Early Civilizations Flashcards
(49 cards)
What does the use of pottery indicate
Stability
What animals were domesticated in the Fertile Crescent
Sheep and goats
What staple crops were introduced in early central India
Wheat and barley
What Mesopotamian empire started first
Sumer
When did urbanization primarily begin
2700bc
What was the Bronze Age
The recognition of technological breakthroughs
How did class structure and city emerge
It all started when loyalty became citizenship. The cities became much larger, some walled, While the king, priests, and private citizens all worked the land.
Who conquered the Sumerians
The Akkadians
Why were the city states of Mesopotamia vulnerable
Because they were always attacking each other
What role did geography play on the idea of loyalty and legal identity
People had to work together to build irrigation and farm
Who coruled Sumer with the kings
Temple priests
Who got rid of Sumerian cuneiform
The Akkadians
Of all the Sumerian contributions, what has given historians, geographers, etc. the best idea of the Sumerian value system?
Cuneiform
Who do historians credit for the idea of writing
The Sumerians
Which civilization do we know least about
Indus River valley
Explain why less is known about ancient Egyptian cities compared to those cities from ancient Mesopotamia.
Because in Egypt the state was more important then the individual cities
What were the economies of the Nile river based upon
Local production of food and other commodities
What was Egyptian paper
Papyrus
What were the 3 languages on the Rosetta Stone
Heiroglyphics demotic script and Greek
Who was the main god of the pharoahs
Amon
During which kingdom do we place the building of the great pyramids
Old kingdom
Where was the sun god Aten worshipped
Akhetaten
What do early 20th century excavations of Harappa indicate in regards to early Mesopotamian civilization
They have common ancestry
What infrastructure was added to by the harappans
Citadel, public baths, gridiron city, and sewage system
