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World History Unit 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the Neolithic Revolution? | Transition between nomadic lifestyle and farming |
| This was the religion that early humans followed | Animism |
| How many people were in a Nomadic Group? | 20-30 |
| What were some of the first plants that were domesticated? | Wheat, barley, rice |
| What were the first two villages? | Catahuyuk, Jericho |
| How did lives change after the neolithic revolution? | Could tell time, had calendars, |
| What does the word Neolithic literally translate to? | New stone |
| The first civilization was located around what river bed? | Tigris and Euphrates |
| What is a surplus? | Having more than what you need of something |
| What is a traditional economy? | Hunting and gathering |
| What were the four river valleys where civilization emerged? | Tigris and euphrates, Indus River, Nile River, Yellow River |
| What individuals wrote down things and kept all court records? | Scribes |
| What is the spread of ideas and customs to new civilizations called? | Cultural diffusion |
| What does "Mesopotamia" literally translate to mean? | Between the Rivers |
| What was the first written language called? | Cuneiform |
| What does Codify mean? | To write down and explain |
| Hammurabi's code was unique in that its laws... | had elements of both punishment and revenge |
| What was unique about the flooding of the Nile | It could be controlled |
| What are the benefits of living near a river | access to drinking water, irrigation, transportation |
| Polytheistic means... | more than one God |
| How many Egyptian Kingdoms were there? | 3 |
| Who was the Egyptian God of the underworld? | Osiris |
| What was the Egyptian Holy text called? | Book of the Dead |
| This process involved embalming the body and removing all your organs | Mummification |
| This was the 18 year old King found in the 20th century by the British | King Tut |
| What was the Egyptian alphabet called? | Hieroglyphics |
| What paper-like material did Egyptians use to write on? | Papyrus |
| What was the name of the tablet we used to decipher Egyptian Language? | Rosetta Stone |
| What are the laws the Jewish people followed? | Ten Commandments |
| Who is considered the Father of Judaism? | Abraham |
| What is a covenant? | an agreement |
| Which Jewish King united all 12 Jewish Tribes? | King David |
| Under which King was Jerusalem established? | King Solomon |
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