PREHISTORY
Having more than is needed at one time
What is a surplus?
Culture
What is the way of life of a group of people?
Neolithic/Agricultural Revolution led to the development of cities.
What is fewer people were needed to farm so they learned specialized jobs and moved to cities?
The Code of Hammurabi
What was a set of laws that helped keep order?
A definition of monotheism
What is the belief in one God?
First, people could live in 1 place. Then, the population grew. Next, came specialization of labor. Finally, trade & social classes developed.
What was the impact of surpluses on early people?
The act of training for a particular job.
What is specialization of labor?
The two rivers that surrounded ancient Mesopotamia.
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?
Mesopotamia is also known the ________________ due its prime location between two rivers that created rich soil
What is the "Fertile Crescent?"
_____________ is the belief in several gods.
What is polytheism?
Another name for the Paleolithic Age.
What is the Old Stone Age?
kings, nobles and priests, artisans and merchants, then workers and farmers...in that order.
What is social class?
The location of Babylon made it a thriving city.
What is Babylon was located on the Euphrates River, so it became a center of trade?
A saying that describes the type of punishments given in Hammurabi's Code.
What is "an eye for an eye?"
The Mesopotamian god carved on the top of the stele that held Hammurabi's code.
Who is Shamash, the Sun god?
Paleolithic Age technology was when hunter-gatherers made these out of stone.
What are cutting tools and spears used for hunting?
The impact of trade on a civilization's economy.
What is trade helped bring new products and ideas from other cultures to the cities?
A stable food supply, specialization of labor, a system of government, social classes, and a developed culture
What is needed for a successful civilization?
The effect the Phoenician alphabet had on trade
What is it was easier to use than cuneiform, so it became the language used by traders all around the Mediterranean Sea region.
3 ancient civilizations that believed in many gods who ruled their daily lives.
Who were the ancient Mesopotamians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Egyptians & the Hindus?
4 reasons fire was important to the Paleolithic people.
What is warmth, hunting, cooking food, scaring away animals, and light?
8 Features of a civilization
What are:
Established Religion Specialization of Labor Cities Social Classes Organized Government Public Works System of Writing Art & Architecture
The geography of Mesopotamia lead to the growth of civilization
What is when the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flooded, they provided silt & irrigation?
The creator of the first set of written laws in Ancient Mesopotamia
Who was King Hammurabi?
3 monotheistic religions
What are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?