QUARTER 3 EXAM Flashcards
Neolithic Era is a turning point in the history of the world. What event that occurred in that period supports the contention?
Denser populations, specialized labor, and complex social relations gave rise to cities
Similarity between common agricultural practices in Egypt and Mesopotamia
High agricultural productivity led to a rapid increase in population and forced development and adoption of more sophisticated agricultural methods
A characteristic that the Shang Chinese shared with Egyptian civilization was the
Development of a writing system
The food supply of early farmers, compared to that of hunting peoples
Was less varied and nutritious
Perhaps the most important change associated with early agriculture was
A population explosion
Early societies developed civilizations in the flood plains of great rivers because the rivers and floodplains provided
Fertile silt and water for agriculture
Women in Mesopotamian society
Had a lower status than women in Paleolithic hunter-gatherer society
The culture that developed in Egypt was unique largely because of
Egypt’s geographic isolation and natural environment
The Mesopotamian law code of Hammurabi is famous. Why didn’t Egypt have a similar code of law?
The king as God on earth was the source of all law
What are the characteristics of most early civilizations?
Urban centers, growing populations, and writing systems
The Mandate of Heaven meant that the Chinese ruler retained the right to rule as long as
He remained a wise and principled ruler of his people, maintaining order and harmony
Women were important contributors to the agricultural revolution because they were likely the gender who
Gathered edible plants and knew where grains grew
Because of its lack of land, the Phoenician concentrated on
Trade and commercial opportunities
Ziggurat
Mesopotamia
Which foreign invasion also brought important new technologies to Egypt?
Hyksos
Pharaoh Akhenaten is known best for what revolutionary change in Egypt?
He suppressed the old cult of gods and emphasized the primacy of Aten, the only true God
Hebrew powerful diety
Yahweh
The Egyptian creation myth presents the universe as orderly and benevolent. This is due to
The yearly, consistent flooding of the Nile
Where do humans first appear in the archeological record?
Africa
The switch from hunting-foraging to systematic agriculture had what effect on food supply?
It was more reliable
This term identifies the domestication of animals for food and other uses.
Pastoralism
The most significant defining characteristic of the Paleolithic era was that
The peoples relied on hunting and gathering for subsistence
A common characteristic shared by the first civilizations:
Developed in river valleys
The Neolithic revolution is best described as
The switch from a hunter-forager lifestyle to that based on systematic agriculture
