AP World History Pre-History, River Vally Civilizations, Classical Civizations, and Religions
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- What was the technology like in the Paleolithic Age?
- Bone/stone tools, fire
- What were the roles of women in the Paleolithic Age?
- gender equality,
- Describe the roles of men and women in the food gathering system?
- men: hunting, women: gathering
- What are ziggurats?
- Religions temples that were in the center of Mesopotamian societies
- When was the Paleolithic Age?
- 3.5 million- 10,000 BCE
- What were the social classes in Mesopotamia?
- 1. free landowners 2. dependant farmers/rural workers 3. slaves
- What kind of religion did they have in Mesopotamia?
- polytheism
- What roles did the priests play in Egypt?
- they served in temples, and were part of the upper class
- 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
- What were the social classes in Egypt?
- roughly equal, 1. royal/wealth 2. workers 3. pesants
- 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
- What was the government like in Mesopotamia?
- unstable, the ruler was viewed as earth's representative
- What was the Egyptian empire like?
- centralized, large, effective, assisted by the geography of the land
- What was the government like in the Neolithic Age?
- towns forming, clan leaders had control of the agricultural systems.
- What kind of writing was used in Egypt?
- they had sacred and secular writings, and they were written in heiroglyphics
- What was the Pharaoh-divine kingship in Egypt?
- the Pharaoh is a god, unified by Menes in 3100 BCE
- Explain the progress in crops and animals in Mesopotamia?
- they were domesticated, and oxen-plow systems were used
- What were the city states like in Mesopotamia?
- some of the city states controlled on another, Sargon ruled Sumer & Akkad and dominated others
- What did the Egyptian scribes do?
- they were part of the Pharaoh's bureaucracy in edicts and gov transactions
- What were the writing systems of the Mesopotamian's like?
- cuniform, symbols on reeds and clay
- How did the Tigris and Euphrates play a role in Mesopotamia?
- they flooded, and methods were developed to control it
- Describe the Job Specialization of the Neolithic Age.
- potters, farmers, and soldiers
- What are some aspects of the Paleolithic Age society?
- Neanderthal man: sophisticated burials, used tools Cro-magnon cave paintings, venus figures
- Who was Sargon?
- He is the builder of the first empire, and th ruler of the most powerful city states of the time
- Describe the Agricultural Revolution of the Neolithic Age.
- barter systems, irrigation systems,
- Describe the architecture in Egypt?
- monumental, the tombs of Pharaohs
- What kind of religions did they have in the Paleolithic Age?
- polytheistic, animistic
- 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)
- What was the Mesopotamian empire like?
- it was unstable , and fell in the Ur dynasty in 2230 BCE
- Describe mummification in Egypt?
- the preservation of the body for eternity
- Who and what did the Mesopotamians trade with?
- import: wood, metal, and stone; export: wool, cloth, barley, and oil; they traded with other lands
- When was the Neolithic Age?
- 10,000- 3,500 BCE
- Describe the social aspects of the Neolithic Age.
- paternalistic, social classes forming, wealth= land,
- What was religion like in Egypt?
- polytheistic, they had animal and human forms, the afterlife was a desired place
- What type of religion did they have in the Neolithic Age?
- polytheistic, rising priesthood, a after life was harsh and scary