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Early Man and River Valleys SOL Review Set
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9th Grade
04/20/2018

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What is a hunter-gatherer?
Definition
A paleolithic man who found food through hunting and gathering.
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When did homo sapiens (humans) leave Africa?
Definition
100 thousand to 400 thousand years ago.
Term
Where did the first humans come from?
Definition
East Africa
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What is the only continent that early humans DID NOT migrate to?
Definition
Antarctica. They went EVERYWHERE else.
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Early humans' survival depended on their ___________________________.
Definition
Physical environment.
Term
What is "culture"?
Definition
The sharing of ideas, language, concepts, and practices between people.
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Paleolithic -or- Neolithic: human beings were NOMADIC, moving around in search of food, water, and shelter.
Definition
Paleolithic
Term
Paleolithic -or- Neolithic: humans invented the first tools, and simple weapons.
Definition
Paleolithic
Term
Paleolithic -or- Neolithic: humans learned how to make and use fire.
Definition
Paleolithic
Term
Paleolithic -or- Neolithic: humans lived in clans (large extended family groups).
Definition
Paleolithic
Term
Paleolithic -or- Neolithic: humans first developed ORAL language (talking).
Definition
Paleolithic
Term
Paleolithic -or- Neolithic: humans first created CAVE ART.
Definition
Paleolithic
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Paleolithic -or- Neolithic: humans first developed AGRICULTURE and settled in one place.
Definition
Neolithic
Term
What is a technical definition of "agriculture"?
Definition
The "domestication of plants"
Term
Paleolithic -or- Neolithic: humans first domesticated animals.
Definition
Neolithic
Term
Paleolithic -or- Neolithic: humans first used advanced tools
Definition
Neolithic
Term
Paleolithic -or- Neolithic: humans first made pottery
Definition
Neolithic
Term
Paleolithic -or- Neolithic: humans first developed WEAVING skills
Definition
Neolithic
Term
A person who studies the past by analyzing human remains, settlements, fossils, and artifacts.
Definition
An Archaeologist
Term
A scientific test archaeologists use to determine how old something is.
Definition
Carbon dating
Term
Location of Stonehenge
Definition
England
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Stonehenge was built during which two eras?
Definition
The Neolithic and the Bronze Age
Term
Location of Aleppo and Jericho.
Definition
The Fertile Crescent
Term
Location of Catalhouyuk.
Definition
Anatolia
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Where did the first civilizations appear during the Neolithic era?
Definition
River valleys/the Fertile Crescent
Term
Two reasons people settled in river valleys:
Definition
1. Rich soil for crops
2. Protection from invasions
Term
Which rivers: Mesopotamia
Definition
Tigris and Euphrates
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Which river: Egypt
Definition
Nile River (and Nile Delta)
Term
Which river: India
Definition
Indus River
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Which river: China
Definition
Huang He (Yellow) River
Term
Location of the Hebrews
Definition
Mediterranean Sea (near Jordan River)
Term
Location of the Phoenicians
Definition
Mediterranean coast
Term
Location of Nubia
Definition
Upper Nile River (South)
Term
Civilization had pharaohs and pyramids
Definition
Egypt
Term
Civilization had gold and archery
Definition
Nubia
Term
Civilization had sea trade, fishing, and purple dye
Definition
Phoenicians
Term
Another term for the River Valley Civilizations
Definition
"Cradles of Civilization"
Term
Area including Mesopotamia, the Nile river valley, and the cost of the Mediterranean sea near Israel.
Definition
The Fertile Crescent
Term
Type of leadership started in the river valleys where a father passes his power onto his son.
Definition
Hereditary rule
Term
A series of related kings, pharaohs, etc.
Definition
A dynasty
Term
The early river valley civilizations all had a ______________ class system
Definition
rigid
Term
A common form of labor in the ancient river valleys
Definition
slavery
Term
The world's first states/governments developed here:
Definition
The river valleys
Term
Governments in the river valleys were based on _________________ and political authority
Definition
religious
Term
Two early law codes from the river valley period:
Definition
(1) The Ten Commandments [Hebrews]; (2) The Code of Hammurabi [Sumer/Mesopotamia]
Term
New tools developed in the river valleys were made out of these two metals:
Definition
bronze and iron
Term
A system of watering plants
Definition
Irrigation
Term
A tool that made farming much easier during the river valley period.
Definition
A plow.
Term
Was slavery common in the ancient world?
Definition
Yes.
Term
Most of the religions in the River Valleys were ________________.
Definition
polytheistic
Term
The Hebrews had a religion which was _____________________.
Definition
monotheistic
Term
The monotheism of Abraham formed the basis of these three religions:
Definition
Judaism, Islam, and Christianity
Term
Founder of Judaism:
Definition
Abraham
Term
Led the Jews out of Egypt (according to Jewish tradition):
Definition
Moses
Term
The Holy city of the Jews (according to Jewish belief):
Definition
Jerusalem
Term
Belief in many gods.
Definition
Polytheism
Term
Belief in just one God.
Definition
Monotheism
Term
The Holy and sacred writings of the Jews/Hebrews.
Definition
The Torah
Term
The most basic laws of the Jews/Hebrews
Definition
The Ten Commandments
Term
The time when all of the Jews were living outside of Jerusalem.
Definition
The Exile.
Term
The term given to the Jewish people as they were living away from Jerusalem.
Definition
The Diaspora.
Term
A form of picture-writing where the pictures represent exactly what they look like.
Definition
Pictograms.
Term
A form of picture writing where the pictures make "letter" sounds (comes from Egypt)
Definition
Hieroglyphics
Term
A form of writing made of sticks and triangles pressed into a clay tablet (comes from Mesopotamia)
Definition
Cuneiform
Term
A form of writing which we still use today (comes from the Phoenicians)
Definition
the Alphabet
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