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Era in human history ran roughly 200,000 BCE to 8,000 BCE in which people roamed in groups of 50-200 surviving from hunting and gathering practices
What is the Paleolithic Era
The term means relatively equal in social terms amongst men and women
What is egalitarian
The name of the era that began 8,000 BCE when some humans began to settle permanently and domesticate animals
What is the Neolithic Era
The name of nomadic peoples that move between permanent settlements, and along the Eurasian steppe regions, surviving from livestock, trade, and conquest
What are pastoralists
The term used to describe when some social classes have more recourses or power than others
Term used to describe cities that governed themselves autonomously
What are city-states
A justification for monarchial power in Ancient Mesopotamia in which the monarch was considered a messenger or communicator of the will of the gods
What is a Steward
Justification for monarchial power in Ancient Egypt in which the monarch was considered a god or deity themselves
What is a Pharaoh
Was the distinct form of architecture in Egypt
What are pyramids
Was the distinct form of architecture in Mesopotamia
What are Ziggurats
Form of written language that originated in Mesopotamia in Sumer
What is cuneiform
Form of written or iconic language that was recorded by the Egyptians
What are hieroglyphics
Was one of the first written law codes from Sumer prior to 2,000 BCE
What is the code of Ur-Nammu
Was the name of the policy in China that justified the rule of emperors
What is the Mandate of Heaven
The name of the civilization headed by Sargon which is considered the first "empire" in Mesopotamia
What is the Akkadian Empire
Empire discovered and spread iron via conquest and trade in Mesopotamia
What is the Hittite Empire
Era that spanned from 3200-1200 BCE with smelting of copper and tin
What is the Bronze Age
Era that spanned from 1200-550 BCE with harder and more efficient metals
What is the Iron Age
People or state that was conquered, persecuted, and exiled for not adopting their conqueror's religion
Who are the Hebrew Jews