Monday, January 26, 2015

Questions for first test

1. When and where did human beings first emerge?
Human beings first emerged from Southwestern Africa.

2. Why did the period known as "prehistory" end?
The period "prehistory" ended because there was a shift from itinerant hunting/gathering to more permanent settlements centered on agriculture.

3. What made the rise of the civilization possible?
The rise of the civilization was possible because of new irrigation techniques.

4. Name some early technological innovations.
Some technological innovations were the wheel and the plow.

5. How did hunters/gatherers live?
Hunters/gatherers lived by aimlessly walked around for food, not having a home.

6. Who was King Hammurabi and why was he important?
King Hammurabi was the King of Babylon and he created a series of laws known as "Hammurabi's Code."

-Prehistory: The period of time before written records.
-Paleolithic Age: The old stone age; Earliest prehistoric age.
-Neolithic age: The new stone age; the beginnings of agriculture and advanced tool making,
-Agricultural revolution: Also known as the Neolithic revolution, this was a shift from itinerant hunting/gathering to more permanent settlements centered on agriculture.
-Cuneiform: The earliest form of writing, invented by Sumerians
-Ziggurat: A Sumerian temple built on top of a "mountain" of earth.
-Indo-Europeans: People from the grasslands of the Russian steppe who introduced the horse to the near east.


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