What is The Neolithic Stone Age which began about 8000 BCE.
100
Why were rivers so important to emerging civilizations?
What is dependable water supply despite rain fall and good soil for agriculture
100
These two rivers cradle the "Fertile Crescent"
What are the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
100
the writing system of Egyptian society
What is hieroglyphics
100
the Semitic leader who established the Akkadian Empire
Who is Sargon?
200
The domestication of of animals
What is Pastoralism- the domestication of animals to be used for both food and raw materials
-sheep, goats, pigs, and cattle were found in the area and easy to domesticate
200
Which developmental factor brings a society from "prehistory" into the historical period
What is writing
200
The name of the first civilization to grow out of Mesopotamia
What is Sumeria
200
the major gods of Egyptian civilization
Who are Ra, Anubis, Ma'at,
(significance)
200
The Mesopotamian writing system
What is cuneiform "wedge shaped" indentations on clay tablets
300
Items such as stone tools and animals bones left behind from the Old Stone Age are examples of ___
What is material culture
300
Give three characteristics of civilization
What is economics based on agriculture, social classes, technology, labor force, writing, cities as administrative centers
300
What were gender roles like in Sumerian society?
based on a patriarchal society, women had some economic freedom regarding things like dowry; however, they depended on men to support them and had basically no rights
300
Name the three major periods of unified Egypt
What are the Old Kingdom, The Middle Kingdom, and New Kingdom
300
Creator of the Old Babylonian Empire
Who is Hammurabi?
400
Which material was used by early human populations to make tools?
What is flint
400
Which alloy was important to early civilizations' economies, used mainly for luxury items?
What is bronze
400
What aspects of the geographical location of Sumerian society were dangerous?
What is fear of attacks and raids by mountain people, fear of floods, harsh desert conditions
400
What is Akhenaton's legacy?
What is formation of a new religion, only worshipping Aton, unrest, distress among Egyptians, allowing the Hittites to gain control, decline after his rule
400
Describe the most lasting impacts of Hammurabi
Law codes
500
This age is considered the first phase of civilization
What is the Bronze Age
500
Why was religion so important to emerging civilizations?
(several answers)
500
What was the relationship between the people of Mesopotamia and their gods? Why?
The uncertainty of life in Mesopotamia made the Sumerians fearful of life and their gods. They tried to assert control over the gods' decisions through practices such as divination.
500
Describe the major differences between Egyptian and Mesopotamian society
(several answers)
500
What was the trend of invading Semitic and Indo-European peoples?