Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Midterm '09

Becker Midterm '09

QuestionAnswer
scientists who study the material remains and artifacts of prehistoric and historic people archaeologist
way of life of people culture
object made by man artifact
our very first ancestor hominid
remnants, inpressions or traces of plants or animals that have been preserved in the earth's curst fossil
period before people developed writing prehistory
scientists who study the physical feartures, development, and behavior of Hominids and other later groups anthropologist
believed to be the first hominid to make tools homo habilishomo habilis
famous scientist who discovered the famous footprints and the first evidence of homo habilis Louis and Mary Leakey
place in tanzinia where the lakes discovered fossil remains of homo habilis olduvai gorge
anthropologists who discovered lucy donald johanson
old stone age paleolithic age
new stone age neolithic age
first of mans branch in the family tree, came from hominids homo erectus
first leave africa australopithecines
believe to be the first hominid to make tools "the handy man" homo habilis
a type of hominid. lucy for example australopithecines
first to truly walk upright homo erectus
first known homo sapien from a valley in germany. they eventually died out. neanderthal
first found in Africa at Olduvali Gorge, first to leave Africa homo erectus
a type of homosapiens who lived in present day France and Spain. They painted pictures on the walls of caves Cro Magnon
African cite of homo erectus fossils and artifacts. The Leakeys were there. australopithecines
Mexico and Central America MesoAmerica
village in Turkey where farming took place an skilled craftsmen made products from obsidian MesoAmerica
most recent group, most like modern man homo-sapien-sapien
age where farming first began Neolithic
Neanderthals were these homo-sapien
where the first hominids came from eastern and southern Africa
to tame for human use domesticate
walking erect enabled australopithecines to travel more efficiently, spot threatening animals and carry objects and babies
increased brain sized enabled homo habilis to make tools
homo erectus was able to make fire make fire
During which age did the agricultural revolution lead to the development of civilization? Neolithic
In which areas did humans spread most recently North and South America
Which of the following methods may be used to date remains DNA analysis and radio carbon
Neanderthals died out about 30,000 years ago true
Neanderthals buried their dead true
Cro Magnon man was more modern looking Neanderthals true
Man decended from apes false
The spear thrower was invented by the Neanderthals false
Homo sapien means "man the wise" True
Neanderthals replaced homo sapiens sapiens False
Cave art was strictly used for religious ceremonies false
Why did Neanderthals die out? Because when it started to grom they could not find food so they died.
Homo-sapiens sapiens were the first to paint picutres on their cave walls. What does that tell us about them? That they were smart and they are kind of telling a stroy with pictures.
List and explain five or six things that must occur before a city can be considered a civilization. 1) government - to take care of the citizens.2) 3)4)5)
Where on the African Continent is Egypt located? Northeast corner
The Nile begins and ends where? Begins at Lake Victoria and ends at the Mediterranean Sea
In what way or ways was life in ancient Egypt related to the Nile? Transportation, religion, agriculture.
Upper egypt is located in the South
The boy King who ruled Egypt from 1347 BC to 1338 BC was Tutankhamon
The King who united all of Egypt was Menes
The Niles' flood was important to the Egyptian farmers because it provided needed water for the crops, left a layer of rich soil, enabled them to plant more crops
An administrative organization with officials and regular procedures is known as a bureaucracy
It originally meant "great house" - an egyptian king Pharaoh
Whestern Asian people who created an empire in western Aisia and threatened the power of te Egyptians. They were also the first to use iron Hittites
The vizier was in charge of the government bureaucracy
First woman Pharoah Hatshepsut
Pharaoh that tried to make Egypt monotheistic by introducing the Sun disk god, Aten was Akhenaten
Under which queen did Egypt become a province of Rome? Cleopatra
Egyptian writing was called hieroglyphics
The two major rivers of Mesopotamia were The Tigris and the Euphrates
The "land between the Rivers" literally translated is Mesopotamia
The arc of land thast stretches from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf is Known as the Fertile Crescent
The first Mesopotamian civilization was Sumer
A religion with many gods is polytheistic
Sumerian writing was done on clay tablets
A Sumerian temple is a ziggurat
The basic unit of Sumerian civilization was the city-state
A government by divine authority is a theoacracy
Wedge shaped Sumerian writing cuneiform
The first written law code was done by Hammurabi
The leader of the Akkadians was Sargon
A patriarchal society is a society in which men dominate
The ruler of Babylon was Hammurabi
The Sumerians used the wheel for transport
God's chosen people Israelites
David's wise son Solomon
Lived on coast of the Mditerranean, great sailors, invented purple dye Phoenicians
Monotheistic religion Judaism
God gave him the ten Commandments Moses
sea peoples who threatened the power of the Egyptions, they were the first to use iron weapons Hittites
A ruling power where power is passed from one generation to the next dynasty
symbolized the new life brought to Egypt by the Nile Osirus
Invented purple dye Phoenicians
received the ten commandments from God Moses
where decendents of Abraham Israelites
Jerusalem is the capital of Israel
Who created the first empire in world history Sargon
What was the most important Sumerian invention? writing
During whose reign was the great Pyramid at Giza built? Khufu
Who invented the alphabet that influenced the Greeks and Romans? Phoenicians
The basic unit of Sumerian civilization was the city-state
The sumerian invention of the ______ made it easier to transport goods? wagon wheel
The pyramids were designed primarily as tombs for Pharoahs
The religion of Israel was different from other religions of western Asia and Egypt because it had only one God.
Where on the Afrian Continent is Egypt located? Northeast corner
The Nile begins at ____________ and ends at __________? Lake Victoria/Mediterranean Sa
In what way or ways was life in ancient Egypt related to the Nile? Transportation; religion; agriculture.
Upper Egypt is located in the ` South
The boy king who ruled Egypt from 1347 BC to 1338 BC was Tutankhamon
The king who united all of Egypt was Menes
The Nile flood was important to Egyptian farmers because it left a Layer of rich soil.
A family of rulers is a dynasty
It originally meant "great house" - an Egyptian king Pharaoh
Western Asian people who ruled Egypt for almost 100 years Hyksos
The vizier was in charge of the government bureaucracy
First woman pharoah Hatshepsut
Pharaoh thet tried to make Egypt monotheistic by introducing the Sun Disk god, Aten was Akhenaten
Created by: beckerwesternciv
Popular World History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards