AP World History Pre-History, River Vally Civilizations, Classical Civizations, and Religions Flashcards
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11423846 | When was the Paleolithic Age? | 3.5 million- 10,000 BCE | 0 | |
11423847 | What kind of religions did they have in the Paleolithic Age? | polytheistic, animistic | 1 | |
11425846 | What was the technology like in the Paleolithic Age? | Bone/stone tools, fire | 2 | |
11425847 | Describe the roles of men and women in the food gathering system? | men: hunting, women: gathering | 3 | |
11425848 | What were the roles of women in the Paleolithic Age? | gender equality, | 4 | |
11425849 | What are some aspects of the Paleolithic Age society? | Neanderthal man: sophisticated burials, used tools Cro-magnon cave paintings, venus figures | 5 | |
11426377 | When was the Neolithic Age? | 10,000- 3,500 BCE | 6 | |
11426378 | What type of religion did they have in the Neolithic Age? | polytheistic, rising priesthood, a after life was harsh and scary | 7 | |
11437533 | Describe the Agricultural Revolution of the Neolithic Age. | barter systems, irrigation systems, | 8 | |
11437534 | Describe the Job Specialization of the Neolithic Age. | potters, farmers, and soldiers | 9 | |
11437535 | Describe the social aspects of the Neolithic Age. | paternalistic, social classes forming, wealth= land, | 10 | |
11437536 | What was the government like in the Neolithic Age? | towns forming, clan leaders had control of the agricultural systems. | 11 | |
11437537 | What are ziggurats? | Religions temples that were in the center of Mesopotamian societies | 12 | |
11437538 | What were the writing systems of the Mesopotamian's like? | cuniform, symbols on reeds and clay | 13 | |
11454830 | What kind of religion did they have in Mesopotamia? | polytheism | 14 | |
11454831 | Who was Sargon? | He is the builder of the first empire, and th ruler of the most powerful city states of the time | 15 | |
11454832 | What was the government like in Mesopotamia? | unstable, the ruler was viewed as earth's representative | 16 | |
11454833 | What were the city states like in Mesopotamia? | some of the city states controlled on another, Sargon ruled Sumer & Akkad and dominated others | 17 | |
11454834 | What was the Mesopotamian empire like? | it was unstable , and fell in the Ur dynasty in 2230 BCE | 18 | |
11454835 | Describe Hammurabi's code in Mesopotamia. | eye for an eye, had regulations about family issues, land policies, and crime and punishment; the wealthier were looked more highly on | 19 | |
11454836 | What were the social classes in Mesopotamia? | 1. free landowners 2. dependant farmers/rural workers 3. slaves | 20 | |
11454837 | What were the lives of women like in Mesopotamia? | very few rights couldn't own land, trade, or be in politics (lost social standing after the agricultural revolution) | 21 | |
11454838 | Who and what did the Mesopotamians trade with? | import: wood, metal, and stone; export: wool, cloth, barley, and oil; they traded with other lands | 22 | |
11454839 | What is the agriculture like in Mesopotamia? | irrigation systems, oxen-plows, used drainage systems to prevent flooding, and they required the cooperation of temple & palace | 23 | |
11454840 | How did the Tigris and Euphrates play a role in Mesopotamia? | they flooded, and methods were developed to control it | 24 | |
11454841 | Explain the progress in crops and animals in Mesopotamia? | they were domesticated, and oxen-plow systems were used | 25 | |
11454842 | What was religion like in Egypt? | polytheistic, they had animal and human forms, the afterlife was a desired place | 26 | |
11454843 | Describe mummification in Egypt? | the preservation of the body for eternity | 27 | |
11454844 | What roles did the priests play in Egypt? | they served in temples, and were part of the upper class | 28 | |
11454845 | What kind of writing was used in Egypt? | they had sacred and secular writings, and they were written in heiroglyphics | 29 | |
11454846 | What did the Egyptian scribes do? | they were part of the Pharaoh's bureaucracy in edicts and gov transactions | 30 | |
11454847 | Describe the architecture in Egypt? | monumental, the tombs of Pharaohs | 31 | |
11454848 | What was the Egyptian empire like? | centralized, large, effective, assisted by the geography of the land | 32 | |
11454849 | What was the Pharaoh-divine kingship in Egypt? | the Pharaoh is a god, unified by Menes in 3100 BCE | 33 | |
11454850 | What were the social classes in Egypt? | roughly equal, 1. royal/wealth 2. workers 3. pesants | 34 |