midterm study flashcards
midterm review
list the continents in order of where human migration started and where they ended.
- Africa
- Eurasia
- Australia
- Americans
archaeologists–
scientists who study the past culture of prehistoric people by analyzing fossils and artifacts, and determining these sources’ ages by using carbon dating
B.C.E–
before common era
C.E.–
common era (AD)
paleolithic era–
old stone age
how did humans live in the paleolithic era?
migration to follow animals, lived in clans, created cave art and showed images of hunting and daily activities
neolithic era–
new stone age
how did humans live in the neolithic era?
development of agriculture, lived in permanent settlements, began domestication
Mesopotamia (Sumerians, Babylonians, Phoenicians) geography
-Fertile Crescent
-Southwest Asia
-Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea
Mesopotamia religion
Polytheism (belief in more than one god)
Mesopotamia achievements
-cuneiforms
-ziggurats
Mesopotamia politics
-empire
-dynasty
Mesopotamia economy
-barter system
-wheel
-plow
-sail
Mesopotamia society
-merchants
-slaves
Egypt (Egyptians) geograpy
-East Africa
-Nile River
-Mediterranean Sea
Egypt religion
Polytheism
Egypt achievements
-Pyramids
-Hieroglyphics
Egypt politics
-Pharaohs
-Theocracy
Egypt economy
-wheel
-barley
-barter trade
-transported products in cargo boats
Egypt society
-Pharaohs
-Landowners
-Government officials
-merchants
-Artisans
-slaves
India (Indus) geograpy
-Indus River Valley
-South East Asia
-Himalayas
-Hindu Kush Mountains
India religion
-temple
-great bath
-Hinduism
India achievement’s
-Indus script
India politics
-theocracy
-priest kings
India economy
-gold jewelry
-pottery
-traded agricultural goats
India society
-merchants
-artisans
-farmers
China (Huang He) geography
-yellow sea
-east china sea
-yellow river/huang he
-pacific ocean
China religion
-oracle bones
-polytheism
China achievements
-pictograms
-crossbow technology
-book of songs
China politics
-dynasty
-mandate of heaven
China economy
-rice
-wheat
-jade jewelry
-bronze vessels and tools
China society
-royal family
-priests
-landowners
-government officials
-farmers
-merchants
-artisans
-slaves
Ancient Greece geography
-peninsula between Ionian and Aegean Sea (Balkan peninsula)
-mountanious
Ancient Greece religion
-polytheism
-myths
-phenomena
-temples
Ancient Greece achievements
-city states (polis in Greek)
Ancient Greece politics
-monarchy
-aristocracy
-oligarchy
-tyrant
-democracy
Ancient Greece economy
-money/currency trade
Ancient Greece society
-king
-tyrants
-landowners
-merchants
Classical China geography
-Huang He River
Classical China religion
-Taoism
-four noble truths
-eightfold path
-nirvana
-mandate of heaven
Classical China achievements
-silk road
-great wall of china
Classical China politics
-civil service system
Classical China economy
-silk road
-paper
-porcelain
-silk
Classical India geography
-Ganges river
-the Himalayas
-Hindu Kush mountains
-Indian Ocean
-subcontinent
Classical India religion
-Vedas
-Buddhism
-Hinduism
Classical India achevements
-sanskrit
-mathematics
-science
-astronomy
-medicine
Classical India politics
-caste system
Classical India economy
-silk road
-spices
-textiles
Classical India society
-caste system
-bhramin (priests)
-kshatryia (warriors)
-visaya (merchants/landowners)
-sidra (commoners, peasants, servants)
Persia geography
-Nile river
-Tigris/Euphrates
-Indus river
-southwest Asia
Persia religion
-Zoroastrianism
Persia achievements
-Persian language
Persia politics
-imperial bureaucracy
-provinces
-satrap
Persia economy
-royal roads
-iron
-silver
-travel/communication
Persia society
-king
-satraps/landowners
-governors
-priests
-warriots
-merchants/farmers
Classical Greece geography
-Aegean Sea
Classical Greece achievements
-math
-science
-art
-Hellenistic culture
Classical Greece politics
tyranny, oligarchy, democracy, monarchy
