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8th Grade
01/22/2009

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what is the time before history
Definition
prehistory
Term
who tells about the past
Definition
archaeologists
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what are artifacts
Definition
anything left behind by humans
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what is polytheism
Definition
the belief in more than one god
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when was the paleolithic age?
Definition
500,000 to 10,000BCE
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what were the men's jobs during the paleolithic age?
Definition
hunters
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what were the womens jons uring the paleolithic age?
Definition
hunters
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who were the leaders in the paleolithic age?
Definition
elders
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hw many people were allowed per group?
Definition
15-30
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why did they trade women
Definition
to avoid lameness
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were there shelters during the paleolithic age?
Definition
no
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when did they develop spoken language?
Definition
during the paleolithic age?
Term
what did they use to carry water?
Definition
animal stomaches and bladders
Term
when did they learn to control fire?
Definition
paleolithic age
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when was the neolithic age?
Definition
10,000 to 3,500 bce
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when did people learn to farm?
Definition
neolithic
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what animals did they domesticate?
Definition
dogs, sheep, and goats.
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when did people get permanant shelter?
Definition
neolithic
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who was the leader of tribe during neo?
Definition
whoever brought home most meat.
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How many ice ages? when was the last one?
Definition
4. 10,000 bce
Term
egypt
sumeria
indus
shang
Definition
nile
tigris euphrates
indus
yellow
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what was barter econmy good for? bad?
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good because they had no money. bad because you didn't always get a good deal.
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when was writing created? why?
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5-6,000 years ago. for harvest and taxes
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wh was the head of the social class?
Definition
priests are nobles.
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who was second on the social class?
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Nobles and priests
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Who was third on the social class?
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gvmnt officals. millitary officers. wealthy merchants.
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who was fourth on the social list?
Definition
aerisans and small traders
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who was 5th on the ocial class?
Definition
farmers and unskilled workers
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What is the adv. of permenant villages.
Definition
Food becomes a surplus. Occupation becomes more.
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What does the fc connect?
Definition
asia, africa, and europe
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what are the fc's barriers
Definition
desserts
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what are the 3 sumer cities
Definition
erech, ur, kish
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was their afterlife happy or dark?
Definition
dark
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what is an empire?
Definition
large city
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