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7541627599PastoralistsBranch of agriculture concerned with raising liveStock0
7541627600Hunting and Gatheringa nomadic and foraging existence1
7541627601Neolithic Revolution caused a...population increase2
7541627602A use of fire for early humans...adapting to varied climate3
7541627603Women in hunting and gather societies generally...had more rights4
7541627604Agriculture first developed in...the Middle East5
7541627605Patriarchya system of society in which men hold the power6
7541627606Code of HammurabiBabylonian Law Code7
7541627607Code of Ur-NammaSumerian Law Code8
7541627609Which RVC's writing has yet to be deciphered?Indus River Valley9
7541627612River associated with EgyptNile River10
7541627613Rivers associated with MesopotamiaTigris & Euphrates11
7541627615River associated with Harappan civilizationIndus River12
7541627616Negative effect of Neolithic Revolutionsocial inequality13
7541627617Limited natural geographic barriers leads to...frequent invasion14
7541646970G in grapesgeography: location of civilization/crops and natural resources15
7541653605R in grapesreligion: what the people believe/ how beliefs affect their life16
7541668464A in grapesachievements: what they contributed/ what did they invent or build17
7541675653P in grapesPolitics: what the government was like/ who made decisions18
7541681923E in grapeseconomy- how the society distribute their resources/ did they trade19
7541689648S in grapessocial structures: who was more important/ what was their arts like20
7541710120Paleolithic vs. Neolithic : socialPaleolithic=constantly moving, hunter gatherers, small nomadic groups Neolithic= domesticating animals, food surplus, agriculture21
7541712687Paleolithic vs. Neolithic : governmentPaleolithic= elders control power, power is organized by age Neolithic= hierarchy, military/religious leaders had authority22
7541712688Paleolithic vs. Neolithic : economyPaleolithic: people were equal, shared property+economy, valued food, tools, and clothes23
7541712689Paleolithic vs. Neolithic : healthPaleolithic: good health, if the whole clan suffered, they would all die Neolithic: declined health, many diseases emerged like malaria24
7541714955Paleolithic vs. Neolithic : roles of menPaleolithic: they were hunters Neolithic: new jobs, power was in religious men hands25
7541714956Paleolithic vs. Neolithic : roles of womenPaleolithic: child bearing=limited, gathered nuts, roots, twigs Neolithic: had more children because of new farming, stayed with kids26
7549553646What was the first civilizationSumeria27
7549553647What was Sumerian code of law called?Royal standard of Ur28
7549553648What did a surplus create?Jobs and social classes29
7549553649What problems did Jericho face?Sanitation problems and diseases30
7549553650What type of gov did sumeria have?Hierchy31
7549553651What eventually made civilizations possible?Agriculture and surpluses of food32
7549553652How we're people able to migrate out of East Africa?They developed and were able to build tools and fire.33
7549553653What caused people to leave East Africa to migrate?The warm climate34
7549553654When the people were migrating what group did they find?Hunter gatherers35
7549553655Once the people settled down, what new phenomenon emerged?Agriculture36
7549553656What did agriculture and domestication bring?Rise of cities37
7549553657What's an example of a powerful early city?Jericho38
7549553658What positives came out of Jericho?Population and surplus which led to civilizations39
7549553659What 6 things did sumeria have to make it successful?Writing government religion cities job specialization and economy40
7549553660Why did writing systems become invented?they needed a way to write their laws41
7549553661Why did government emerge?They needed people to organize irrigation42
7549553662Why did religion become popular?Pray to the gods for good water/food supply43
7549553663What did religion do to the people of sumeria?It gave the people a negative outlook on life, because the river was uncontrollable like the gods44
7549553664What's the connection of job specialization and cities?In the cities is where jobs occur45
7549553665Why did big buildings become built?Religious temples and to show power of empire46
7549553666What did hammurabis code have that maintained gender and class ideologies?The gender rules were embedded in it, punishment was based on social classes47
7549553667How did increased economic production lead to stratified societies?Separated by skill48

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