Neolithic Revolution
Definition of Neolithic Revolution
Marked the shift from hunting and gathering to farming
Cuneiform: what is it and how do we understand it
Mesopotamian writing, deciphered from a stone carving that had cuneiform and Persian writing on it
Egypt: Centralized or decentralized government
Centralized government
Pakistan & Northern India
Physical characteristics of the city of Babylon
Walled in, near the Euphrates River, and with canals
Location of early settlements in relation to geographic features
Bodies of water
Rivers in Mesopotamia and where they connect
Tigris & Euphrates, which connect in Sumer
20-30 years
Rivers in the Indus Valley
Indus and Ganges
Mesopotamian currency (name and what it was made from)
Shekel and silver
What allowed for an increase in population and specialization of labor
Ziggurat
A stepped pyramid structure, topped with a temple, used for religious purposes
According to the Book of the Dead, what happens to determine whether you can continue on to the afterlife?
Your heart is weighed against a feather of truth to determine whether you can pass onto the afterlife
Main city in Indus Valley Civilization
Mohenjo Daro
How irrigation works
Impacts of farming on diet
Hunter-gatherers enjoyed a varied diet, while early farmers obtained most of their food from one or a few starchy crops. The farmers gained "cheap calories" at the cost of poor nutrition, (today just three high-carbohydrate plants — wheat, rice, and corn — provide the bulk of the calories consumed by the human species, yet each one is deficient in certain vitamins or amino acids essential to life.)
Decides someone's guilt or innocence (ex: if someone can swim across the river, they are innocent)
Cat worship in Egypt: why and how
Why: played an important role in preserving food and protection against rats and snakes
How: Cat god Bastet, including cat sacrifice
Man-made characteristics of the Indus Valley Civilization
Noted for their urban planning, a technical and political process concerned with the use of land and design of the urban environment. They are also noted for their baked brick houses, elaborate drainage systems, water supply systems, and clusters of large, nonresidential buildings.
2 other places besides Egypt where evidence of mummification has been found
Aleut (Alaska), Anasazi (American Southwest), Austrian-Italian Alps, Chinchoros (Chile/Peru), Greenland, Inca (Peru), Papua New Guinea, NW European Bogs (Scottland), and China's Takla Makan Desert
After Paleolithic Era (9,000- 3,000 BCE)
Plot of Gilgamesh: Summary must include Gilgamesh's town and the name of his best friend
Gilgamesh, the king of the city of Uruk, goes on a quest to find immortality after he and Enkidu, his companion, perform deeds that anger the gods, resulting in Enkidu's death.
5 countries the Nile River runs through
Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia & Uganda
Type of writing used and why we historians haven't deciphered it
400 pictographic symbols representing sounds and words. Hasn't been deciphered since archaeologists haven't found adequate translations, comparable to the Rosetta Stone
Religion, Job specialization, Cities, Government, Language and writing system, Technology, & Social hierarchy