Geography Flashcards
Describe the relationship between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens.
Neanderthals were a type of early human that looked different and had smaller brains than modern humans or Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens eventually replaced the Neanderthals across Europe.
What is the significance of cave paintings created by early humans?
They tell about early human’s lives including their religious beliefs and the animals they hunted
How did the end of the Ice Age affect people?
It resulted in there being more areas where people could live and increase their food supplies.
Why did warming lead to population growth?
It led to increasing food supplies which supported a larger population.
How did food surpluses stimulate trade?
People could focus on other tasks besides raising food. People began making goods and providing services that they traded for food.
How did farming change Europe?
It helped people to form permanent settlements, developed more complex societies, and specialized in different skills.
Which came first, sophisticated societies or farming?
Sophisticated societies came first with the first modern humans.
What effect would the Bronze Age have on early agriculture?
Better stronger tools would have made farming easier and more successful.
A type of early humans
Neanderthal
Modern humans
Homo sapiens
A period in human history during which people used bronze to make tools and weapons
Bronze Age
An independent state consisting of a city and its surrounding territory
City-state
Membership in a country that gives a person civil and political rights and obligations
Citizenship
Hereditary class of rulers
Aristocracy
To prevent from entering a place or participating in an activity
Excluded
A form of government in which citizens hold political power
Democracy
Worship of many gods or deities
Polytheism
Collection of myths or stories that people tell about their gods and heroes
Mythology
To keep in working order
Maintained
Form of teaching in which the teacher asks students question after question to force them to think more clearly
Socratic method
What were key crops in Greece? How did they apply to trade?
Olive trees and grape vines, and they produced olive oil and wine.
How was the Minoan civilization more advanced than the Greek civilization?
They had a writing system and built places with running water.
What were three items the Mycenaeans traded?
Copper, tin, and ivory.
What metal was stronger than bronze that the Greek used?
Iron
What people were excluded in decision making?
Women, enslaved people, and foreigners.
What impact did Solon have on the Athen people?
He reformed courts, ended selling the poor, and other rights to vote.
What was the Peloponnesian War and who won?
The Peloponnesian War was between Athens and Sparta and it was 27 years long and Sparta won.
What does hellenistic mean?
Greek derived.
What was the socratic method?
A method from the Socrates question and answer.
What letters did the Phonenican use to write
They only had letters for the consonants.
