UCSP LG (LG3) Flashcards
AKA agricultural revolution. From nomadic bands of hunter-gatherers to larger agricultural settlements
Neolithic Revolution
People with no fixed home
Nomad
Year when earth entered a warming trend
14,000 years ago
Climate change drove _________
Agricultural revolution
prominent goods during agricultural revolution
wheat and barley
Agriculture was discovered by
mesopotamia
Rivers in fertile crescent
Tigris and Euphrates
3 reason why fertile crescent is fertile
River, Fertile soil, Plain
An advanced state of human society in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached
Civilization
5 features of civilization
Cities, Religion, Government, Writings, Specialization
As farmers settled, they began to grow surplus or extra food. This food supply increased the population and settlement that lead to the formation of ______
Cities
System of rulling
Government
Explain the forces of nature
Religion
Workers refined skills
Specialization
Used to keep accurate records
Writings
Democracy greek word
demokratia
People in greek
demos
Rule in greek
kratos
People choose their leader
democracy
Process which a political regime becomes democratic
Democratization
Who identified the 3 main waves of democratization
Samuel Huntington
First wave
- 1826-1926
- Expansion of suffrage
- Collapse of European democracies after world war 1
- First reverse wave that last from 1922-1942
Second wave
- 1943-1962
- Occupation of the axis countries by the allied power following the end of world war II
- Cold war (race of influence) of Soviet Union vs. USA
Third wave
- 1974-Present (Still in-debate)
- Overthrow of the military regime in Portugal
- In Philippines (EDSA revolution)
A quarter-moon-shaped region of modern-day Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and northern Egypt is referred to as the “Cradle of Civilization”
The fertile crescent
Mesopotamia
Tigris Euphrates
60 time
weeks in 7 days
Cuneiform(writing)
Ziggurat
Ancient Egypt
Nile river
Pharaoh - Ruler
Polytheism
Hieroglyphic writings
Ancient china
Yellow river
Yangtze river
Emperor
Indus Valley Civilization of India
(docs)
Ancient Greece
Democracy - Athens
Sparta - Military
Olympics - Physical competition
Essential ingredient of democracy
Popular support of the government
Political competition
Alternation in power
Majority rule
Popular representation