Unit 2 Flashcards
Does the use of the term civilized suggest any racist or ethnic bias? Why or why not?
It could because some people are offended when they are not called civilized. Some places are also more civilized than others too. Whites thought they were more civilized than the African Americans
What are some issues we encounter if we try to use civilization as a organizing principle in world history?
Problem is that we don’t really know how to define it so we can’t really organize things with it
Has civilization progressed from the earliest times to today? Do we have a higher level of civilized behavior?
I think so because we have established more laws and we have become more orderly and advanced. I don’t necessarily think that our behavior has because we have always been the way that we are etc..
What key event led to the worlds first civilization?
The discovery of farming
Describe the daily life in a hunter gatherer society.
Wake up, walk somewhere, get food, keep going, find a place to sleep, eat, repeat
What was the significant shift that took place In the Neolithic revolution? What was the significance?
Shift from food gathering to food producing. Now people could settle into societies. Created first civilization
What are the five characteristics of civilization? Apply to spokane
Advanced cities- maple st. Bridge Specialized workers- SPD Complex institutions- gprep Record keeping- sacred heart medical records Advanced technology- gondolas
Explain significance of rivers in early civilizations
Helped people farm and build life around rivers
What were some environmental challenges for Sumerians and what were their solutions?
Tigris and Euphrates rivers flooded unpredictably- dug irrigation ditches
No natural barriers- built large walls
Limited natural resources- traded
What is a city state?
Separate cities, acted as countries today, independent
What is a dynasty?
A chain of rulers, often from family
What is polytheism
The belief of many gods
How did the Tigris and Euphrates rivers shape religion in Mesopotamia
When rivers flooded, people thought it was punishment from gods
What is restitution and reconciliation in own words? Which is in hammurabis code? Which is in US? Which is more effective?
Restitution- revenge, an eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth Reconciliation- forgiving peacefully Restitution Both Restitution
How did flooding of the Nile differ from Tigris and Euphrates?
The Nile flooding was predictable
The Tigris and Euphrates were not predictable
Shaped the religion
