Unit 1 Neolithic Revolution and Civilizations (World History)

What is the name of the location between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers?

Mesopotamia

What is the Neolithic Revolution?

The life style of hunting and gathering to farming and settling in areas.

What are permanent settlements?

Permanent settlements are places that groups of humans builds homes and live for a long time.

Why are permanent settlements important?

They are the foundation of modern human civilization. Moving from a nomadic lifestyle to a fixed location completely rewired how humans lived, worked, organized themselves, and interacted with the environment.

What are the 5 characteristics of a civilization?

Specialized workers, complex institutions, advanced cities, record keeping, and technology.

What is Hammurabi’s Law Code?

The first unified set of laws, controlled under Hammurabi in the Babylonian Empire.

What does “domestication” of animals mean and when did this occur?

Taking care/herding of animals, this happened in around 8000 BCE.

What are some of the characteristics of Egypt’s hieroglyphics?

• Combined with logograms, phonograms, and determinatives.

• No vowels

• Could be written horizontally or vertically.

• Considered to be artistic and very skilled to master.

• Reserved for scribes and priests.

What are some of the characteristics of China’s calligraphy?

• Combining visual art and interpretation of their literacy meaning.

• Different scripts such as seal, clerical, regular, running, and cursive script.

• Four treasures of study including the brush, ink, ink stone, and paper.

Why did Egyptians believe in the afterlife?

They believed the body should be preserved to participate in the afterlife, thus the bodies were cased inside the pyramids that were built.

Why did the first river valley civilizations tend to start by the river?

Farming near the waters helped grow crops as people settled by the rivers, they could fish as well instead of hunting.

What did people learn how to do during the Neolithic Revolution?

Farm crops and domesticate animals.

The domestication of plants and animals helped develop what during the Neolithic Revolution?

Permanent settlements and sedentary agricultural societies.

What is a theocracy?

A government ruled by religious leaders.

Who did the Egyptians believe was divine?

Pharaohs

What is a ziggurat and what were some things it was used for?

An ancient Mesopotamian temple tower that was used for protecting shrines and for people to pray in.

Without ____________, there would be no farming.

Irrigation

During the Neolithic Revolution, __________ was not used a lot.

Bronze

Which characteristic of a civilization would Historical Narratives and Epic Poetry fall under?

Record Keeping

What is Papyrus?

A thick, paper-like material used for writing.

Which civilization used Papyrus?

Egyptians used Papyrus for their hieroglyphics.

Who invented the sail boat?

The Summerians

What is urban growth?

The expansion and increase in population size of towns and cities.

How did the domestication of animals help the Neolithic Revolution?

Turning mobile groups into settled communities with reliable food, labor, and resources.

What is a city-state?

A state consisting of a city and surrounding territory.