L2 Flashcards

(31 cards)

1
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These were the first tools to be used. They were flake tools or pieces from smashing a rock.

A

Oldowan Tools

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These tools were normalized and shaped by hitting the base rock.

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Acheulean tools

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3
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This group made stone tools made from flint.

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Homo Erectus

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4
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This group made the flake tools.

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Australopithecus

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5
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This is where agriculture first started. This place was a paradise to some due to harsh weather conditions and food.

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Mesopotamia

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6
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This was the first town to ever be created.

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Catalhoyuk

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7
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This was the best technological invention of all time according to Lech.

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The Plow

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8
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First group of people that used mathematics, engineering, labor organization, pyramids, etc.

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The Sumerians

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9
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This was the first city.

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Uruk

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10
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This agricultural process was used to apply controlled amounts of water to land to assist in the production of crops.

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Irrigation

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11
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This monumental temple existed in each city and each represented a deity. This structure was used for religious purposes, but also later used for taxing purposes.

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Ziggurats

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12
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This is what shifted the Pre-Historic Era to the Historic Era.

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Writing

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13
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This was the first form of writing which also meant “wedge-shaped”. This was written on clay tablets as receipts.

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Cuneiforms

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14
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This is the oldest metal to date. It was shiny and easy to find.

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Gold

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15
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This metal was durable and harder than gold, and still relatively easy to find.

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Copper

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16
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This metal was hard to work with and remained in the shape that they were dug.

17
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This was a form of metallurgy and a process of applying heat to metals. In the early days, used to combine metals.

18
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This metal was the first production of a metal in molecular level that does not exist in nature. This metal was made by combining tin and copper.

19
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This group of people captured the Sumerians.

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Amorites/Babylonians

20
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This group of people were surrounded by the desert and protected.

21
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Due to this invention, boats could travel both ways.

22
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The Egyptians used this measurement system to calculate the height of the flood and predict it.

23
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This word was used to describe the gods in Egypt. They controlled all of the money/food and the surplus was used to build pyramids.

24
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This was the building blocks of pyramids. Bodies were buried underground.

25
This pyramid was offset to make steps up to the very top to build a triangle shape structure
Djoser's Pyramid
26
This architect built Djoser's pyramid.
Imhotep
27
This pyramid was considered as a "bent pyramid".
Sneferu's Pyramid
28
This was the iconic pyramid that was built as a perfect triangular shape. This was pharaoh Khufu's pyramid.
The Great Pyramid of Giza
29
In general, these people built the pyramids.
Farmers (They were out of work due to the flooding)
30
This was a process of immortality that the Egyptians explored. They went through 12 stages to remove internal organs and to keep the body dehydrated.
Mummification
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This group of people captured the Egyptians.
Hyksos