1st Exam (Chapter 1) Flashcards

1
Q

The first Stage of Human Culture… Marked by simple social organization, the discovery of fire, and basic techniques for hunting and gathering.

A

Paleolithic ( or stone age)

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2
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A word meaning “all the Gods”

A

Pantheon

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3
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The Sumerian writing system, consisting of wedge marks pressed into damp clay

A

Cuneiform

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4
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The Egyptian burial tomb of great size and scale

A

Pyramid

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5
Q

The first stage of human culture dates back before______ years BCE

A

1 million

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6
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Refers to the second stage of human life, characterized by planting crops instead of traveling.

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Neolithic

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7
Q

Domestication of animals began during the ______

A

New stone age period or Neolithic age

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8
Q

The land between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers.

A

Mesopotamia.

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9
Q

The first civilization to emerge in the Fertile Crescent.

A

‘Sumer”

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10
Q

The capital of the ruler Hammurabi was

A

Babylon

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11
Q

Two of the main cities of the babylonian empire were:

A

Nimrud and Ninivah

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12
Q

Invention appearing around 3000 BCE in Sumer

A

Wheel

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13
Q

First civilization to use the potters wheel

A

Sumerians

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14
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A king who was a direct link between the royal family and the creator sun god.

A

Son of Ra

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15
Q

Most important part of Egyptian achitechture

A

Mortuary buildings

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16
Q

Egyptians believed that life continued for the dead as long s the corpse or some _____ survived

A

Material Possession

17
Q

Among other things, writings served as a tool of

A

Control and Power

18
Q

The ___ was based on the notion of “an eye for an eye”

A

Code of Hammurabi

19
Q

Hammurabi believed his authority came from

20
Q

16-14000 BCE

A

16-14k bce

21
Q

Art made for the rituals of death

A

Funerary art

22
Q

The major art form of the Egyptians

23
Q

Egyptian sculpture typically represents

24
Q

Egyptian royal headdress seen in the funerary mask is called an

25
The basic instrument in Mesopotamia and in Egypt was the
Harp
26
The oldest known story in the world is the epic of
Giglamesh