Early Humans
Another Name for Hunter-gathers
Nomadic Humans or Nomadic Tribes
Who were the Phoenicians?
Fearless sailors who guided ships full of trade goods through waters. Dominated Mediterranean area
What way does the Nile flow?
North into the Mediterranean Sea
Where did Kush Develop?
Upper Egypt
Monsoon is...
Seasonal winds and lots of rainfall
What were Paleolithic humans always looking for?
Food Sources
Phoenician society developed from the earlier?
Canaanites- people who lived in parts of what is today: Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria
What is Northen Egypt & Southern Egypt?
Lower Egypt- in the North
Upper Egypt- in the South
How do we know about Kush?
By Written Records, as well as evidence of trade.
Citadel is...
a fortified area
What are 5 out of 9 features of a civilization?
Cities, Organized gov't, Established religion, Job Specialization, Social Classes, Public Works, Arts and Architecture, System of writing.
Phoenician traders imported what goods?
Raw Material- gold silver, tin, copper, iron, ivory, and precious stones.
What does the Nile split off into? (Geography Term!)
A Delta
How did the Kushites & Egyptians see their king as?
A God
Bazarre is...
a marketplace (flea market today)
How did cities become centers of wealth?
Economy- groups producing goods and services that were necessary for survival and making a profit from it.
What goods did the Phoenicians export?
Shipped goods as- oil, fish, salt, silver bowls, iron tools, weapons, gold jewelry, pine, cedar logs, purple dye.
How did Egyptian Civilization Develop?
Agricultural Techniques=surplus of food
Irrigation- watering crops
United Upper and Lower Egypt
Political Order= Bureaucracy- system of offices and officials that handle the business of gov't.
Who realized that the other civilization had more gold than the other?
Egyptians realized the Kushites had more resources in Upper Egypt therefore they had more gold. Both Egyptians and Kushites would take over each other's territory.
Veda is....
a collection of hundreds even thousands of sacred hymns.
What were the costs and benefits of farming?
1. Planting crops & herding saved time and energy
2. Farming could be uncertain (drought vs. flooding)
3. Farming could be dangerous (attacking farmers)
What is the Cultural Legacy of the Phoenicians?
Cultural Diffusion- Spreading culture traits from one region to another even after a civilization has disappeared.
Phoenicians left behind the Alphabet, weights and measures
How was Egyptian Society organized?
First=Pharaoh, Second=Nobles, Priest, Officials, Third= Scribes, Fourth, Merchants & Artisans, Fifth=Farmers, Servants, Slaves
What type of writing did the Kushites create?
Meroitic Script- one of the world's first alphabets.
Oracle bones are....
The earliest written records from Ancient China. Animal bone like turtle shell. Question is written on the bone, heated over fire, cracks from the heat then read by the priest.