Quiz 1 Prehistory Flashcards
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What is Prehistory?
a period of time before written records
Hoe does prehistory differ from history and protohistory?
History has written records and proto-history has photos, prehistory has neither
What major events or social changes mark the split between these period of the past?
The split was the paleolithic and neolithic, then the bronze age
How did Prehistoric connect with the outside world?
They connected by trading.
How were prehistoric peoples organized?
Clan leaders became city elders.
What technologies did they use?
Pottery, textiles, bricklaying
What religion did the practice?
Animistic & Shaministic
How are the Paleolithic and Neolithic similar?
still prehistory, stone age, not much change in religion
What technologies, social institutions, etc. are the same across the entire Stone Age?
technology - sewing needle
social - not much trade not many connections
women or men are not separated
relied on hunting
How are the Paleolithic and Neolithic different? What major social changes mark the events between the Old and New Stone Ages?
farming
Paleolithic - just hunted, no cities, trade, religion, art lived in caves, only cared about survival
Neolithic - starch & grain were discovered, started to grow, more people, little growth on trade, walls, art, pottery
How were Neolithic proto-cities like Catalhoyuk organized?
disorganized, no streets, no walls, no towers
How were more advanced civilizations seen in the Bronze or Copper ages?
Jericho - 2 walls, organized
there were not any kings or rulers, not as safe as other civilizations in Bronze & Copper Ages, more developed; more laws, more people
What is the Chalcolithic Age?
Copper Age
How is the copper age a transitional period between prehistory and history-proper?
currency was introduced, people are now able to trade, make laws, use money, or use it for artistic purposes, it is valuable
What characteristics can be seen in Chalcolithic societies?
bigger, trade, organized laws
What is “Civilization?”
city building society
What requirements must a society meet to be called a civilization?
ruled by kings, fought with each other, traded,
Where have civilizations formed?
Sumer
What do the civilized regions have in common?
traded, ruled by kings, hierarchy from family line passed down, has classes, ziggurats, cuneiform
What is Cuneiform?
earliest writing system
Where/when was cuneiform invented?
Urak Period in Sumer
What was cuneiform used for?
Signatures or work purposes
What is an “empire?”
multiple territories under 1 ruler
What makes an empire different from a state, nation, kingdom, etc?
They all had 1 ruler for each, empire 1 ruler for all of them together
