PRE HISTORIC ARCH Flashcards

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List the three periods of Stone age

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PALEOLITHIC, MESOLITHIC, NEOLITHIC

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PALEOLITHIC INVENTION

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STONE

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MESOLITHIC

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TOOLS

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4
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NEOLITHIC

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AGRICULTURE AND FARMING.

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NEOLITHIC INVENTIONS

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WHEEL, LOOM, SAIL, POTTERY AND CERAMICS, MEGALITHIC STRUCTURES FOR BURIAL AND WORSHIP SITES

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NEOLITHIC ARCH

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STONE CIRCLES, SETTLEMENTS AND CEREMONIAL ENCLOSURES.

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LATE STONE AGE BEGAN

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11000 BC

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NEOLITHIC CHARACTERISTICS

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AGRICULTURE, LIVESTOCK/FARMING, DEFENSIVE WALLS, RELIGIONS AND HIERARCHY

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NEOLITHIC PREVIOUSLY RELIED….. AND NOW ….

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nomadic hunter-gatherer technique THEN sedentary on agriculture

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NEOLITHIC STUFF

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BURIAL CHAMBERS, MONUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS

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EARLY STONE AGE HUTS

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MADE FROM EASILY AVAILABLE MATERIAL SUCH AS BRANCHES, ANIMAL SKIN, BONES AND STONES. circular oval triangular huts EASY CONSTRUCTION, FIREPLACE in center , NOT PERMANENT. Some dug into the ground for protection against animals and cold weather.

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STONE AGE ARCHITECTURE

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MENHIR, DOLMEN, PASSAGE TOMB

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STONE AGE ARCHITECTURE

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MENHIR, DOLMEN, PASSAGE TOMB

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14
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Which is not part of the Four Old-World River Valley Cultures?

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Amazon river

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15
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What is a form of a temple, a pyramidal structure common to ancient Mesopotamia?

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ZIggurat, dwelling
places for the gods. Only priests were permitted inside the
ziggurat, and they were responsible for caring for the gods and attending to their
needs. As a result, the priest was very
powerful members of the Sumerian
society.

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16
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WHAT IS Menhir

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Free-standing singular stones

To mark a position
To create an axis
Burial?

17
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WHAT are dolmens

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3-4 stones arranged to form a
table- stone tables
● Evolutionary process of
ceremonial enclosure
construction- a burial chamber
● Wedge tomb

18
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WHAT are passage tombs

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Large, elaborate structures using stones arranged to form a passage to a burial enclosure
Very deliberate and careful placing of the structure
Important axis and connection with the sunrise/set at specific times of the year
Only the entry visible on the ground

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examples of passage tombs

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NEWGRANGE IN IRELAND , SKARA BRAE IN ORKNEY

20
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STONEHENGE OF …. AND STARTED IN ….

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STONEHENGE OF SALISBURY PLAINS… 3100-1100 BC

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Stonehenge plan is

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CENTRALIZED AND LONGITUNIDAL

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STONEHENGE WORSHIPS

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FROM THE CENTER, ON SUMMER SOLSTICE THE RISING SUN COMES OVER………

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From its centre, on the summer solstice
the rising sun comes up exactly over the
the apex of the Heel Stone

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ancient civilization

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MESOPOTAMIA

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MESO is a lance between the rivers called
Tigris and Euphrates river (Modern day IRAQ KUWAIT AND SYRIA)
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cities states of Mesopotamia that were unified under..... and broke apart into....
AKKADIAN EMPIRE..... ASSYRIAN EMPIRE AND BABYLONIAN EMPIRE
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OLDEST MAJOR ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF MESO
the Sumerians, Akkadians, Persians, Babylonians and Assyrians.
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first Mesopotamian
SUMERIANS
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What are Burial mounds?
Calls for careful consideration and deep knowledge of the site and the sun path. Burial mounds, also known as ‘long barrows’ some of which contained stone-lined chambers.
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The Late Stone Age is a prehistoric period that began around how many years ago?
11000 YEARS AGO
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The major four river valley civilizations were located along
the Indus River, the Yellow River, the Nile River, and the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in Mesopotamia.
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ziggurat represented
seven heavens and planes of existence