, beaches, swamps, grass prairies, ex.
How was the Old Stone Age different from the New Stone Age?
Old: Hunter-gatherers, small nomadic communities
New: Farming, settled in one place, larger communities
Why did early people settle in the Fertile Crescent and build cities during the New Stone Age?
The rivers provided fertile soil and clean water for farming
Explain how irrigation was used in Mesopotamia cities
The guiding of water from the rivers to farms, artificial lakes, or where water is needed
Geography studies...
1.____________
2.____________
3.____________
1. Earth's land
2. weather
3. human connections
In the New Stone Age, agriculture created a ___________ of food. This allowed people to begin specializing in jobs.
DAILY DOUBLE:
What does it mean to specialize in a job or task?
SURPLUS of food.
DAILY DOUBLE:
Specialize is someone who is an expert one particular job or task for the community
Most of Israel's early history is known from this religious book.
The Hebrew Bible
The study of stars and the planets is known as _____________.
ASTRONOMY
What does an Anthropologist study?
1._______________
2._______________
DAILY DOUBLE:
Name the third topic anthropologists study
Scientist who studies
1. human culture
2. migration patterns
3. settlements
BCE and CE stand for...
BCE: Before Common Era
CE: Common Era.
What are the alternative labels for measuring time in ancient history?
BC and AD
BC: Before Christ
AD: Anno Domini
The Ancient Sumerians invented the earliest form of writing called ___________.
Cuneiform or Cuneiform Tablets
Independent cities that have their own form of government and army are called...
City-States
Every human experiences culture. What are the three topics that are practiced by a group of people that include all traits of a culture?
1. traditions
2. behaviors
3. beliefs
After the Agricultural Revolution put an end to hunting and gathering, the _____________ of animals and plants allowed people to have control over their food sources.
DOMESTICATION/DOMESTICATE
This King created the early code of laws. Why is he considered important today?
DAILY DOUBLE:
Name the King who created the codes of law
He was the first king to write the laws down for the public to see.
DAILY DOUBLE:
King Hammurabi
The early city-states of Mesopotamia were ______________, meaning they believed in many gods and goddesses
Polytheistic or Polytheism
How does geography impact the way people live?
- climate (clothes and crops)
- food sources
- language
- religion
- trading
Why did populations grow larger after the Agricultural Revolution?
Surplus of food
The Assyrians created a large Empire that included all of the Fertile Crescent and parts of Egypt. What did they build to help with communication and soldier mobility?
Roads
Stone arrowheads, flint, and spears are examples of what archaeologists call ancient _____________ used during the Stone Age.
Technology
I will accept artifacts as an answer