States and Inequality Flashcards
What is a ziggurat?
A stepped pyramid topped with a temple
Which was the latest of the seven first civilization.
Olmec
Which class made up a large majority of the population in all of the first civilization?
Free commoners
What was true of woman in early civilization
Men claimed the right to regulate the social and sexual lives of the women of their families
Which of the first civilization provided the most opportunities to women
Egypt
What statement is true of literacy in the first civilization?
It gave enormous prestige to those who read and write
How was the Xia (the first civilization of China) different from the Indus Valley civilization?
It had more political organization than the Indus Valley did not
What key characteristic must a society have in order to be considered a “state”?
Cities
The Great Bath, Ziggurats, and Pyramids of Teotihuacan are all examples of what
Public projects that were made possible by organization and labor of civilization
Absolute political control over a society is called
Sovereignty
What was true of slavery
It was based on race or gender
How conflict was settle in Civilizations versus Agricultural Village Societies
Civilizations relied on kings or the laws they made to make up rulings on arguments between disagreeing parties
