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World History
Chapter 1 Notes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Paleolithic | Known as old stone age |
| Paleolithic | Began in africa |
| Paleolithic | Longest of the “3 Stone Age Periods” |
| Paleolithic | Dates from the time of the first tool makers to about 10,000 BC |
| Paleolithic | Lived in small hunting and food-gathering groups numbering about 20 or 30 people. |
| Paleolithic | Invented clothing (animal skin) |
| Paleolithic | Built fires for warmth and cooking |
| Paleolithic | They were NOMADS: person who moves place to place in search of foods |
| Mesolithic | Known as the “Middle Stone Age” |
| Mesolithic | Dated from 13,000 BC to 8,000 BC |
| Mesolithic | Weather conditions resulted in greater availability of food |
| Neolithic | Known as the “New Stone Age” |
| Neolithic | Dated from 8,000 BC to 6,000 BC |
| Neolithic | Pottery appeared in the middle east |
| Neolithic | Copper was used for the first time |
| Neolithic Agriculture Revolution | During this revolution, people became food producers for the first time |
| Neolithic Agriculture Revolution | This revolution led to growth in population which led to…. More interaction among human communities |
| Respect for the Dead | Neolithic people buried their dead in earthen tombs and surrounded them with stone walls |
| Village Leaders | Head of family |
| Village Leaders | Older man |
| Village Leaders | Responsible for important decisions |
| Village Leaders | When economic scarcity arose, these men gained great prestige as warriors |
| Five Essential Components for the Development of Civilization | Technology, Division of Labor, Gov't, Calendar, Writing |
| Technology | Tools and skills people use to meet their basic needs |
| Division of Labor | A system of organizing production by giving separate task to separate workers or groups of workers |
| Government | A group of people who have the power to make and enforce laws for a country or area |
| Calendar | System of measuring time for the needs of civil life, by dividing time into days, weeks, months, and years |
| Writing | Words or other symbols written as a means of communication |
| Cuneiform | a system of writing into clay or stone tablets that probably originated in Sumeria |
| Prehistory | Period of time before writing systems were invented |
| Archaeologist | a scientist who finds and analyzes the physical remains left by early people |
| Artifacts | objects made by human beings |
| What is one of the oldest villages in present day Israel and Jordan | Jerhico |
| What is another old village in present day turkey | Catal Huyuk |
| Mudbrick | sumerian building material |
| Artisans | a skilled craftsworker |
| What makes bronze | A mixture of copper and tin |
| Civilization | complex societies with cities, gov’t, art, religion, class division, and a writing system |
| Irrigation | building dams, channels, walls, and ditches to bring water to crops |
| Ziggurat | a grand temple with a shrine at the top, looks like a giant square wedding cake |
| Sumerian Kings and Priest | members of the upper class |
| Scribes | record keepers who often went on to become gov’t officials |
| Epic | a long poem that tells a story about a hero |
| Gilgamesh | hero of an epic who travels around the world performing great deeds |
| Empire | a group of many different lands under one ruler |
| Hammurabi | king of Babylon |
| Hammurabi’s code | one of the earliest sets of laws in history that covered most areas in daily life |
| Hittites | Developed a way of making iron strong enough to use for weapons |
| Nebuchadnezzar | Chaldean king who built the Hanging Gardens to please his wife |
| Astronomers | People who study heavenly bodies |
| Assyrians | Build a large army to protect their lands from invasion-first large army to use iron weapons |
| Nineveh | Site of the world’s first libraries |
| Who rebelled against the Assyrians | the Chaldeans |
| Anthropology | the study of humans and the societies they create |
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