Prehistoric Period

Question 1

Old stone age with no permanent stay

Answer 1

Paleolithic Age

Question 2

(Paleolithic) What is the definition of of egalitarian

Answer 2

Equals. They believed in a proper role for women and a proper roll for men. In fact, women were the first “power” figures.

Question 3

(Paleolithic) Tools of the paleolithic age?

Answer 3

Fish nets, Clothes, Digging roots

Question 4

Inventions of the paleolithic age?

Answer 4

Religion (polytheistic), burial practices, spoken language, control of fire (1.5m-500,000 years)

Question 5

(Paleolithic) How do we know about their religious practices?

Answer 5

We know about their burial practices.

Question 6

(Paleolithic) Why are the date ranges so broad for what we know about this time period?

Answer 6

This time period pre-dates history. There was nothing written down so we really don’t know much about this time period for certain.

Question 7

New stone age that took place 10,000-3200BC

Answer 7

Neolithic Period

Question 8

(Neolithic) What was the great invention that allowed for permanent settlement?

Answer 8

The neolithic farming revolution allowed for permanent settlement.

Question 9

Benefits of the Neolithic Period?

Answer 9

Food surplus, wealth and private property

Question 10

Disadvantages of the Neolithic period?

Answer 10

Wealth, boring, less freedom, social stratification.

Question 11

Neolithic technologies?

Answer 11

Clay, use of metals, wheel, sail, plow, ox-yoke

Question 12

What are the characteristics of civilization?

Answer 12

Writing, organized government, monumental architecture, Human thought and cooperation, cities, organized religion, formulate and obey laws.

Question 13

What rivers did Mesopotamia sit on?

Answer 13

Tigris and Euphrates river

Question 14

What river did Egypt sit on?

Answer 14

Nile

Question 15

What is the importance of religion?

Answer 15

Explained Nature, eased fear of death and justified rules and morality