Study Guide Flashcards
Characteristics of a civilization
Specialized workers Record keeping Advanced cities Advanced technology Complex institutions
Why did hunter gatherers switch to agriculture
To feed the growing populations Have stable food source
Where is Mesopotamia
Iraq Euphrates and Tigris
Where is Egypt
Egypt
Where is the Shang
China Yangtze- huanghe river
Where is Mohenjo daro
indus river
Where is the Olmec
south mexico
Where is the chavin
peru
Iron affects society Weapons
Ends the time period - indo euro nomads took the advanced weapons and dominated every civilization except mesoamerica
Iron affects society Agriculture
Used for stronger tools Like plows
how chariots and horseback impact society
-better at fighting and defense -longer trade routes
what is monumental architecture?
buildings that were monumental-had great importance (pyramids, ziggurats…)
what was the ziggurat for?
center of the city– worship school market social temple
what was the pyramid used for?
tombs for pharaohs to ensure safe passage to heaven
what were defensive walls used for (like the great wall)
defense boundaries protect from invasion -cultural 0military -economic centers
why did writing develop?
record history communicate thoughts
cuneiform
1st writing mesopotamian sumerians used for laws, treaties, customs clay tablets pictographs
hieroglyphics
pictographs written on paper like papyrus
Hammurabi’s code (on stratified society)
favored men and rich
what religion derived from the Vedic tradition
hinduism
who brought the vedic tradition to india
indo aryans brought it with them
what us the first monotheistic religion
zoroastrians
Zoroastrians where
Iran and persian empires
2 ideas in zoroastrianism that made it important for future religions
1 an omnipotent and benevolent deity created all, and there is a force purely evil acting against this deity, but good will ultimately prevail 2 humans should drive to do whats best and they will be rewarded if they do, and evil goes through punishment
