History & Other Fields
Did early civilizations have government?
Yes!
usually religious beliefs but not always!
As Muslims, what do we know about the creation of mankind?
Adam 'alayhis salaam was the first human to be created by Allah. And we definitely did not come from or evolve from apes into humans!
What is agriculture?
growing food - or farming!
What is a surplus of food
Extra food!
What is political science?
study of politics and how we organize governments
What are values?
shared ideas that are considered important
Where did the early people used to live when they were still hunting and gathering for food?
in caves
Before the Agricultural Revolution, how did people get food?
through hunting and gathering
Historians believed the first people moved into what area?
Northern Africa
What does an archaeologist do?
They find clues from the past, like fossils, that historians use to understand history.
What are customs?
accepted and expected actions that a culture has
Who is a nomad?
Someone who doesn't have a permanent home and moves from place to place
What did humans learn to do that allowed them to stop hunting and gathering all the time?
They learned to farm and grow their own crops!
True or false: the people in the 4 early civilizations were monotheistic (worshipped one god).
False - they worshipped multiple gods, so they were polytheistic.
What is economics?
study of how and why people buy and sell items and services
True or false: there were only bad people in history, so we only learn about bad things we should not do.
False - there were plenty of good people too that we should look up to!
What is the first part of the Stone Age called?
Paleolithic stage
How did farming affect communication for the early people?
Because people were working together more and more an advanced system for communicating had to be invented. Spoken language was no longer enough. People learned that if they worked together they could grow more food than if they worked alone. There needed to be a way to record how much each person was allowed to have because they couldn't rely on memory anymore.
What was the job of the priests?
To make sure the civilization kept the gods & goddesses happy
What is geography?
study of places and how those places influence people
What things are part of a person's culture?
knowledge, beliefs, customs, and values of a group of people
The Neolithic stage was the last part of the Stone Age. What happened during this time?
During this time scientists and archaeologists believe that the Earth had changed in a way so that more plants could be grown and people had learned to raise the plants that they could eat. They also learned how to domesticate wild animals to be raised as food. People during this age transitioned from being nomads who followed herds of animals to people who had learned how they can stay in one place.
How did farming affect the way people lived in the early communities?
Everyone was working together and it made more sense to live nearby one another. Instead of living in caves they learned to build permanent structures to live in out of bricks and mud.
In the early civilizations, where did the priests live and work?
In the temples