Period1: Technological and Environmental Transformations to 600 BCE Flashcards

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