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33 Cards in this Set
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What did people shift to after 'hunting and gathering"? |
Farming and Herding |
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What are some signs of civilization? |
Established institutions, technologies, and momuments |
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What was the West's first civilization, when did it come to be and where was it? |
Sumer, 5000 years ago, Southern Iraq |
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What did the ancient Sumerians invent? |
Writing |
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What is considered humanity's most radical act? |
The construction of a civilization |
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Who was a quasi-leader of Urak and what was written about him? |
Gilgamesh. The Epic of Gilgamesh |
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What did people admire about Gilgamesh? |
Strength, wisdom and beauty |
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When does history begin? |
The invention of writing |
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What is prehistory? |
Time prior to writing |
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What came prior to writing? |
Oral traditions |
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Which is longer, history or prehistory? |
Prehistory |
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What does Homo Sapien mean? |
Thinking man |
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Why is the Stone Age called this? |
Chief use of stone tools seen in surviving artifacts |
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What does Paleolithic mean |
Old stone |
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Is tool use exclusive to humans? |
No, some animals and birds use tools |
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How were hunting and gathering often divided between the genders? |
Men predominately hunting and females gathered |
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What happened to Neandrerthals? |
It is unknown |
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What do scholars think is most remarkable advancement? |
Art |
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What does Neolithic mean? |
New stone |
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What is pressure chipping? |
Nicking flakes from pieces of flint, quartz, or obsidian |
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Who is Otzi? |
The Iceman. Found in the Alps. |
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When did herding and farming begin? |
Neolithic period |
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What is the oldest known continuously inhabited city? |
Jericho |
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What are some of the earliest agricultural sites? |
Syria, Palestine, Anatolia, and Catalhoyuk |
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Were fired vessels used by Paleolithic or Neolithic man? |
Neolithic |
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When was copper used as a tool? |
5500 BCE |
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What is bronze? |
Alloy of copper and tin with arsenic |
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What area had the greatest abundance of native species of plants and animals? |
Eurasia |
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Where are the alluvial plains located? |
Mesopotamia |
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Semetic language family is related to which two languages? |
Hebrew and Arabic |
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What is the Ubaid period? |
Opening stages of development of Sumerian civilization |
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Who is Enki? |
Sumerian god who began creation of their world |
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What is Eridu? |
Town South of Ur where kingship began. Where Erich started the creation of earth |
