Paleolithic and Neolithic
Geography
Mesopotamia
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Vocabulary
100
people who wander from place to place hunting and gathering for food
Nomads
100
What region of the world today was Mesopotamia in?
Middle East, Modern Day Iraq
100
Where were the four earliest river valleys located?
China (Asia)
Mesopotamia (Middle East)
Egypt (North Africa)
Indus (India)
100
Judaism is monotheistic religion. What is the different between monotheistic and polytheistic?
Mono= belief in one god
poly= belief in many gods
100
Different people do different tasks/jobs
Job Specialization
200
How long did the Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age) last? What ended it?
200,000 years to 10,000 B.C
FARMING ended the Old Stone Age.
200
Name the 7 continents
North America
South America
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia
200
What was cuneiform and what was it's main purpose?
Cuneiform was the first writing system in the world started in Mesopotamia. It was mostly about recording food items and transcations.
200
One of the original ethnic groups in Africa
Bantu
200
the act of changing a wild plant or animal so it can be grown or raised by humans
Domestication
300
Identify three characteristics of the Paleolithic Era
Small groups of 20-50 people
Hunting and Gathering
Nomadic
Stone tools
No written records (oral history)
More egalitarian society (equal)
Used fire
used team work
300
the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels.
Irrigation
300
A large arc of rich, or fertile farmland that extends from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. Was the birth place of the first civilization of Mesopotamia
Fertile Crescent
300
A civilization is a (list at least 3 characteristics of a civilization)
Government
Social Classes
Writing
Religion
Technology
Job Specialization
300
a division of a society based on social and economic status.
social classes
400
Identify two ways early humans adapted to their environment
Irrigation
Terrace Farming
Farming
Tools
400
List an advantage and a disadvantage of the following geographic feature:
Advantage: Can protect from invaders
Disadvantages: Hard to farm, trade, and unify people.
400
Who was Hammurabi? Why was he an important figure
King of Mesopotamia
united Mesopotamia under Babylonian Empire.
Orders the codifying of the first written legal code (Code of Hammurabi)
Ruled from 1792 BCE to 1750 BC
400
What are enduring issues? Give at least one example
Enduring issues are problems humans face throughout history.
Famine
Inequality
Scarcity
Oppression
400
naturally occurring landforms, bodies of water, ecosystems, or climates are called
Geographic Features
500
Why was the Neolithic Revolution a major turning point? (Identify 3 reasons)
Domestication of plants and animals
Invention of Agriculture (farming)
Permanent settlements
Rise of Cities and Civilizations
500
Why did early humans settle near rivers? At least 3 reasons
The land near rivers are very fertile.
Humans need the water to irrigate their crops
Transportation on simple boats
Humans used water to clean
Fishing
Hunting animals who came to drink water
500
How would you describe the Code of Hammurabi?
It was a very strict legal code mostly about:
Farming
Social classes
The role of women
500
All 3 monotheistic religions have codes of behavior issued by God that state the religious and moral/ethical obligations (duties) of followers:
The _________________- Code of behavior for Jews and Christians (i.e.- Do not kill, do not steal, do not worship false gods, etc.).
The Ten Commandments
500
Hammurabi was the ruler of what Mesopotamian city-state?
Babylon