UT High School World History A Final Exam Thorough Review
1. Pre-history: the period of time before written records
2. Lucy: 3.2 million year old skeleton found in Africa by Donald Johanser
3. The pre-history people were this: Hunter-gatherers (nomadic)
4. Stone Age: When people began using bone and stone tools
5. Archaeology: Study of past human material remains
6. Anthropology: Study of human society, culture, and development
7. Humans originated from here: Africa (eastern + southern)
8. Bipedalism: Ability to walk on two legs
9. Neolithic Revolution: (10,000 - 8,000 BC) When humans began using
agricul- ture and domesticating animals
10.What makes a civilization? (8): (1) government
(2)religion
(3)social classes
(4)arts
(5)cities
(6)specialization
(7)writing
(8)infrastructure
11.What led to social classes?: Specialization of labor
12. How did the Neolithic revolution contribute to the rise of civilizations?:
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Agriculture caused families to grow into tribes which grew into
civilizations
13.Economics: How we consume, produce, and manage goods and
services
14.Economic progression is often tied to this: Societal growth and
imperial expansion
15.Early specializations of labor (4) (social classes formed from these): (1)
Farmer
(2)Warrior
(3)Religious leader
,(4)Artisan
16.Writing is important to civilization for these reasons (4): (1)
Codification of laws
(2)Record-keeping
(3)Birth of literature
(4)Sharing of culture
, 17.Social Class: How people are divided by income and labor
18.The River Valley Civilizations were located here: Rivers valleys in
Africa and Asia
19.Dynasty: A family of rulers
20.Cuneiform: the world's first system of writing (from the Middle East)
21.Metallurgy: the science of working with metals
22.Polytheism: Belief in many gods
23.Sanskrit: Language of ancient India
24.Theocracy: A government controlled by religious leaders
25.Ziggurat: Mesopotamian temple tower
26.The major River Valley Regions (4): (1) Egypt (Nile)
(2)Mesopotamia (Tigris-Euphrates)
(3)India (Indus)
(4)China (Yangtze)
27.Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia): Between Tigris/Euphrates in modern
Iraq
28.Advancements of Mesopotamia (6): (1) Irrigation
(2)Drainage
(3)Wheel
(4)Sail
(5)Plow
(6)Writing
29.Sumerians may have come from this region: Caucasus Mountain
Region
30.Sumerian Government: Theocracy
31.Sumerian Religion: Polytheism
32.Sumerian writing system: Cuneiform
33.Sumerian Social Classes (7): (1) Royals
(2)Officials
(3)Priests
(4)Scribes
(5)Merchants
(6)Peasants
(7)Slaves
1. Pre-history: the period of time before written records
2. Lucy: 3.2 million year old skeleton found in Africa by Donald Johanser
3. The pre-history people were this: Hunter-gatherers (nomadic)
4. Stone Age: When people began using bone and stone tools
5. Archaeology: Study of past human material remains
6. Anthropology: Study of human society, culture, and development
7. Humans originated from here: Africa (eastern + southern)
8. Bipedalism: Ability to walk on two legs
9. Neolithic Revolution: (10,000 - 8,000 BC) When humans began using
agricul- ture and domesticating animals
10.What makes a civilization? (8): (1) government
(2)religion
(3)social classes
(4)arts
(5)cities
(6)specialization
(7)writing
(8)infrastructure
11.What led to social classes?: Specialization of labor
12. How did the Neolithic revolution contribute to the rise of civilizations?:
-
Agriculture caused families to grow into tribes which grew into
civilizations
13.Economics: How we consume, produce, and manage goods and
services
14.Economic progression is often tied to this: Societal growth and
imperial expansion
15.Early specializations of labor (4) (social classes formed from these): (1)
Farmer
(2)Warrior
(3)Religious leader
,(4)Artisan
16.Writing is important to civilization for these reasons (4): (1)
Codification of laws
(2)Record-keeping
(3)Birth of literature
(4)Sharing of culture
, 17.Social Class: How people are divided by income and labor
18.The River Valley Civilizations were located here: Rivers valleys in
Africa and Asia
19.Dynasty: A family of rulers
20.Cuneiform: the world's first system of writing (from the Middle East)
21.Metallurgy: the science of working with metals
22.Polytheism: Belief in many gods
23.Sanskrit: Language of ancient India
24.Theocracy: A government controlled by religious leaders
25.Ziggurat: Mesopotamian temple tower
26.The major River Valley Regions (4): (1) Egypt (Nile)
(2)Mesopotamia (Tigris-Euphrates)
(3)India (Indus)
(4)China (Yangtze)
27.Fertile Crescent (Mesopotamia): Between Tigris/Euphrates in modern
Iraq
28.Advancements of Mesopotamia (6): (1) Irrigation
(2)Drainage
(3)Wheel
(4)Sail
(5)Plow
(6)Writing
29.Sumerians may have come from this region: Caucasus Mountain
Region
30.Sumerian Government: Theocracy
31.Sumerian Religion: Polytheism
32.Sumerian writing system: Cuneiform
33.Sumerian Social Classes (7): (1) Royals
(2)Officials
(3)Priests
(4)Scribes
(5)Merchants
(6)Peasants
(7)Slaves
