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Paleolithic Era
Neolithic Revolution
Civilizations
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The Comparative Essay
100
The earliest humans migrated from here
What is East Africa
100
Agriculture started in this region of the world
What is the Middle East
100
Hammurabi's Code is an example of this characteristic of a civilization
What is record keeping
100
Types of government, administration and conflict make up this SPICE category
What is Political
100
What is the "what" in a comparative essay
What is analyze
200
There were no settled civilizations in the Paleolithic Era, instead groups of nomads led a subsistence lifestyle in these types of small groups
What are hunter-gatherer groups
200
This term means the caring for and growing of plants
What is cultivation
200
Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa are examples of this characteristic of civilizations
What is advanced cities
200
Religion, belief systems, technology and art make up this SPICE category
What is Cultural
200
The portion of your essay that explains the why, or the reason for a similarity or difference
What is analysis
300
True of False: The Paleolithic Era was marked by Patriarchy
What is False (gender equality)
300
Name two of the three primary effects of the Neolithic Revolution
What are: settled living, population increase, specialization of labor
300
Scribes and Priests in Egypt are an example of this characteristic of a civilization
What is Specialized Workers/Labor
300
Geography, irrigation, natural resources and migration make up this SPICE category
What is Interactions with the Environment
300
The combined # of similarities and differences you'll need to include in your essay
What is 3
400
Evidence that paleolithic people cared for their dead
What is elaborate burials
400
The term that means the taming of animals
What is domestication
400
The Zhou Dynasty's decentralized power structure (the emperor and subordinates) is an example of this characteristic of civilizations
What is government/complex institutions
400
Gender, Social Classes and Social Mobility make up this SPICE category
What is Social Structures
400
"There were many similarities and differences, too" is not a strong thesis because it's too:
What is vague
500
Provide evidence that paleolithic people used their environment to their advantage
What is starting fires, making stone tools
500
The practice of building canals and artificial water systems to facilitate the watering of crops
What is irrigation
500
Irrigation systems, the wheel and sewage systems are examples of this characteristic of civilizations
What is advanced technology
500
Name an example in the Economic Structures category
What is Labor, Trade
500
Fix this part of a thesis: "One similarity is that the Nile River and the Indus River both flooded unpredictably killing many people"
What is "Both the Nile and Indus River had similar flooding patterns."