#1 Summative Ancient Civilizations Flashcards
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What is the definition of Ancient
Historically older than 1 C.E.
What is the definition of Ancient History
Is the history of ancient times. The time period from the beginning of writing and records of human history.
Ancient history is the study of the past before 1 C.E.
What is the definition of Hunters-Gatherers
A person who used to hunt, fish, and harvest wild foods.
What is the definition of Ancient Civilizations
Is the first settled and stable communities that became the basis for later states, nations, and empires.
What is the the definition of B.C.E
Before Common Era
What is the definition of C.E.
Common Era
What is the definition of Ice Age
A glacial episode during a past geological period.
B.C.E.
What is the definition of Stone Age
The Stone Age was a prehistoric era marked by the development and use of stone tools, reflecting a key stage in human cultural and technological evolution.
B.C.E
What is the definition of Bronze age
The period that followed the Stone Age and preceded the Iron Age, during which weapons and tools were made of bronze instead of stone, is known as the Bronze Age.
Bronze = Copper + Tin.
B.C.E
What is the definition of Iron Age
A prehistoric period that followed the Bronze Age, when weapons and tools came to be made of iron.
C.E
What is the definition of Archeologists
Archeologists are people who study the past (History of humans or Pre History) through what is found or left behind.
What is the definition of Excavation
The process of digging a specific item/thing that was found or discovered and is being removed from the ground underneath.
For example: Some artifacts, writing, and etc.
What is the definition of Artifacts
An object showing human workmanship from a natural object.
Examples: Pots, Pans, Vase, Bowls, etc.
What is the definition of Primary Source
Is something that is the original, that has not been altered, or analyzed by others.
Examples: Artifacts, Biofacts, Audio recordings, Film, etc.
What is the definition of Secondary Source
A combination of multiple primary sources (not the original), already analyzed and interpreted.
Examples: Biographies, Editorials, a copy, etc.
What is the definition of Oracle Bones
Oracle bones are pieces of ox scapula and turtle plastron which were used in pyromancy – a form of divination – during the Late Shang period ( c. 1050 – c. 1250 BCE) in ancient China.
What is the definition of Hieroglyphics
Hieroglyphics is a writing system invented in Egypt around 5000 years ago. It is the second oldest form of writing, originating a few hundred years after. Hieroglyphics is made of combinations of ideographic, logographic, syllabic and alphabetic elements, with more than 1,000 distinct characters.
Written on Temple walls.
What is the definition of Cuneiform
Cuneiform is a writing system that was invented in southern Ancient Mesopotamia. Cuneiform also means “wedge-shaped.” This form of writing was written on clay tablets.
What is the definition of Sanskrit
Sanskrit is an ancient Indo-European language of India, in which the Hindu scriptures and classical Indian epic poems are written and from which many northern Indian (Indic) languages are derived. It is also known as the oldest language in the world.
Ancient Mesopotamia
Date: Full Civilization Around 3500
BCE - written language
Substantial civilization around 5000 BCE
Ancient Mesopotamia consists of several specific ancient civilizations like:
-The Sumarians
-The Akkadians
-The Assyrians
-The Babylonians
Ancient India
Date: 2500 B.C.E - 1000 B.C
Ancient India consists of several specific ancient civilizations like:
- The Indus Valley civilization
- The Vedic Age
- The Mauryan Empire
- The Gupta Empire.
Ancient Egypt
Date: 3100 B.C.E - 30 B.C.E
Examples of what Ancient Egypt was most famous for:
- Pyramids
- Mummies
- Pharaohs
- Tombs
- Hyroglifics
Ancient Greece
Date: 2200 B.C.E
Ancient Greece consists of several specific ancient civilizations like:
- Cycladic
- Minoan
- Mycenaean
Ancient China (Shang dynasty is most important)
Date: 1600 B.C.E - 1050 B.C.E
Different Dynasty’s of Ancient China:
- Xia dynasty (c. 2070 – c. 1600 BC)
- Shang dynasty (c. 1600 – c. 1046 BCE)
- Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC)
