Prehistoric People
Put these dates in order. 1247 BCE, 87 AD, 1385 BC, 2028 CE
1385BC, 1247BCE, 87AD, 2028CE
What was the shift from hunting and gathering to farming and herding called?
The Agricultural Revolution
What practice allowed people to start creating permanent settlements.
Agriculture
Name 2 achievements of Mesopotamia.
Wheel, sail, plow, metallurgy, irrigation, slave labor, silt, production of tools, domestication of animals.
What is polytheism?
The belief of many gods and godesses
What did the discovery of fire do for the Paleolithic People?
Gave them warmth, light, protection, and ability to cook food.
What was one of the key geographical features that allowed people to start making permanent settlements.
How did the development of writing assist with trading?
They could keep written record of trades or keep inventory of how much they had to trade.
What were the two rivers that were in Mesopotamia?
Tigris and Euphrates
What did the Egyptians create to help with tracking flooding and farming seasons?
365 day calendar
People that had to move around based on animal migration and seasonal changes to their environment are called what?
Hunter-gatherers or nomads
What allowed people to start specializing in certain trades or jobs?
Food surplus.
What had the biggest impact on how the government was ran in early civilizations?
Religion
What was the first written law in ancien history?
Hamurabi's Code
Why did the Egyptians believe people needed to be mummified after they passed away?
So their soul (Ka) could find their body in the afterlife
What materials would people from the paleolithic period make weapons and tools from.
Stone, wood, or bone
What is the economy where you trade items for things you need called?
Barter economy.
What is the main thing that drove the advancement of society.
Agriculture
This type of government ruled over many city-states and one person had all power.
EMPIRE
Why were pyramids built in Egypt?
To serve as tombs for pharaohs and a place for them to rule in the afterlife.
Describe what a shelter might look like for a hunter-gatherer during the Paleolithic era.
Easily movable, made from animal skin, plants, or wood.
Permanent settlements, food is in one place, don't have to hunt as much, learn new skills.
Name 4 of the 7 characteristics of civilization.
What two geographical features created natural boundaries for Mesopotamia?
What are the natural gegraphic features of Egypt?
Sahara Desert and Red Sea