Global Prehistoric

Question 1

Culture

Answer 1

The ideological (intangible) and material (tangible) aspects of a group of people that provide a shared way of life

Question 2

Ideological about culture

Answer 2

beliefs, values, norms, customs, etc..

Question 3

Material about culture

Answer 3

food, clothes, architecture, art etc..

Question 4

Culture is influenced by ….

Answer 4

geography

Question 5

Stone age

Answer 5

the era of human history that spans from over a million years ago to about 3000 B.C.E

Question 6

Paleolithic Era

Answer 6

early age, nomadic hunters-gatherers

Question 7

Mesolithic Era

Answer 7

Middle age, ice age ends

Question 8

Neolithic Era

Answer 8

later age, shift in lifestyle

Question 9

Neolithic Revolution

Answer 9

Change from nomadic hunter-gatherers to settled farming civilizations, brought on by agriculture

Question 10

Advantages of the Neolithic Revolution

Answer 10

(relatively) stable source of food- supports growing population, surplus of food for labor input- allows for artisans and other job specialization, agriculture can be preformed nearly anywhere with enough environmental manipulation -allows for settlement and start of elaborate civilizations

Question 11

disadvantages of Neolithic Revolution

Answer 11

appearance of social inequality

Question 12

Civilization

Answer 12

a complex, high organized social order

Question 13

Organized Governments

Answer 13

Governments that oversee efforts that were good for their people. Royal officials issued laws, collecting taxes, and organizing systems of defense where different departments of the government would take place.

Question 14

Complex Religions

Answer 14

Ancient humans were polytheistic and believed that gods controlled natural forces. The worshipers used rituals, sacrifices, prayers, and built temples for these gods to ensure divine help for them.

Question 15

Job Specialization

Answer 15

Urban people get jobs/ employed to do work such as a soldier or artisan.

Question 16

Social Classes

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Where people stood in a society based on social importance. The important people were priests and nobles. The 2nd level of social class were wealthy merchants and artisans. The poor were considered the bottom filled with peasant farmers.

Question 17

Arts & Architecture

Answer 17

The arts of ancient civilizations expressed the beliefs and values of people. Many rulers ordered buildings and monuments to be built.

Question 18

Public Works

Answer 18

Costly, big, projects invented by strong rulers in order to protect the city from attacks, keep a steady food supply, or make the ruler have a good reputation.

Question 19

Writing

Answer 19

Not all civilizations had a written language, however, the ones that did had different types of language than the other civilizations. Most writing was done by scribes and most of the writing was for religion, monuments, and advertisements.

Question 20

Mesopotamia

Answer 20

“The land between two rivers”- region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, also known as the Fertile Crescent. Home to Acient Civilization of Sumer.

Question 21

Achievements/ Contributions of Sumer

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Ziggurats, cuneiform, astronomy, mathematics , 60 minute time intervals, earliest wheeled vehicles, Epic of Gilgamesh

Question 22

Shang Civilization

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early civilization settled around the Hwang and Chang River, named for its loess that blew through the region (“River of Sorrows”) - self identified “Middle Kingdom” due to natural geographic barriers

Question 23

Achievements/Contributions of the Shang Civilization

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bronzeworks, copper coins , “Mandate of Heaven”, and the dynastic cycle

Question 24

Indus Civilization

Answer 24

early civilizations, such as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, settled around the Indus River - prone to monsoons

Question 25

Achievements/ Contributions

Answer 25

complex plumbing systems, uniform weights and measurements, organized grid pattern, massive hilltop structures, Great Baths