Learning About History
Give an example of a Secondary Source
Encyclopedia Article
Biography
Movie
Define nomad
a member of a community without fixed habitation which regularly moves
What event marked the beginning of the new stone age?
Farming
What was the first ancient civilization?
Mesopotamia
What geographic feature attracts civilization?
Rivers
Define primary source and give an example
Source of information that was created at the time under study. It serves as an original source of information about the topic.
artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording
What was an example of early man's culture?
cave painting
sculpted figurines/ toys
Jewelry
Tattoos
What is domestication?
the process of taming an animal and keeping it as a pet or on a farm.
the cultivation of a plant for food.
Sumer
What two rivers run through Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What are three ways that historians learn about the past?
Artifacts, Oral traditions, written records
List 3 things early man used animals for...
shelter
food
List 3 things domesticated animals used for?
Food
Transportation
Labor
Why were the rivers so important to the development of Mesopotamia?
They provided fresh water and fertile soil for farming and transportation.
What empire created a large library filled with cuneiform tablets?
Assyria
List 4 artifacts that were found with Otzi the Iceman
leather shoes
Fur and skin clothing
Copper axe
Tattoos
Bow and Arrows
What was the relationship between hunter-gatherers and animals.
The reliance on large game animals forced early man to follow their migration patterns, making them nomadic and unable to settle.
What is selective breeding? Why is so important?
choosing parents with particular characteristics to breed together and produce offspring with more desirable characteristics
How is cuneiform different from the written English language?
They used pictographs that could be understood across various spoken languages.
Why were the empires of Babylonia and Assyria able to create great educational achievements?
They had a food surplus and could therefore spare the time for other jobs and research
What is the theory behind how Otzi died? What evidence was found to support this?
Otzi was shot with an arrow but died of head trauma after evidence of pooled blood was found in his skull.
Why did early man not farm?
Early man, was nomadic following large game. Without having sedentary homes, man was not in the same place long enough cultivate crops.
List the steps necessary to create a civilization
Farming
Food surplus
Population Increase
Creation of cities
Specialized Jobs
Government
List 5 achievements from the entire region of Mesopotamia
First written Language Cuneiform
Hammurabi's Code
What was the significance of the image carved at the top of Hammurabi's obelisk?
It showed the Hammurabi had been given permission from the gods to rule Babylonia and enact and enforce his laws.