Western Definitions

Vocabulary flashcards created from lecture notes on early human evolution, ancient civilizations, and Mesopotamian history.

Hominds

Known as the "first humans to make Stone tools"

Homo erectus

The "first to leave africa and move asia"

Homo sapiens

Described as "first anatomically" (meaning wise, wise)

Neolithic Revolution

Referred to by scholars as the "New stone age"

Agricultural Revolution

The practice of "growing crops and taming animals"

Patriarchy

Defined as "a society dominated by men"

Civilization

Defined as "a complex culture in which large amounts of human being share common elements"

Mesopotamia

A Greek term meaning "land between the rivers"

Sumer

The Southern Part of mesopatamia

Sumerians

Group of ancient people whose "people orgins remain unclear"

Cuneiform

A system of writing using a reed stylus

Uruk, Ur, Eridu, Lagash, Nippur

Ancient cities in Sumer/Mesopotamia