Ap World History Spice Chart
I. Identifications
1. Paleolithic: The period of time also known as the Old Stone Age, which lasted until about 10,000 years ago.
2. Neolithic: The period of time also known as the New Stone Age. It is associated with the origins of agriculture.
3. Foragers: Hunting and food-gathering people who ate wild vegetables, meat, wild edible plants, and insects to survive
4. Agricultural Revolutions: A series of separate transformations that occurred when agriculture arose independently in many different places around the world.
5. Megaliths: A complex of stone structures in Egypt that included burial chambers, a calendar circle, and pairs of vertical stones that frame the sun on the summer solstice.
6. Sumerians: The people who lived in Mesopotamia at the start of the “historical period.” They were …show more content…
Semitic: A series of languages spoken in parts of western Asia and northern Africa, including Aramaic, Phoenician, Hebrew, and Arabic.
8. City-State: Self-governing independent states that contain an urban center and the agricultural territories they controlled.
9. Babylon: The largest and most important city in Mesopotamia. Babylon became the capital of the “Old Babylonian” state under king Hammurabi’s rule.
10. Hammurabi: Amorite ruler of Babylon who conquered in southern and northern Mesopotamia. He is best known for his code of laws.
11. Scribe: Trained professionals who trained in order to read and write using cuneiform, hieroglyphics, or other early writing systems.
12. Ziggurat: A multistory pyramid-like stepped tower made of mudbricks associated with religion in ancient Mesopotamian cities.
13. Amulet: Small charms meant to protect the bearer from evil. They reflect the religious practices of the common people.
14. Cuneiform: A system of writing that originated in Mesopotamia in which wedge-shaped symbols represented symbols or words. Mastering cuneiform took years of training and practice.
15. Memphis: The capital of Old Kingdom
1. Paleolithic: The period of time also known as the Old Stone Age, which lasted until about 10,000 years ago.
2. Neolithic: The period of time also known as the New Stone Age. It is associated with the origins of agriculture.
3. Foragers: Hunting and food-gathering people who ate wild vegetables, meat, wild edible plants, and insects to survive
4. Agricultural Revolutions: A series of separate transformations that occurred when agriculture arose independently in many different places around the world.
5. Megaliths: A complex of stone structures in Egypt that included burial chambers, a calendar circle, and pairs of vertical stones that frame the sun on the summer solstice.
6. Sumerians: The people who lived in Mesopotamia at the start of the “historical period.” They were …show more content…
Semitic: A series of languages spoken in parts of western Asia and northern Africa, including Aramaic, Phoenician, Hebrew, and Arabic.
8. City-State: Self-governing independent states that contain an urban center and the agricultural territories they controlled.
9. Babylon: The largest and most important city in Mesopotamia. Babylon became the capital of the “Old Babylonian” state under king Hammurabi’s rule.
10. Hammurabi: Amorite ruler of Babylon who conquered in southern and northern Mesopotamia. He is best known for his code of laws.
11. Scribe: Trained professionals who trained in order to read and write using cuneiform, hieroglyphics, or other early writing systems.
12. Ziggurat: A multistory pyramid-like stepped tower made of mudbricks associated with religion in ancient Mesopotamian cities.
13. Amulet: Small charms meant to protect the bearer from evil. They reflect the religious practices of the common people.
14. Cuneiform: A system of writing that originated in Mesopotamia in which wedge-shaped symbols represented symbols or words. Mastering cuneiform took years of training and practice.
15. Memphis: The capital of Old Kingdom