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8642416089PALEOLITHIC AGE0
8642118378What was the time period of the Paleolithic Age/Old Stone Age?2.6 MYA-10,000 BCE (end of the Ice Age)1
8642194433Period when early ____________ (men) use simple ________ tools to _________ large game animals.hominids, stone, hunt2
8642205590How did men live?through a hunting and gathering existence3
8642376402Due to _________ food (they had to _________ it), men lived in ________ groups.limited, chase, small4
8642390080Men and women had _____________ roles (men ___________, women ____________)equally important, hunted, gathered5
8642416093NEOLITHIC AGE6
8642406185This was a period of _____________- before written records. Most information comes from ___________ and ___________.prehistory, archaeologists, artifacts7
8642431842What was the time period of the Neolithic Revolution/New Stone Age?10,000 BCE-2,500 BCE8
8642440581Different cultures learned _____________ at different times.agriculture9
8642459347Men lived an ____________, ____________ lifestyle and learned how to __________ animals, creating a steady, continuous food supply which could be __________.agricultural, sedentary, domesticate, stored10
8642482693Men and women's roles changed. Men ________ and women ________.farmed, took care of the children at home (domestic)11
8642499825The Neolithic Age was a major ____________ in mankind's history. More food led to a ______________ which led to ____________ settlements, ____________ and ______________. ______________ food could also be ____________ which was kept track of through early forms of ______________.turning point, larger population, permanent, cities, and civilizations, surplus, traded, writing12
8642520793CIVILIZATIONS13
8642524789Where did they begin to form and why?near the major river valleys of the world where flooding would make fertile soil (silt) and make these areas ripe for civilizations and agriculture14
8642552127What are some characteristics that all civilizations had in common?-M ultiple cities -R eligion (polytheistic) -S pecialized job/social classes -O rganized government -L egal code/laws -A dvanced technology -S ystems of writing15
8642572451Early societies were mainly (patriarchal or matriarchal), (monotheistic or polytheistic),(agricultural or nomadic), and had ___________ near the top of the social classes.patriarchal, polytheistic, agricultural, priests16
8642584984EGYPT17
8641952109Describe the religion.-extremely religious society -based on polytheism, especially Ra the Sun God18
8641971030When was Egypt first civilized?when King Menes united upper and lower Egypt19
8641995580Describe the Old Kingdom.-strong centralized government -pharaoh had a vizier to help him -people believed pharaoh was a god (theocracy) -priests controlled20
8641967290What impact did geography have on Egypt?-cataracts in the Nile and deserts surrounding Egypt helped protect Egypt from invaders -people depended on Nile as food and water source -economy was farming and trade -Nile became a god (polytheism) giver of life21
8642056062List the social rankings in society and politics from highest to lowest.priests nobles artisans, scribes, merchants peasants22
8642100932List some of the biggest Egyptian achievements.pyramids, hieroglyphics, papyrus- paper making, irrigation, 365-day calendar, medicine, math, astronomy23
8642589510MESOPOTAMIA24
8642597368What does Mesopotamia mean and what does it encompass?"the land between two rivers", the Fertile Crescent25
8642605985Who built the civilization and by doing what?Sumerians- built cities and large step pyramids called Ziggurats26
8642614792What were the Ziggurats used as?political, religious, and social center27
8642623243What geography impacted the environment and how?Tigris and Euphrates River, economy was mostly farming and trade, organized into city states to protect from invaders- no natural borders28
8642642827List the social rankings in society and politics from highest to lowest.Priests and kinglike figures Upper class Merchants Peasants29
8642661231What are the biggest achievements? Describe them.Hammurabi's law code- strict Babylonian legal cod- first codified set of laws- differentiate between social classes, Cuneiform- world's first great form of writing (keeping trade records), literature- Epic of Gilgamesh, skilled builders- cities and temples- ziggurats, astronomers, base 60 (math)30
8642706197As each civilization conquered the next, they _______ and ______ ideas from the previous ________ living there (early form of ____________)adapted, adopted, culture, cultural diffusion31
8642712733FERTILE CRESCENT32
8642723491What are the names of the groups that settled in the Fertile Crescent (chronologically).Hittites, Assyrians, Persians, Phoenicians33
8642731379What did the Hittites give us?iron weapons34
8642733958What did the Assyrians give us?-first true -ruled through ruthlessness and cruelty35
8642744886What did the Persians give us?-postal system -roads -single currency -decentralized form of government- satraps (province governors) rule -tolerance towards other faiths36
8642771384Phoenicians-alphabet -sailors and traders -"carriers of civilization"37
8642852012INDIA- INDUS VALLEY (SOUTH AMERICA)38
8642886414What are the names of the major groups that settled in India (chronologically).Indus, Aryans, Mauryan, Gupta **I AM Gte39
8642917650CHINA40
8642931670How does geography affect China?mountains cause isolation, land by Yellow and Yangtze Rivers provided irrigation for soil and food41
8642957339What did isolation lead to?China being ethnocentric and considering themselves the "Middle Kingdom"42
