MCA Flashcards by Matthew Archibald | Brainscape

Q

Fertile lands facing the Mediterranean

A

Fertile crescent

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Land between rivers

A

Mesopotamia

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

Acted as a little country

A

City state

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

A family of rulers for generations

A

Dynasty

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

When an idea goes from one culture to another

A

cultural diffusion

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

belief in many gods

A

polytheism

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

empire

A

many people under one ruler

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

ruler of Babylonia and Hammurabis code writer

A

Hammurabi

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

triangle of water

A

delta

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

A king that united upper Egypt

A

Narmer

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

King god

A

Pharaoh

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

religion is government

A

theocracy

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

resting place for pharaohs

A

pyramid

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

preserving bodies

A

mummification

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

sacred carvings with pictures

A

hieroglyphics

How well did you know this?

1

Not at all

2

3

4

5

Perfectly

Q

reeds used as paper

A

papyrus

Q

human made objects

A

Artifact

Q

A peoples unique way of life

A

culture

Q

the first creatures to walk upright

A

hominid

Q

old Stone Age 2.5 mill to 8,000 BC

A

Paleolithic age

Q

New Stone Age 8000-3000 BC

A

neolithic age

Q

ways of applying knowledge to tools

A

technology

Q

modern humans

A

Homo sapiens

Q

people who left places for plants and water

A

Nomad

Q

People who hunted and gathered for survival

A

Hunter Gatherer

Q

the beginning of farming

A

Neolithic revolution

Q

cut down trees and burn them for nutrient soil

A

Slash and burn farming

Q

taming of animals

A

domestication

Q

A long pattern of organization in a community

A

institution

Q

A writing system

A

cuneiform

Q

People focusing on specific jobs

A

specialization

Q

Skilled workers who made goods by hand

A

artisan

Q

an ancient writer

A

scribe

Q

when people started to use bronze rather than copper / started in 3000BC

A

Bronze Age

Q

trade

A

barter

Q

pyramid shaped structure

A

ziggurat