Midterm

Question 1

what period was before written records
?

Answer 1

prehistory

Question 2

when did prehistory end

Answer 2

invention of writing

Question 3

oldest and longest period of human history

Answer 3

prehistory

Question 4

what period is AKA the old stone age?

Answer 4

paleolithic period

Question 5

cave paintings

Answer 5

paleolithic

Question 6

4 ways of fire

Answer 6

warmth light protection cooking

Question 7

mmost significant development in human history

Answer 7

neolithic

Question 8

nomad

Answer 8

someone who moves from place to place

Question 9

megalith

Answer 9

large stones that form prehistoric monument

Question 10

how can you tell how old a fossil is?

Answer 10

carbon 14 dating

Question 11

oldest found cave painting

Answer 11

30-40k

Question 12

3 major developments of neolithic period

Answer 12

domesticaiton of animals, communitys, farming

Question 13

6 criteria of a civilization

Answer 13

cities,goverment,religion,art,social structure,writing

Question 14

where did early civilization develop

Answer 14

in river valleys- needed water

Question 15

what was mespotamia

Answer 15

land between rivers- tigris euphrates

Question 16

what is the fertile creant

Answer 16

in modern day iraq caled cradle of civilization

Question 17

ziggurate

Answer 17

large temple in center of city

Question 18

worlds first civilization

Answer 18

sumeria-sumerians

Question 19

who did teh sumerians get conquered by?

Answer 19

akkadians

Question 20

who set up the first empire

Answer 20

sargon-akkadians

Question 21

who was hammurabi the leader of?

Answer 21

babylon

Question 22

asssiryans

Answer 22

very harsh and cruel, first tp use iron weapons

Question 23

chaledeans

Answer 23

rebeled against assiryans and rebuild babylon

Question 24

delta

Answer 24

area of fertile soil at mouth of nile

Question 25

who unified egypt into one kingdom

Answer 25

narmer/menes

Question 26

who was Ra

Answer 26

god of sun

Question 27

hapi

Answer 27

god of nile

Question 28

bastet

Answer 28

goddess of cats

Question 29

osiris

Answer 29

god of the dead

Question 30

isis

Answer 30

goddess of children

Question 31

Horis

Answer 31

god of sky

Question 32

seth

Answer 32

god of war

Question 33

aubis

Answer 33

god of emballming

Question 34

thoth

Answer 34

god of wisdom and writing

Question 35

last pharoh of egypt

Answer 35

cleopatra

Question 36

filial piety

Answer 36

respect for elders

Question 37

meritocricy

Answer 37

people in powerful posiitons are chosen based on ability

Question 38

confucuanism

Answer 38

relationships and prescribed ruled in society

Question 39

legalism

Answer 39

strict rules and harsh punishments

Question 40

taoism

Answer 40

living a balanced life in harmony with nature

Question 41

shang

Answer 41

first chinese dynasty

Question 42

zhou

Answer 42

longest running dynasty

Question 43

qin

Answer 43

ruled and unified china for 14 years

Question 44

how does prehistory differ from history?

Answer 44

history- past studied by historians prehistory-time beore writing

Question 45

what was neolithic life like?

Answer 45

hunter-gatherer lifestyle

Question 46

Sumerian developments

Answer 46

wheel,beer,cuneiform

Question 47

emporer qin

Answer 47

first emporer that unified china