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Paleolithic
Era
Neolithic
Era
Minor
Mesopotamia
Civilizations
Egypt
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Paleolithic Era
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Scientific name for humans (what we are), first applied to the
Cro-Magnons in Europe
100
Homo sapiens
sapiens
Paleolithic Era
200
This is the term for how people in the Paleolithic Era got
their food
200
Hunting/gathering
(killing animals and finding
fruit/nuts/berries)
Paleolithic 300
Very first hominid (human-like) creature, emerged in Africa
around 3 million years ago
300
Australopithecenes
Paleolithic 400
Name two things that Paleolithic Man invented/created/used
400
Fire, simple stone
tools, cave art
Paleolithic 500
This is one of the ways that scientists date bones/plant
remains/human remains and artifacts to tell how old they are
500
Radiocarbon dating, tree-ring dating,
DNA dating, thermoluminescent
dating
Neolithic 100
What does Neolithic mean?
100
New Stone Age
Neolithic 200
What does domestication
mean?
200
Tame animals (sheep, camels,
dogs) and raise them for
food/clothing/to do work
Neolithic 300
Name the two major changes that
are part of the Neolithic
Revolution
300
Domestication of animals, agriculture
(growing crops)
Neolithic 400
Name one of the two
first cities that are
created
400
Catal Huyuk,
Jericho
Neolithic 500
Name 5 of the six parts/
Components of a civilization
500
Art, Religion, Government, Social
Structure (classes), Writing, Cities
Egypt 100
This was the leader
of Egypt
100
Pharoah
Egypt 200
Egyptian civilization is not
possible without what
geographic feature
200
Nile River
Egypt 300
These protected Egypt
from most invasions by
other people
300
Deserts on east and west, cataracts
(waterfalls on Nile), Red Sea, and
Mediterranean
Egypt 400
This is the writing
system of the
Egyptians
400
hieroglyphics
Egypt 500
The pyramids were
built during which
era?
500
Old Kingdom
Mesopotamia 100
What does
Mesopotamia
mean?
100
Land between two
rivers
Mesopotamia 200
What is this
and what is it
used for?
200
Ziggurat, templeplace to worship/pray
to the gods
Mesopotam
ia 300
This was
the world's
first system
of writing
300
cuneiform
Mesopotamia 400
Why is Hammurabi
important?
400
Babylonian king who writes the Code
of Hammurabi, 'eye for an eye', and
different punishments for different
classes
Mesopotamia 500
Who conquers the
Sumerians? Who is
their leader?
500
Akkadians, led by
Sargon the Great
Minor 100
What was the most
important contribution of
the Phoenicians?
100
alphabet
Minor 200
Who were the
Hyksos?
200
Indo-European group that
invades and rules Egypt for 100
years, introduce iron weapons
and horse chariots
Minor 300
What is the most important
contribution of the Hebrews?
300
Monotheism (belief
in one god)
Minor 400
The Assyrians, Babylonians,
Egyptians, Sumerians, and
Phoenicians all had this type of
religion
400
Polytheistic (many
gods)
Minor 500
What did the Nubians/Kush
and Hittites have in
common?
500
Both smelted iron and created
iron weapons, spread the
knowledge around them
(Nubians in central Africa,
Hittites in Turkey)
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