Neolithic
What was the period of time BEFORE the neolithic called?
Paleolithic
What geographic feature was crucial to survival/development of early civilizations?
Water/river valleys
How many features of civilization did we learn/discuss?
8
What is the term for the method of moving water toward the fields/crops?
Irrigation
What was the name of "the Iceman" found frozen in the mountains?
Otzi
What is cultivation?
planting of crops /settled agriculture
What does the term "Mesopotamia" stand for?
Land Between 2 rivers... name them for double points
What is it called when people are ranked within a culture?
Social Classes
Why did early peoples migrate?
Food sources, follow the herds, war...
Draw and label a compass rose!
show them
What is domestication?
Taming of animals to be used in agriculture and sources of food
Codes are set of laws. Name the code known for the statement "an eye for an eye"
Hammurabi's Code
What feature of civilization are both Mesopotamia and Egypt (Nile RV) known for?
Writing systems. Name them for double points!
Name 2 negative geographic impacts early settlements suffered.
Floods, drought, famine
What was the "tool" used by the Egyptian to transport water from their reservoirs to their irrigation ditches?
Shadoof/shaduf
Why is a food surplus important to societies?
allows for areas to be settled and jobs to diversify
Name all 4 early river valleys
Nile, Tigris/Euphrates, Indus, Yellow (Huang He)
What civilization is known for grid like patters and a system for moving water throughout their area?
Indus
Name 3 keys to passing all your classes
Show up, participate in class, complete assignments on time, ask for help when appropriate, no negative behaviors
Where do you rank yourself on the effort meter of the scavenger hunt?
individual responses
When did the Neolithic Revolution begin?
10,000 BC
Name all 8 features of civilization
Cities, religions, writing systems, social classes, job specialization, arts/architecture, complex governments and public works
Give an example of a specialized job held by educated members of early civilizations
Scribe
What is the term used to explain why a particular dynasty is in power?
Mandate of Heaven
Name the twin cities of the Indus Valley
Mohenjo- Daro and Harappa