8642981775List the major Chinese dynasties chronologically.Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han43
8643001599Describe the Shang government.warrior aristocracy (decapitated enemies), princes and nobles governed most of the land, noblewomen had importance44
8643028883How did the Kings communicate with the gods?through Oracle bones- wrote on tortoise shells45
8643037122List the social rankings in society and politics from highest to lowest.-Royal Family -Nobles -Artisans -Merchants46
8643057266List some of the biggest Shang achievements.pictograms, fortune-telling, ancestor worship, written language, terrace farming in mountainous areas47
8643068225List some of the biggest Zhou achievements.-regional type feudal system -Mandate of Heaven- Dynastic Circle (rulers lost Mandate if they were corrupt)48
8643098533Describe the Qin government.-led by Shi Huangdi -made a strong central government by conquering others -bureaucracy -abolished old feudal states and Confucianism -strict- harsh punishments- led by policy of Legalism49
8643085991List some of the biggest Qin achievements.-modernized army -built the Great Wall of China -promoted unity -standardized weights and measures -uniform writing -standard language50
8643148348Describe the Han dynasty.-Wudi was the emperor -revived Confucianism- family an education became important again in China -strong government- used bureaucracy51
8643175715List some of the biggest Han achievements.-technology- paper, bridges, rubber -astronomy- calendar -medicine- acupuncture -scientists- eclipses, chemistry, zoology, biology52
8643162540What are the biggest overall Chinese achievements?-postal service -taxes -roads, fortification, canals -expanded the borders -te53
8643196022Civil Service Examinationonly the most intelligent can work in the government54
8643211854Silk Roadallowed China's most farmed product, silk, to be traded55
8643202320Describe the collapse of China.-emperors could not control powerful warlords -canals and roads collapsed -invaders56
8643538415GREECE57
8643538416Who were the three main Greek philosophers?socrates, plato, and aristotle58
8643538417Socrates-socratic method -his students learned by asking questions and critically examined everything -urged his people to question59
8643538420Plato-human reason -wrote "The Republic"- how to rule, guide for Democracy60
8643538422Aristotle-started schools of learning -teacher of Alexander the Great61
8643538424Womensome were able to hold higher positions62
8643538425Who fought in the Peloponnesian Wars?Athens and Sparta63
8643538426Hellenistic Age-started by Alexander the Great (Macedonian) -he conquered an enormous amount of land from Greece, through Egypt, through the middle east, all the way to India -he allowed for cultural diffusion to occur between all of his conquered areas64
8643538429ROME65
8643538430Origins-Etruscans (very loving men and women shown together) -Greeks, Latin's (Romulus and Remus)66
8643538432Roman Republic-500 yrs -Rome expanded circling the Mediterranean -the Republic used many elements of democracy from the Greeks (senate, assembly, etc.)67
8643538435Punic Wars against Carthage-Scipio and Hannibal (2nd war) -Rome wins all 3 wars68
8643538438Roman Empire-had an emperor -had a strong central government -the desert in the south and ocean in the west bounded them together69
8643538441What were the 5 concepts that held the Roman Empire together?-treatment of conquered people -citizenship for everyone -technology -**trade -law70
8643538446How did the Roman Empire treat the conquered people?with justice71
8643538447How did giving citizenship to everyone hold the empire together?it unified everyone and made all the citizens loyal72
8643538449What did the Roman Empire have in technology?-sewer system -Via Apia (first national highway) -Aqueducts- carried water from the mountains to the cities (arches)73
8643538452How did trade hold the Roman Empire together?Rome built the world's greatest network of roads- "All roads lead to Rome"74
8643538454List some of the most important Roman laws.-people were equal under law -innocent until proven guilty -decisions must be fair -Law of the Twelve Tables (laws of Rome were publicized because the Plebeians- lower class demanded that it be publicized by the Patricians- upper class)75
8643538458Julius Caesar- achievements-created jobs and public works -reorganized the government -** challenged the power of the Senate many times as he was killed ending the Republic period76
8643538461Augustus Caesar- achievements-first emperor -begins the Roman Empire period which is efficient, has civil service, and has a fair tax system -his 50+ year reign starts the Pax Romana (Roman Peace) or Golden Age77
8643538464Women- achievements-more rights (loving, dutiful, dignified, strong, dined out, attended theaters)78
8643538465Art- achievements- lifelike79
8643538466Architecture- achievements-arch -dome80
8643538468Literature- achievements-satires, plays81
8643538469Law- achievements-France's law's code was based on Rome's, as are many societies in the world today82
8643538470Latin is on of the ___________ languages.romance83
8643538471What were math and science used for?to create great structures, buildings, and cities84
8643538474ISLAMIC SOCIETY85
8643538473When does fasting occur?during Ramadan86
8643538475ShariaIslamic system of law87
8643538476Women-at first, considered equal -however, forced to adopt the veil custom and to live in certain areas88
8643538478Polygamythe practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time89
8643538479Jihadholy war90
8643538480Quran (Koran)sacred word of God91

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