Chapter 1 Flashcards
Kingship in the first civilizations…
Depended on the belief that the position of the king was divinely ordained
What was an example of a way that the rulers of the first civilizations displayed their power?
Constructing temples
What provided the primary economic foundation for civilization?
Agriculture
What distinguished the agricultural revolution in the Americas from agricultural revolutions elsewhere?
The absence of animals that could be domesticated
What was the form of society during the age of agriculture is considered to have a distinct element of inequality?
Chiefdoms
Why didn’t some regions make the transition to an agricultural way of life?
Environmental conditions were not suitable for farming
Crops spread more slowly in the Americas as compared to Eurasia because…
Of the north/south orientation or the American continents
What was an important development during the Paleolithic period?
Humankind spread to inhabit all parts of the globe
In contrast to the people who migrated to the Americas, the austronesian migrants to the pacific islands…
Brought domesticated plants and animals with them
What was a following result of the agricultural revolution?
Higher risk of disease and famine
What factor contributed to the agricultural revolution
A need for additional food
What is another name for the agricultural revolution?
The Neolithic revolution
