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The best way to describe Paleolithic peoples and their way of life is by calling them
Nomads
First civilized settlement
Mesopotamia
Wedge shaped writing that Mesopotamians used.
cuneiform
The most important physical structure in a Sumerian city-state was the
Temple
Of what was Julius Caesar a member
First Triumvirate
Guess what
Free points
The Neolithic Revolution was followed by the
Bronze Age
In 53 B.C., the First Triumvirate ended with the death of
Crassus
The Assyrians had the first large armies who carried weapons made of
Iron
1. Term meaning a civilization believes in one God.
2. Term meaning a civilization believes in more than one type of god.
1. Monotheistic
2. Polytheistic
Early humans started to put animals in pens and used these animals for their meat and skins to eat, make clothes, and weapons
Animal Domestication
The use of metal tools marked the end of the Neolithic Age and a
new level of human control over the environment and its resources
Egyptian history is divided into three major periods, known as the
Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms
The development of Egyptian civilization was influenced most powerfully by
The Nile River
Two rivers that surrounded the Mesopotamians. Provided them with foods, water, and a natural barrier.
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
In Hammurabi’s code, punishments generally followed the principle of retaliation, or the idea that one must
give an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
The term for a large political unit or state, usually under a single leader, controlling many peoples or territories is
An Empire
The change that led to all other changes in the Neolithic Revolution was the
change in the method of obtaining food
Economy that Mesopotamians and Egyptians used
Traditional Economy
The Peloponnesian War, which began in 431 B.C., was a result of
A dispute between Athens & Sparta
Women and children did this while men performed the more strenuous activities of the Neolithic Era.
Tended to the farms and the households
Which of the following is the most complete definition of a civilization
a complex culture in which a large number of humans share elements in common
Egyptian material used for writing. This material could also be used to make river rafts, sandals, and blankets.
Papyrus
Tools that early humans used for faming during the Neolithic Era
Sickles/Hoes
Give at least one example of an Egyptian Hierarchy role
Unskilled Workers
Farmers and herders
Artisans, scribes, traders, shopkeepers
Nobles and Priest
Pharaoh