Neolithic Revolution
What term means having extra food
Food Surplus
The names of the two rivers flowing through Mesopotamia.
Tigiris and Euphrates Rivers
What river existed in Ancient Egypt?
The Nile River
Which civilization used irrigation and levees?
All
what does G stand for in GRAPES
Geography
what type of shelter did early people live in the Paleolithic Era and then what type of shelter did Neolithic people live in
Caves to permanent settlements
These were used by early river valley civilizations to bring water from rivers to fields to water crops
Irrigation systems
What river existed in the Indus River Valley?
Indus River
Which civilization used Terrace farming in order to grow crops on mountains and hills
Ancient China
what does R stand for in GRAPES
religion
what does nomadic mean
moving from place to place in search of food
This was the first written legal code
Code of Hammurabi from Babylonia
What river existed in Ancient China?
Yellow River (Huang He)
What civilization invented plumbing/sewage systems?
The Indus Valley
What does A stand for in GRAPES?
Achievements
What was the turning point between the Paleolithic and Neolithic Eras?
Agriculture / Domestication
what does the term polytheistic mean?
belief in many gods/goddesses
what is a negative of living by a river
floods can wash away crops, homes and people
What civilization invented the Shaduf and built Pyramids
Ancient Egypt
What does the P stand for in GRAPES?
politics
Give two changes during the Neolithic Revolution
- Farming/agriculture
- domestication of animals
-Permanent Settlements
-Job Specialization
This is the first system of writing
Cuneiform
Name 4 benefits of settling by a river
- fresh water for drinking
-water for farming
- trade
-transportation
- materials for shelter
- food source (fish)
- irrigation
- surplus of food
it was the first written law code
organized society - set strict laws and punishments
What does the S stand for in GRAPES
social structure