food supply 5. Population excellerated which resulted in wars List 2 differences of Neolithic from Mesolithic ppl 1. Better tool use 2. More elaborate social organization 3. More population pressure 4. Invention of agriculture 5. Cities 6. Forshadowing of civilization Invention of agriculture that most clearly moved the human species towards more elaborate social and cultural patterns Where did the Neolithic Revolution first occur? Middle east Why is the Neolithic revolution misleading
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used two forms of writing‚ elaborate hieroglyphs and hieratic writing. Between the two‚ hieratic writing was more popular and was used for record keeping‚ writing letters‚ and works of literature. The moment literacy was learned by the people‚ both Sumerians and Egyptians began drafting historical records and literary compositions. Most writing was used for commemorative and religious purposes. Now speaking of religion‚ Egyptian beliefs were not so different from Mesopotamian beliefs. In fact‚ that were
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| | | Which of the following terms best describes the peoples of the Paleolithic period? | | | | | Selected Answer: | Hunter-gatherers | | | | | | | | Which of the following practices does not date back to the Paleolithic period? | | | | | Selected Answer: | Establishment of permanent homes | | | | | | | | Which activity predominated in the lives of Paleolithic peoples? | | | | | Selected Answer: | Searching for food | | | | | |
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community’s success” (7). Most early civilizations were of a polytheistic-many gods- nature‚ with the exception of Judaism‚ who worshipped only one god. The people in the community relied heavily on the religious leaders to govern each civilization. Early Sumerians believed the “kings derived their power from the gods” (Duiker and Spielvogel
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fertilizers. | | E. | Egyptian technology. | The ___________ played a key role in spreading Sumerian culture beyond the boundaries of Mesopotamia. Answer | A. | Egyptians | | B. | Hyksos | | C. | Aryans | | D. | Semites | | E. | Indo-Europeans | Which of the following Near Eastern societies invented writing? Answer | A. | Hebrews | | B. | Babylonians | | C. | Akkadians | | D. | Sumerians | | E. | Hyksos | All of the following traits characterized the Neolithic stage of
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between early egalitarian societies in the Neolithic period‚ and the more complex and massive societies of the Uruk period. Other material conditions that shaped the complex civilization of Uruk included agricultural‚ political‚ religious‚ trade‚ new inventions and specializations of jobs. Early evidence at the Neolithic site of Catalhoyuk‚ around the time of 7300 BC in Southwest Asia‚ foreshadows the emergence of the great and complex society of the state of Uruk. The archaeologist‚ James Mellaart‚
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Egyptians because they were really powerful like the Egyptians. Since the dawn of time‚ technology has been present and has always been a major factor of civilization. The Sumerians invented a material that has forever changed the world; Bronze thus the Sumerians marked the Bronze Age. I believe that this invention caused the Sumerians to become much more powerful but also be a target for many people. Many wars were caused over time for resources like bronze for
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Art-2 Comparative Formal Analysis The Culture Shift between the Paleolithic and Sumerian Period The Old Stone Age (Paleolithic Period) marked the birth of art. During that period‚ humankind began to acknowledge the forms of human and animals‚ thus creating many sculptures and paintings in attempt to represent the world around them. Venus of Willendorf (ca. 28‚000 BCE.) also known as Nude woman‚ from Willendorf‚ Austria‚ was one
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Humanity spreads and settles On this earth‚ there are four kinds of ancient and prosperous civilization appeared long ago， They are the ancient Egyptian civilization‚ Sumerian civilization‚ ancient India and Chinese.The four civilizations have the same points and different points.In my opiniom‚the same point is the key to make a civilization in this time. First ‚they all lived near water.Sumerian near the Euphrates，India have Ganges River‚China have yellow river and Egypt have Nile.Water is the most
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These inventions still influence our world today. Ancient Mesopotamia helped the world and still does‚ but if there wasn’t a written language everything would be a disaster‚ but two inventions helped the world and it was a written language and Hammurabi’s Code. How would you communicate with letters? Well‚ the Mesopotamians paved the way with the invention of cuneiform. Cuneiform was developed over 5000 years ago (Doc. 1). It was the first written language ever recorded (Doc. 1). The Sumerians would
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