Module 1 Flashcards
What is the time range of Paleolithic Age
Approx. 2.6 million years
ago to 10,000 BCE
What is the time range of Neolithic Age
Approx. 8,000 BCE to 3,000
BCE
What is the time range of Mesolithic Age
b. Approx. 10,000 BCE to
8,000 BCE
How did ancient civilizations from the Paleolithic age obtain food?
By hunting and gathering
How did ancient civilizations from the Paleolithic age obtain food?
By Hunting and Gathering
How did ancient civilizations from the Neolithic age obtain food?
Agriculture and Domestication
Settlement of humans during the Paleolithic era
Nomadic lifestyle,
(caves)
Settlement of humans during the Mesolithic era
Semi-nomadic (rivers)
Settlement of humans during the Neolithic era
Permanent Settlement (Villages)
Tools during the Paleolithic era
Simple stone tools
Tools during the Mesolithic era
Refined stone tools
Tools during the Mesolithic era
Refined stone tools
Tools during the Neolithic era
Polished stone tools
Notable discoveries during the Paleolithic era
Control of fire,
development of language,
cave paintings
Notable discoveries during the Mesolithic era
Fishing, early use of
pottery and increased
use of tools
Notable discoveries during the Neolithic era
Agriculture and
domestication of plants and
animals, pottery
How did people create bronze (Alloy)?
By combining Tin with Copper
First writing system. Utilizes word pictures and triangular symbols are carved on clay using wedge instruments. Keep records of things with great historical value.
Cuneiform
Considered the first true city in the world. Build only using mud or clay mixed with reeds, producing sunbaked bricks - used to make houses and walls
Uruk City
Known as Mountain of God. Sacred place only priest are allowed to enter. Showcase elaborate and intricate architecture.
The Great Ziggurat of Ur
Was built to answer the increase demand for food Used to bring water to farmlands. Control flooding of the rivers. Considered as one of world’s most beneficial engineering works
Irrigation and Dikes
People wanted to discover faraway lands to settle. Essential in transportation and trading.
Sailboats
These were not intended for transportation, but for farm work and food processes. Mill grains with less effort and less time.
Wheels
Humans evolve from food gatherers to farm cultivators. They Invented this to dig the earth in a faster pace. Result in mass
produce food in less effort and time
Plowing