Early Civilizations
Neolithic Revolution represents a revolutionary shift in the way human beings....
acquired the food necessary for their survival
The pyramids were constructed over a period of about .... years.
250 years (2660 to 2400 BCE)
the original heartland of Western Civilization
the Middle East and North Africa
What was one purpose that writing served in the First Civilizations?
To keep track of who paid their taxes to the state,
...business transactions
Developed a syllabic alphabet that formed the basis of Greek and Roman writing much later.
the Phoenicians
“Indo-European,” as used in historical or anthropological texts, refers to
linguistic and cultural patterns found in India, the Near East, Europe, and perhaps the Far East
Egyptians called the Nile valley ..... which means the..... ......
“Kemet,” the Black Land
The territory of ancient Mesopotamia is presently occupied by which country?
Iraq
In this ancient state leaders were believed to be gods in human form.
Egypt
Unlike, Egyptians, the ..... usually adopted the customs, technologies, and religions of the people they conquered and the people they came in contact with.
the Hittites
Provided the primary economic foundation for civilization
Agriculture
Beyond ancient Egypt, (a strip of land between 10 and 20 miles wide), were deserts populated by people the Egyptians simply dismissed as ..... .
“bandits”
A reason for instability in ancient Mesopotamia
Rivalries between independent city-states
In which First Civilization were women recognized as legal equals to men?
Egypt
Which of the First Civilizations experienced the greatest cultural continuity from its earliest formation to modern times?
China
In the First Civilizations, slaves were drawn from which pool of people?
Prisoners of war
Infamous for attempting a full-scale religious revolution by focusing all worship of the Egyptian people on one god, Ra, called Aten.
Amenhotep IV (r. 1353 - 1336 BCE) Renamed himself Akhenaten (the one useful to Aten)
Founded the Babylonian Empire
Hammurabi (r. 1792 BCE)
The ancient region of Canaan, corresponds with which modern states/regions?
Palestine, Israel, and Lebanon,
Four major regions of the Bronze Age
Greece, Anatolia, Canaan, Mesopotamia, Egypt.
A possible explanation for the origins of the First Civilizations
The need to organize large-scale irrigation projects
Restored all of the old religious traditions Amenhotep IV (r. 1353 - 1336 BCE) attempted to destroy.
Tutankhamun ("King Tut") (r. 1336 – 1326)
Choose one:
The meaning of "pantheon"
Mesopotamian style of writing
group of gods
cuneiform
Enacted the world’s first embargo of shipping and goods against the Mycenaeans in retaliation for Mycenaean meddling in their affairs.
the Hittites
An example of the way that patriarchy was expressed in the First Civilizations.
Through laws that regulated female sexuality