Midterm Flashcards by Isabella Cavero | Brainscape

Q

what period was before written records
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A

prehistory

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when did prehistory end

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invention of writing

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oldest and longest period of human history

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prehistory

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what period is AKA the old stone age?

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paleolithic period

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cave paintings

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paleolithic

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4 ways of fire

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warmth light protection cooking

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mmost significant development in human history

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neolithic

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nomad

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someone who moves from place to place

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megalith

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large stones that form prehistoric monument

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how can you tell how old a fossil is?

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carbon 14 dating

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oldest found cave painting

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30-40k

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3 major developments of neolithic period

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domesticaiton of animals, communitys, farming

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6 criteria of a civilization

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

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where did early civilization develop

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in river valleys- needed water

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what was mespotamia

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land between rivers- tigris euphrates

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what is the fertile creant

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in modern day iraq caled cradle of civilization

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ziggurate

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large temple in center of city

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worlds first civilization

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sumeria-sumerians

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who did teh sumerians get conquered by?

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akkadians

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who set up the first empire

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sargon-akkadians

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who was hammurabi the leader of?

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babylon

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asssiryans

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very harsh and cruel, first tp use iron weapons

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chaledeans

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rebeled against assiryans and rebuild babylon

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delta

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area of fertile soil at mouth of nile

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who unified egypt into one kingdom

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narmer/menes

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who was Ra

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god of sun

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hapi

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god of nile

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bastet

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goddess of cats

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osiris

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god of the dead

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isis

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goddess of children

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Horis

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god of sky

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seth

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god of war

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aubis

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god of emballming

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thoth

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god of wisdom and writing

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last pharoh of egypt

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cleopatra

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filial piety

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respect for elders

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meritocricy

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people in powerful posiitons are chosen based on ability

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confucuanism

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relationships and prescribed ruled in society

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legalism

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strict rules and harsh punishments

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taoism

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living a balanced life in harmony with nature

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shang

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first chinese dynasty

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zhou

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longest running dynasty

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qin

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ruled and unified china for 14 years

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how does prehistory differ from history?

A

history- past studied by historians
prehistory-time beore writing

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what was neolithic life like?

A

hunter-gatherer lifestyle

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Sumerian developments

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wheel,beer,cuneiform

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emporer qin

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first emporer that unified china