Additional Notes (Prelim) Flashcards
This is a system of knowledge of the natural world gained through the scientific method.
Science
This is the practical application of what we know about nature.
Technology
It is a group of people with common territory, interaction, norm, culture, etc.
Society
This defines as a precursor to the unfolding of or existence of something
Antecedent
This is considered to be the origin of civilization.
Mesopotamia
This is the modern day Iraq and Kuwait.
Mesopotamia
This is the land “firsts”
Ancient Sumer
In this civilization, there was a shift from conceptualization to actualization.
Sumerian Civilization
This is a writing system used to keep records.
Cuneiform
This is the first true city and a symbol of power.
Uruk City
This is the mountain of God and was dedicated to the Moon God Nanna.
Great Ziggurat of Ur
This was used for general transportation, navigating through water, and transportation of goods.
Sailboat
This, along with the axle, became the most important around 4500 BC.
Wheel
What is the longest used invention human history?
the wheel
This civilization is founded by Amorites.
Babylonian Civilization
This civilization is had great builders, engineers, and architects.
Babylonian Civilization
This had no concrete evidence of its existence but it was built by King Nebuchadnezzar for his wife.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Who was the king who built the hanging gardens of Babylon?
Nebuchadnezzar
What was the religion of the people in Babylon?
Polytheism
This is the pre-columbian civilization. It tis the independent civilization.
Mesoamerica
This was the most advanced pre-columbian civilization.
Mayan Civilization
This was the largest empire inure-columbian civilization.
Inca Civilization
These were knotted ropes to keep records.
Quipu
This was a Sun God.
Inti