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History Exam 1
Dr. Burton HI 101
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Undergraduate 1
02/12/2013

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Pre-Wave?
Definition
Hunters/Gatherers
Term
1st Wave?
Definition
Agricultural Revolution
Term
2nd Wave?
Definition
Industrial Revolution
Term
3rd Wave?
Definition
The Information Age (Communincation Web Revolution)
Term
What are the key aspects of the Agr. Rev?
Definition
-Reliable, predictable food supply
-Storage of food surplus
-Plants (Cereal grains, not tubers)
-Animals - Sheep (1st domesticated food supply)
Term
Who was the 1st scientist and what did they invent?
Definition
A woman; She invented beer.
Term
Why did women in the Agr. Rev have heel, knee, spine, and big toe troubles?
Definition
Because they ground wheat with a Saddle Quern.
Term
What was invented to lessen these injuries, but ended up hurting the teeth?
Definition
The Rotary Quern.
Term
What are the four riverine civilizations?
Definition
-The Yellow River Valley (China)
-The Indus River Valley (India)
-The Tigris/Euphrates River Valley (Mesopotamia)
-The Nile River Valley (Egypt)
Term
What was the evolution of writing?
Definition
1. Picture to syllable
2. Cuneiform
3. Materials for writing
Term
What were the original receipts?
Definition
Clay tokens representing goods- incised ovoids
Term
Who invented Papyrus?
Definition
The Egyptians
Term
Which way did the pyramids face?
Definition
True North
Term
Who were the parents of Osiris and Iris?
Definition
Geb (earth god) and Nut (sky goddess)
Term
Who were the brother and sister of Osiris and Isis?
Definition
Seth and Nephthys
Term
Who was the son of Osiris and Isis?
Definition
Horus (sky god)
Term
What are the 3 Egyptian souls?
Definition
The Ka (body double), The Ba (ghost), and Akh (In the stars).
Term
Who eats your heart if it is heavier than a feather in the last judgement?
Definition
Ammut
Term
What is the Book of the Dead?
Definition
A personal spellbook meant to help individuals through the afterlife
Term
What are Shabtis?
Definition
Servant statues to do Egyptians work in the afterlife.
Term
Why did Egyptian construction workers go on strike?
Definition
Lack of make-up
Term
Why was the first mechanical clock invented?
Definition
To regulate Chinese emperor's sex life
Term
What is the oldest Indo-European language?
Definition
Sanskrit
Term
What are the 4 major classes of the caste system?
Definition
-Brahmins: Priests/Scholars
-Kshatrija: Warriors/Governors/Landowners
-Vaishya: Farmers/Merchants
-Shudra: Unfree Serfs
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