Paleolithic
This term refers to the "Old Stone Age," where humans lived as nomadic hunter-gatherers.
What is the Paleolithic Era?
This major development marked the start of the Neolithic Era, allowing humans to settle in one place.
What is farming (or agriculture)?
The Code of Hammurabi is one of the earliest examples of this kind of official document, outlining rules and consequences.
What are laws?
This civilization is known for building pyramids as tombs for their pharaohs
What is Ancient Egypt?
People who move from place to place in search of food, water, and shelter, rather than settling permanently in one location, are described by this term.
What is nomadic?
Early humans in the Paleolithic Era used this natural material to make their basic tools.
What is stone?
During the Neolithic Era, people began domesticating this type of living thing, including animals like cows and crops like wheat.
What are plants and animals?
The Code of Hammurabi was created by the king of this ancient empire.
What is Babylon?
This code of laws, written by a Babylonian king, is one of the earliest recorded legal systems.
What is Hammurabi's Code?
A society or social system where men hold primary power and authority in roles of leadership, moral authority, and control of property is known by this term.
What is patriarchal?
The discovery of this technology allowed Paleolithic people to cook food, keep warm, and protect themselves.
What is fire?
This event, often called the "Neolithic Revolution," refers to humans transitioning from hunting and gathering to this.
What is farming (or agriculture)?
This well-known phrase summarizes the "equal punishment" approach of the Code of Hammurabi.
What is "an eye for an eye"?
This civilization is famous for its philosophers like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle.
What is Ancient Greece?
This type of government is ruled by religious leaders or is based on religious law, where the authority is considered to come from a deity.
What is a theocracy?
Paleolithic people were mostly nomads, meaning they moved from place to place to follow these.
What are animals or food sources?
The Neolithic Era saw the domestication of animals for these two main purposes, aiding in both food production and labor.
What are food and work?
According to the Code of Hammurabi, a builder whose house collapses and kills the owner would receive this punishment.
What is death?
This ancient civilization developed cuneiform, one of the earliest forms of writing.
What is Mesopotamia?
Large-scale structures like pyramids, temples, and ziggurats built by ancient civilizations for religious, political, or social purposes are examples of this type of architecture.
What is monumental architecture?
These famous paintings, found in caves, offer evidence of early human creativity and possibly spiritual beliefs.
What are cave paintings?
The Neolithic Revolution led to the development of these, organized systems of leadership and control that managed resources, labor, and trade.
What are governments (or organized states)?
he Code of Hammurabi provided different punishments based on this, meaning wealthy individuals and commoners were treated differently.
What is social class?
The Indus River Valley civilization was located in this modern-day country.
What is India?
A society where all people are considered equal, with no major differences in wealth, power, or status, is described by this term.
What is egalitarian?