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Pre Ap World History
About anything that has to do with early humans and Civilizations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Geography | the study of people, their environment & their recourses |
| Movement | The transfer of people, goods & ideas |
| Migration | people and animals moving |
| Import/Export | trade of goods in and out |
| Diffusion | The spread of ideas |
| Topography | The physical features of an area |
| Maps | Used to study the global environment |
| Culture | All elements that make up peoples way of life |
| Economic Systems | How people get what they need to survive |
| Traditional | People produce most of what they need to survive |
| Capitalism | Economic system in which private owners decide what is produced |
| Political Systems | Governments provide organization, leadership, & laws. Example Democracy- government run by the people |
| Education | How a culture teaches it's history and beliefs |
| Religion | Beliefs that explain the unexplainable |
| Social Organizations | Structure of social relations within a group. Examples- family (MOST IMPORTANT) |
| Nuclear Organization | Mom, Dad, and kids |
| Extended Family | Aunts, Uncles, Grand-parents etc. |
| Ideas | Customs and Traditions specific to a culture . Example- Food, Clothing, Architecture, Music etc. |
| Ethnocentrisms | Judging other cultures by standards of your own |
| Racism | The belief that ones racial group is superiors to another |
| Early Mans features for success (there are four) | 1. High Reproduction 2. Omnivores 3. Speech and Knowledge 4. Technology (fire) |
| Paleolithic Man | Old Stone Age, abt 2 Million years ago |
| Characteristics of Paleolithic Man (there are 7) | 1. shaped stone tools 2. fire 3. less ape like 4. lived in smaller groups with few children 5. social equality 6. hunters and gathers 7. cave paintings, animal skin clothing & pots |
| Neolithic Age | End of Ice Age, abt 9,000 B.CE |
| Characteristics of Neolithic Man (there are 6) | 1. first farmers (developed agriculture) 2. domestication of animals 3. built permanent housing 4. regular work 5. grew resistant to diseases 6. shaped metal tools (bronze and copper) 7. specialization of skills (metal working) |
| Catal Huyuk | Early Human Settlement |
| Characterizations of Catal Huyuk | 1. lived in cities - housing, defense and sewage systems 2. complex political structure 3. ability to write |
| Mesopotamia | Early human settlement |
| Characteristics of Mesopotamia | Between Tigris and Euphrates rivers, flat plains area, very open to invasion, culture diffusion and farming |
| Sumerians | Around 3200 B.CE |
| Characteristics of Sumerians | organized into city- states |
| City- States | A city that acts as if it is a country |
| Economy of Sumerians | Grew wheat and barley, built irrigation, traded for metal, wood & stone |
| Social involving Sumerians | Ziggurats, Cunei Form (writing) Astronomy(Study of moon and stars) Math (360 degrees, 60 mins) Wheel, Epic of Gilgamesh (Story) |
| Ziggurats | Very large temple developed by Sumerians |
| Babylonians | Invaded Mesopotamia |
| Hammurabi | Was a ruler who developed a law code based on eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth (males favored over females and wealthy over poor) |
| Hittites | Around 1600 BCE |
| Catal Huyuk | Early Human Settlement |
| Characterizations of Catal Huyuk | 1. lived in cities - housing, defense and sewage systems 2. complex political structure 3. ability to write |
| Mesopotamia | Early human settlement |
| Characteristics of Mesopotamia | Between Tigris and Euphrates rivers, flat plains area, very open to invasion, culture diffusion and farming |
| Sumerians | Around 3200 B.CE |
| Characteristics of Sumerians | organized into city- states |
| City- States | A city that acts as if it is a country |
| Economy of Sumerians | Grew wheat and barley, built irrigation, traded for metal, wood & stone |
| Social involving Sumerians | Ziggurats, Cunei Form (writing) Astronomy(Study of moon and stars) Math (360 degrees, 60 mins) Wheel, Epic of Gilgamesh (Story) |
| Ziggurats | Very large temple developed by Sumerians |
| Babylonians | Invaded Mesopotamia |
| Hammurabi | Was a ruler who developed a law code based on eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth (males favored over females and wealthy over poor) |
| Hittites | Around 1600 BCE, abilities to make iron weapons and tools |
| Persians | 550 BCE |
| Characteristics of Persians | Organized their governments into departments called Bureaucracy (we have a government like this today) tolerated other religions |
| System of weights and measures | Invented by Persians example- one pound of grain was one pound of grain anywhere you shopped. |
| Zoroastrianism | The worlds oldest practiced religion. Where monotheistic, believed there was a battle between good and evil. Ahura Mazda was their god |
| Hebrews | They are Jewish |
| Characteristics of Hebrews | First monotheistic religion founder is Abraham, created the 10 Commandments, Yahweh is their god, & Old Testament |
| Egypt | Developed near Nile River (flows North), located by deserts, ruled by Pharaoh- King believed to be half god |
| Nile River | Provided fetial soil(silt) |
| Economy in Egypt | Farmed wheat and cotton |
| Slaves | worked on building projects etc. |
| Society in Egypt | Polytheistic; part animal head part human body, built pyramids for tombs |
| Contributions from Egypt | medicine, math(24 hour day & calendar) hieroglyphics, symbol writing |
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