terms
early man
early societies
Trade Routes
Social
100
spread of tools, trade goods, ideas amoung different peoples.
What is diffusion
100
everyones job was to find food, little hierarchy, little trade, and nomadic.
What were some of the main attributes of hunting and gathering societies?
100
The first written code of law that was very severe
What is Hammurabi's code?
100
Silk Road
What was the worlds most vital and well known trade route around the year 1000 ce?
100
Lydians
What society 1st used coined money?
200
uses an economic system, often resorts to violence to solve problems, moral/ ethical code, and has some sort of political organization.
What is civilization
200
around 20 million years ago
When did hominids evolve in Africa?
200
large army, iron weapons, organized gov't, and conquered large area of the Middle East
What were some of the advancements of the Assyrians?
200
Ghana
What sub- Saharan kingdom was a major center of trade before 1000 CE?
200
1. farming land needed to be protected, 2. job specialization had emerged, 3. cities became a prime target to attack.
Why would a society need a class of soldiers?
300
job specialization and hierarchy
What is one affect of surplus production?
300
in Africa and then migrated to other geographic areas. (Candelabra Thesis)
Explain how and when modern man first appeared
300
Phoenicians
What society developed the 1st alphabet?
300
the envirorment changed
Why did the Bantu Migrations start?
300
Inca society was not build on expansion
What is one major different between Aztec and Incas?
400
15,000 years ago, people crossed from Asia to the Americas.
Explain when the bering straight was used and what it is?
400
Mesolithic Era
What is the time period called when man fist started to use music and art?
400
Envirormental factors
What is the main reason why the Indus River Valley Civilization fell?
400
There were many communities avaliable for trade and they were needed to get the items that the societies needed.
Why were trade routes so plentiful in Eurasia?
400
1. emperor is top of society, 2. effective bureaucracy, 3. organized, 4. established trade
What lasting impact lasted after the early Chinese Dynasties?
500
1. humans interacted and had more control over land, 2. women play a key role, 3. more permanent dwellings emerge, 4. people are able to produce more food than before
What are the main attributes of an agricultural society?
500
change from nomadic to settled farming
What are the characteristics of the neolithic revolution
500
more rights that later due to shared responbility
What was the role of women in society around the year 1000 ce
500
Destruction of artifacts by weather
Why is there a general absence of info. on the early life in West Africa?
500
Language and cultural impact remains
Why are the Bantu people important to African Culture today?