Final Review Flashcards
Paleolithic Age
OLD Stone Age
Hunters/Gatherers (Croods in the beginning)
SIMPLE TOOLS- bone, wood, stone (flint)
Cave Paintings- NO WRITING- just pictures
Spoken Language
Ice Ages
Neolithic Ages
- NEW STONE AGE
- AGRICULTURE!!!!! People stopped moving (farmed)
- Domesticated animals (tame)
- Surplus– pottery, weaving, clothing (specialization)
- Settled in river valleys – irrigation (water crops)
- More complex tools- copper, wheel, blades
- Trade ideas are spread and shared (acorn/rabbit)
- Aspects religion, government art
Systematic Agriculture
People STOPPED moving. No longer nomads. SETTLED in river valley civilizations. Now- civilization became COMPLEX.
Roman REPublic
Ruled by REPresentatives
Roman EMPire
Ruled by EMPerors
Patricians
rich, ruling class, consuls during Roman Republic
Plebians
lower class, tribunes, workers during Roman Republic
How did Roman Republic start?
Rome overthrows Etruscans and citizens elect representatives
Civic Duty
HAVE TO DO IT- serve the gov’t when needed
12 Tables
Roman Republic- laws posted in the forum (central outdoor space)
forum
Roman outdoor space/meeting area
What was the effect when the Plebeians revolted?
Plebeians gained more rights and representation in gov’t- Council of Plebs
Julius Caesar
ROME/ Dictator
Gave citizenship to all Romans
Created jobs
Killed by the Roman Senate
When did the Roman Empire start?
After Julius Caesar’s death.
Octavian….aka Augustus Caesar
Roman Emperor
Pax Romana- Roman Peace for 200 years