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