Egypt Flashcards
What is pre history
History before written records
What are the four types of time?
Absolute, relative, linear, cyclical
What is Australopithecus?
Earliest human to walk on two feet
What is homo erectus?
Comes after austra
What is Homo sapiens
Means wide man
What is a paradigm shift?
A fundamental change in thinking
What is the Neolithic revolution? How did people harness nature
Period after 9000 BCE, people harnessed nature by planting crops and domesticating animals
What is society?
Collection of relationships in a civilization
What is a civilization?
A society that has a high level of cultural and social organizations
What are the seven things that characterize a civilization
- Centralized Government
- Agricultural Infestation
- Specialization in Occupation
- Class Structure
- Merchants and Trade
- Science
- State Religion
Why did people settle in the Fertile Crescent?
Because of the natural levee that had prevented flooding, also the ground was fertile
What was the most important geographical influence on Egyptian culture and civilization?
The Nile river. It lead to trade and resources
Where is the Nile delta located? (Irony)
Inbetween two deserts
What is the red, white, and double crown
Red- lower Egypt
White- upper Egypt
Double- both upper and lower
Who was king Menes?
An ancient Egyptian pharaoh who united upper and lower Egypt
