History 101 Study Guide
What are the triangular indentations used for the script of the Sumerians called?[pic] Cuneiform[pic]
Who was Gilgamesh, and which city did he rule?[pic] Gilgamesh was the King of Uruk. His reputation inspired the Epic of Gilgamesh/5th king of Uruk(2500 BC), reigned 126 yrs/lugal “big man”(leader) wealthy young man, warrior
[pic]Which technologies were used by the earliest Western civilizations? [pic] Stone, wood, leather, and fibers[pic]/ 1st appearance of tools (bone, wood, stone) (Paleolithic “Old Stone Era”)
What conclusions may be drawn from a study of the Iceman and the materials found with him about what he did and what he was most likely to have been?
[pic] He was probably a hunter or a shepherd who was accustomed to spending months each year in the high country. He pulled an arrow out of his skin, causing him to bleed out.[pic]
What common characteristic was shared by primal civilizations in Egypt, Sumer, China, and India?[pic] They sprang up on rivers.
[pic]What is the rich alluvial land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers known as?[pic] Mesopotamia
[pic]Historians speculate that the shift from hunting and gathering to farming and herding occurred in the Western world about how many years ago? [pic]8-10,000 years[pic]
One of the earliest works of literature was the epic story of what Sumerian king?[pic] Gilgamesh[pic]
The main task of the Egyptian pharaoh was to preserve justice and good order - what was this otherwise known as? [pic]Ma'at[pic]
What best explains the fact that ancient Egypt left no written law codes? [pic]The pharaoh’s role was not to legislate and devise new rules, but to govern by traditional principles.[pic]
Why have historians begun to doubt that religious life in Sumer really did have the centrality previously attributed to it?[pic] This was an illusion created by the fact that many surviving documents come from temple granaries. It gives insight into
Who was Gilgamesh, and which city did he rule?[pic] Gilgamesh was the King of Uruk. His reputation inspired the Epic of Gilgamesh/5th king of Uruk(2500 BC), reigned 126 yrs/lugal “big man”(leader) wealthy young man, warrior
[pic]Which technologies were used by the earliest Western civilizations? [pic] Stone, wood, leather, and fibers[pic]/ 1st appearance of tools (bone, wood, stone) (Paleolithic “Old Stone Era”)
What conclusions may be drawn from a study of the Iceman and the materials found with him about what he did and what he was most likely to have been?
[pic] He was probably a hunter or a shepherd who was accustomed to spending months each year in the high country. He pulled an arrow out of his skin, causing him to bleed out.[pic]
What common characteristic was shared by primal civilizations in Egypt, Sumer, China, and India?[pic] They sprang up on rivers.
[pic]What is the rich alluvial land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers known as?[pic] Mesopotamia
[pic]Historians speculate that the shift from hunting and gathering to farming and herding occurred in the Western world about how many years ago? [pic]8-10,000 years[pic]
One of the earliest works of literature was the epic story of what Sumerian king?[pic] Gilgamesh[pic]
The main task of the Egyptian pharaoh was to preserve justice and good order - what was this otherwise known as? [pic]Ma'at[pic]
What best explains the fact that ancient Egypt left no written law codes? [pic]The pharaoh’s role was not to legislate and devise new rules, but to govern by traditional principles.[pic]
Why have historians begun to doubt that religious life in Sumer really did have the centrality previously attributed to it?[pic] This was an illusion created by the fact that many surviving documents come from temple granaries. It gives insight into