Test 1 Flashcards
What forms does historical evidence come in?
Diary, photos, artifacts, letter, speech
Why do historians use spatial frames to study history?
Historians use spatial frames to make comparisons & spot patterns.
Explain O.P.C.V.L
Used to analyze/dissect a source
Origin - who, when, where
Purpose - Author’s purpose
Content - Summary
Value - How does it help
Limitations - How doesn’t it help
2 examples of cultural interaction
The Silk Road,
How did the Stone Age get its name?
From the Paleolithic period when they created stone tools.
What dramatic change took place near the end of the Paleolithic era?
Humans transitioned from nomadic hunter-gatherers to settling in permanent agricultural communities.
Where did the first civilizations emerge and why?
In Mesopotamia because that was the first Fertile Crescent for agriculture.
Why did agriculture arise and what was its social impact?
Agriculture rose during the Neolithic period and this created governments, gender roles, and social structures.
What is significant about the Fertile Crescent and how did it spread from there?
The Fertile Crescent created rich agriculture & trade
Why did some societies develop governments?
Governments originated from the need to protect people from conflict & to provide law and order
How did trade develop?
Trade developed from civilizations growing therefore people needed more resources.
Compare and Contrast Han & Roman Empires
Han - East Asia
Han - Had Silk
Both - Vast
Both - Polytheistic Philosophy
Both - Similar Size
Roman - Relied on imports
Roman - More of a republic
Why was the discovery of the Rosetta Stone so significant?
This deciphered the hiero-glyphic alphabet & paved the way for modern Egyptology to help reconstruct the past.
Characteristic and what bodys of water surround the Mesopotamia
-First civilization
-Relied on anual floods to enrich soil
-Floods created religion
Mediterranean, Persian gulf, Euphrates & Tigris river
-Southwest Asia
Characteristic and what bodys of water surround the Egyptian civilization?
-most influential ancient civilization
-major grain producer
-built pyramids for pharaohs
Red Sea & Mediterranean
-Northeast Africa
