History of Salvation - Notes 2 Flashcards
Politics
Conflict between parties to achieve power
Government
the leading body of a nation
High culture
writings of societies philosophy
Popular culture
the world ideas and experiences of ordinary people
Religion
The belief in a higher power
Philosophy
Study of fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence
family
the most basic social unit on human history
How are ideas from one society introduced to another?
War, Age of exploration, immigration, and the internet
Hominids
Southern Apemen, lived in Africa, Earlist human like creature (bipedal), used Stone Tools
Homo erectus
Upright humans, moved out of Africa to Europe and Asia
Homo sapiens
“wise” human beings
Paleolithic Age
Old Stone Age
Who were hunter-gatherers
Nomadic peoples
Nomadic
Traveling place to place in search of food
Two significant innovations that are attributed to Paleolithic peoples
Tools and fires
What do cave painting tell us about Paleolithic peoples?
Revealed cultural creativity, Animal paintings for religions or decorative purposes
When did the Neolithic Revelution Revolution occur
10,000- 4,000 BCE, known as New stone age
What was the most significant change introduced by the Neolithic peoples?
Agriculture
Neolithic Revolution was a shift from food gathering to ______.
Food production
C & E Planting grains and vegetables
Regular supply of food
C&E Domestication of sheep, goats, pigs
Livestock, steady source of meat, milk, and fibers for clothing
C&E Aquiring food on a regular basis
Greater control over environment
Increased food supplies
expansion of population
Catal Huyuk
a Neolithic Farming village
Catal Huyuk
located in Modern Turkey, had up to 6,000 people, used simple mudbrick houses, believed in Gods and goddesses, “earth mothers”
Consequences of the Neolithic revolution
Development of agriculture, settlements in villages, community store goods and trade, specialization in crafts, invention of writing and record keeping, use of metals, rise of patriarchal societies
Men
work fields and herd animals
Women
household tasks
Patriarchy
society dominated by men
Matriarchy
society dominated by women
Civilization
complex culture in which people share common elements
Urban
cities becoming centers for political, economic, social, cultural, and religious development
Bureacracy
A system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by officials rather than elected by representatives
Social structure
based on economic power
Greater Material Complexity
People were fee to work in occupations other than farming
Distinct Religious Structures
Gods were deemed crucial to the communities success
Development of Writing
used to keep records
Examples of early civilization
Nile River Valley, Mesopotamia, Indus River Valley
