HIST 1001 : Quiz 1 Notes
Quiz 1 Notes
What was the function of the Egyptian pyramids?
-They provided a resting place for the dead and a symbolic entry way to the next life
European experimentation in metallurgy resulted in
-The development of long distance trading networks
Akkadian rule collapsed around 2250 B.C.E
-For reasons historians do not fully understand, although civil war seems to have
played a part
Homo Sapiens
-Made art
The Epic of Gilgamesh helped spread the idea of a reward in the afterlife
-False
Social stratification and gender division of labor generally accompanied the practice
of settled agriculture
-True
The most important contribution of the Sumerians was their development of writing
-True
The Neolithic Age is characterized by
-Changed in food-product techniques
According to Mesopotamian religious beliefs
-Natural deities, who controlled the volatile climate, had to be appeased
Anthropologists use the term culture to describe
-The different ways that humans collectively adjust to their environment and
understanding their place in the world
The first civilization sprang from
-The cultivation of food
The approach of the Mesopotamians to justice demonstrated
-Their commitment to fairness
The continuation of Egyptian culture depended primarily on control over
-The Nile River
Neolithic communities engaged in the trade of turquoise to make tools such as
arrowheads, spear points, and sickles for harvesting crops
Document Summary
They provided a resting place for the dead and a symbolic entry way to the next life. For reasons historians do not fully understand, although civil war seems to have played a part. The epic of gilgamesh helped spread the idea of a reward in the afterlife. Social stratification and gender division of labor generally accompanied the practice of settled agriculture. The most important contribution of the sumerians was their development of writing. Natural deities, who controlled the volatile climate, had to be appeased. The different ways that humans collectively adjust to their environment and understanding their place in the world. The approach of the mesopotamians to justice demonstrated. The continuation of egyptian culture depended primarily on control over. Neolithic communities engaged in the trade of turquoise to make tools such as arrowheads, spear points, and sickles for harvesting crops. Sumerian cultural unity was based on political unification.
