Prehistoric and Paleolithic
This discovery allowed humans to survive the Ice Age with warmth, cooking, and protection.
fire
This major lifestyle shift marked the beginning of the Neolithic era.
What is Farming / settled agriculture?
This is what the word "Mesopotamia" means
What is the "land between two rivers"?
This staple crop was first cultivated in Neolithic China
What is Rice?
These key lifestyle differences separated Paleolithic from Neolithic Peoples
What is nomadic hunter-gatherers vs. Neolithic settled farmers?
What is the hunter gatherer economy?
Agriculture allowed people to build this, whereas nomadic life did not.
This was the first writing system developed by the Sumerians
What was the cuneiform writing system?
The earliest Chinese dynasty, once thought to be only a legend
What is the Xia dynasty
This similarity is shared by both the early Mesopotamian and the early Chinese civilizations.
What is a river valley?
This famous fossil discovery gave archaeologists evidence of early bipedalism.
Who is Lucy the Australopithecus?
This term is used to mean raising both plants and animals in a controlled manner for human use.
What is Domestication?
This was the first complete written law code that established justice and order at a price.
What was Hammurabi's code?
These were used by the Shang rulers to reveal hidden knowledge.
What are oracle bones?
These early writing systems appeared in Shang dynasty and the Sumerian empire.
What are the Shang oracle bones and Sumerian Cuneiform writing systems?
These small figures represented fertility and motherhood during the Paleolithic
What are Venus figurines?
This resulted from food surpluses, allowing people to produce products, art, and material goods outside of agriculture.
What is job specialization?
The massive temples were constructed by the Mesopotamians to house and worship their gods, and as places of communal gathering,
What is a Ziggurat?
This metal gave the Shang military an advantage over their enemies.
What is Bronze?
This is a commonality between Mesopotamian Ziggurats and Shang dynasty temples.
What is a religious structure for worship and ritual?
These two spiritual beliefs are suggested by Paleolithic art and burial practices
What is the belief in an afterlife and animism?
These three reasons explain the development of civilization in River Valleys.
What is fertile soil from floods, fresh water, and trade routes?
The best friend of Gilgamesh, the legendary Epic king of Uruk.
Who is Enkidu?
This religious practice emphasised the worship of ones dead family members.
What is Ancestor Worship?
This result of bronze technology can be seen in both Mesopotamia and China.
What are stronger weapons, improved economies, and military dominance?