123306731 | characteristics of prehistoric life | no written form of language, hunter gatherer societies, relative social equality | 0 | |
123306732 | Great Rift Valley | East African region where most scholars belief that the 1st humans lived | 1 | |
123306733 | Results of Agriculture | Permanent settlements, social class, trade | 2 | |
123306734 | Neolithic Revolution | Turning point in history where humans practiced agriculture, domesticated animals and lived in permanent settlements. | 3 | |
123306735 | Fertile Cresant | Fertile region of the Tigris and Euphrtates River Valley that led to the development of agriculture and the 1st known urban areas. | 4 | |
123306736 | characteristics of permanent civilizations | Written language, government, social class, artistic expression, agriculture, specialization of labor, religion and artistic expression | 5 | |
123306737 | Jewish faith | One of the 1st religions that centered around ethical monotheism and salvation through obedience to god. | 6 | |
123306738 | Epic of Gilgamesh | Mesopotamian epic poem of a King whose search for immortality resulted in the gods flooding his kingdom. | 7 | |
123306739 | Indo Europeans | Pastoral nomads who originated near the Caspian Sea then migrated into the Europe, Central Asia and India and spoke the related languages of Sanskrit, Persian and Greek. | 8 | |
123306740 | Long Distance Trade | Occurred as early as 2000BCE between civilizations in Mesopotamia and the Indus River. | 9 | |
123338654 | Caste System | Rigid Hindu social structure based on occupation. The highest were the Brahman priests and the lowest were the untouchables. | 10 | |
123338655 | Code of Hammurabi | 1st written laws that provided harsh punishments and was influenced by social class. | 11 | |
123338656 | Paleoithic Era | hunter gatherer bands migrated from East Africa into other continents and adapted their technology (clothing, stone tools, fire, etc) to adapt to the environment. | 12 |
Period1: Technological and Environmental Transformations to 600 BCE Flashcards
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