WC1 TEST

What is Prehistory?

human past that is not written down & only known by archeology

What is History?

Accounts of human past that use written records

What is Pastoralism?

Mobile lifestyle based on keeping flocks and herds

What is Agriculture?

Sedentary style of life based on the cultivation of crops

What is Cultural assimilation?

Acquisition by one group of people of the cultural traits of another people.

What is Civilization?

A form of human culture that includes agriculture, urbanization, social classes, metal technology, and writing.

What are Nomads?

Traveled long distances, following migrating animals and seeking wild crops.

What is Cuneiform?

Mesopotamia writing system that put wedged-shaped indention on clay tablets

What is Polytheism?

belief in existence of many gods

What is City States?

City that is also an independent

What is Ziggurats?

Step-shaped pyramid as the main temple in Mesopotamia cities

What is Barter?

Form of Exchange using goods and services rather than coined money

What is an Empire?

Political unit incorporating different peoples nations under single government

What is an Pharaoh?

ruler of ancient egypt

What is an Dynasty?

Group of rulers to the same family

What are Hieroglyphics?

Earliest form of Egyptian writting

What is social class?

society began dividing according to social class

What is the Barter System?

exchange one good for another

What is the Paleolithic Era?

The first and longest period of human existence is also known as the Old Stone Age.

What city lived in constant fear of floods?

Sumeria

Where was the first Civilization in Mesopotamia?

Sumeria

Who united the Sumerian city states and established the Akkadian Empire?

King Sargon l

What is Papyrus?

a type of paper made from papyrus plant.

Who is the most well-known Babylonian leader?

Hammurabi

What is Hammurabi most famous for?

the 282 laws called Hamurabi’’s code

What were the first laws ever written out?

Hammurabi’s Code

Who was the first of many leaders known as pharaohs?

Memphis

What laws were based on ‘‘an eye for an eye”?

Hammurabi’s Code

What is the most important document to survive from ancient Mesopotamia?

Hammurabi’s Code

Who had absolute authority over the Old Kingdom?

Pharaohs

What pyramid was constructed during the Old kingdom?

The Great Pyramids of Giza

Why were the great pyramids of giza built?

For the burial of pharaohs and their families

Who had so much power they were considered gods?

Pharaohs

Who believed in afterlives?

Pharaohs

Why was the Great Sphinx built?

to protect the great pyramid

Who had less authority in the Middle Kingdom?

Pharaohs

Who believed they had all access to the afterlife?

Egyptians

What Kingdom had a stable period of expansion?

The Middle Kingdom

Why did the middle kingdom come to an end?

Because Egypt was invaded by the Hyksos

What did Pharaohs become in the New Kingdom?

Military leaders

What marked the New beginning of the New Kingdom?

The reunification of Egypt after the expulsion of Hyksos

KEMET or “black land” and the dry dessert were also called?

“red land”

What is did Egypt experience with their land?

Annual flooding deposited rich, dark soil on the river banks