Unit 0 (ap World) Flashcards
(33 cards)
How did humans survive BEFORE the Neolithic Revolution
Hunting, gathering, wandering from place to place
What else is the Neolithic Revolution called?
Agricultural revolution
Where did the original farmers come from?
Mesopotamia (SouthWest Asia)
What was the result of the creation of agriculture
Instead of wandering around now people largely settled in one place, they started to build structures. Huge population growth.
What where the first permanent structures for
Keeping of crops and religion
What were the important river societies?
Nile river society, yellow river valley, Indus River valley, mesoamerica, Andes mountains
What was the code of Hammurabi
Laid down clear lines for societal hierarchy and punishments for lawbreaking
What was the first use of writing?
To keep track of grain supply
What was the written language called in Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
What was the written language called in Egypt
Hieroglyphics
Where was the epic of Gilgamesh from
Mesopotamia
Where was the book of the dead from?
Egypt
Where was the Rigveda from?
Indus Valley
Where did Hinduism first rise?
Indus river Valley
What was hinduism?
Polytheistic religion, taught that one overall god revealed itself in many forms
What does polytheistic mean?
They believed in many gods
Where did monotheism first rise?
Southwest Asia
What was monotheism?
They only worshiped one God
Where did Judaism first rise?
Israel (Hebrews)
How did the first leaders of the empires consolidate their power?
By claiming divinity
Who are the pastoralists?
The people who still roamed around and gathered in nomadic ways
What does caste mean
All living things were ordered into a hierarchical structure
Who first taught caste
Hinduism
What new belief came out of Hinduism
Buddhism
