What does the term Prehistory refer to The

What does the term Prehistory refer to? • The term prehistory refers to the period of time before writing was developed. • Ancient Sumerian (civilization we will cover later) recipe for beer.

What is archeology? • Archeology is the study of past societies through analysis of what people left behind.

What is the study of human life and culture? • Anthropology

What method is most commonly used to date artifacts? • Radiocarbon dating

Which dating method measures the amount of trapped light from electrons? • Thermo. Luminesc ence

Which period is used to describe the time when humans used simple stone tools? • Paleolithic Age

One of the distinguishing features of the human species is the ability to make what? • Tools

Who discovered the bones of a 1. 8 million year old Hominid? • Louis and Mary Leakey

What does the term “Homo erectus” mean? • Upright Humans

What does the term “Homo Sapiens” mean? • “wise human”

What theory states the belief that early hominids spread from Africa to other parts of the world? • “out - of – Africa” theory – Scientists believe that they appeared in Africa between 150, 000 -200, 000 years ago.

Section 2 • The Neolithic Revolution – Changing the way we live.

With the Neolithic Revolution came what system that ended the need for hunting? • Systematic Agriculture

What is the process of adapting wild animals for human use? • Domestication

What is another name for the skilled workers who traded weapons and jewelry? • Artisans

What two ages followed the Neolithic Age? • Bronze Age • Iron Age

What term describes the way of life for a group of people at a given time? • Culture

What term describes a complex culture in which large numbers of human beings share a number of common elements? • Civilization

What are six traits of a civilization? • • • Cities Government Religion Social Structure Writing Art

In early government most kingdoms were ruled by whom? • Monarchs

Name five locations where civilizations first began to develop. • • • Mesopotamia Egypt India China Mesoamerica

In your own words describe what life was like before the Neolithic Revolution. • • • Nomadic Hunters/Gatherers Writing? Tools? Rituals? Culture?

In your own words describe what life was like after the Neolithic Revolution. • • Culture Civilizations Perm. Residency Agriculture Tools Artisans Religion Social Classes

Around what feature were most ancient civilizations developed? • Rivers

What was the first empire in world history? • Akkadian Empire

What alphabet provided the basis for the English alphabet? • Phoenician

Mesopotamians were well known for their work on what trade? • Metal work

The invention of cuneiform is credited to who? • Sumerians

What did the Sumerians believe about the gods and goddesses? • That they owned the cities

Which leader of the Persian Empire extended it to become the largest empire the world has seen yet? • Darius

What is Hammurabi remembered for? • His law code for the Mesopotamian society.

What was the largest section of Hammurabi’s Code? • Family and Marriage

What Egyptians owned all the land granted parts of it to their subjects? • Pharaohs

What also happened around 3100 B. C. when the history of Egypt began? • Menes united Upper and Lower Egypt

What three major periods have modern historians divided Egyptian history into? • Old kingdom • Middle Kingdom • New Kingdom

The process of slowly during a dead body to prevent it from rotting is called? • Mummification