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WHAP Unit 1 Study GuideDescribe the religious/spiritual beliefs of Paleolithic culture. (The Ways We Were)Describe the social structure of the Paleolithic era. (The Ways We Were)Contrast the migration of people to the Americas with the migration of Austronesian people to the Pacific islands. (Out of Africa to the Ends of the Earth: First Migrations)Describe chiefdoms. (Social Variation in the Age of Agriculture)What did migrants to Australia and the Pacific Islands use to get to their destinations? (Out of Africa to the Ends of the Earth: First Migrations)What role did women play in agricultural village societies? (Social Variation in the Age of Agriculture)What was the point of departure for migration into the Americas? (Out of Africa to the Ends of the Earth: First Migrations)Compare pastoral and agricultural village societies. (Social Variation in the Age of Agriculture) In what ways did Paleolithic humans shape their environment? (The Ways We Were)How did the last Ice Age affect Paleolithic people? (Out of Africa to the Ends of the Earth: First Migrations)Offer evidence that Paleolithic peoples were shifting from a nomadic way of life to a more settled lifestyle. (The Ways We Were)In what ways are the Paleolithic Era and the Age of Agriculture similar? (The Ways We Were)/ (Social Variation in the Age of Agriculture)Why did crops spread more slowly in the Americas as compared to Eurasia? (Breakthroughs to Agriculture)What were the important developments during the Paleolithic period? (Out of Africa to the Ends of the Earth: First Migrations)What factors contributed to the Agricultural Revolution? (Breakthroughs to Agriculture)How was the Agricultural Revolution in the Americas different from the Agricultural Revolutions elsewhere? (Breakthroughs to Agriculture)What was the effect of the spread of agriculture through diffusion and migration? (The Globalization of Agriculture)Why did some regions not make the transition to an agricultural way of life? (The Globalization of Agriculture)What were some effects of the Agricultural Revolution? (The Globalization of Agriculture)Why was there frequently conflict between pastoral societies and agricultural societies? (Social Variation in the Age of Agriculture) Describe pastoral societies. (Social Variation in the Age of Agriculture)What common feature did pastoral and agricultural societies share? (Social Variation in the Age of Agriculture)Which form of society during the Age of Agriculture is considered to have a distinct element of inequality? (Social Variation in the Age of Agriculture)What is another name for the Agricultural Revolution? (Breakthroughs to Agriculture)Offer evidence that the earliest humans first emerged in Africa. (Out of Africa to the Ends of the Earth: First Migrations)Humans in the Paleolithic era already had the knowledge to make which kind of art? (The Ways We Were)What was the earliest evidence that gathering and hunting peoples were starting to make the transition to agriculture? (Breakthroughs to Agriculture)When did the Clovis culture of North America disappear? (Out of Africa to the Ends of the Earth: First Migrations)What made the Pacific voyages of Austronesian speaking peoples different from all other initial human migrations? (Out of Africa to the Ends of the Earth: First Migrations)What explanation do scholars give for the emergence of patriarchy in the First Civilizations? (The Erosion of Equality)What are usual features of a civilization? (Intro to Chapter 2)Which civilization is referred to as the “mother civilization” of Mesoamerica? (Something New: The Emergence of Civilization) Which of the First Civilizations did not rely on grain-based agriculture? (Something New: The Emergence of Civilization)Describe kingship in the First Civilizations. (The Rise of the State)What was the primary economic foundation for civilization? (Something New: The Emergence of Civilization)What could have caused instability in Mesopotamia? (Comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt)What human accomplishment emerged with the First Civilizaitons? (The Rise of the State)Which of the following First Civilizations experienced the greatest cultural continuity from its earliest formation to modern times? (Something New: The Emergence of Civilization)Know the order in which the civilizations started. Which came first, second,… (Something New: The Emergence of Civilization). What has been suggested as a possible explanation for the origins of the First Civilizations? (Something New: The Emergence of Civilization)Compare Mesopotamian and Egyptian civilizations. (Comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt)Describe the political structure of Egypt. (The Rise of the State)Describe the location of Mesopotamia. (Something New: The Emergence of Civilization)Which First Civilization based their authority on the Mandate of Heaven? (Something New: The Emergence of Civilization)Some early rulers of the First Civilizations also drew their power from their roles as what? (Something New: The Emergence of Civilization)What feature is seen in the city planning of some cities in the First Civilizations such as Mohenjo Daro? (Something New: The Emergence of Civilization)Describe gender relations in the First Civilizations. (The Erosion of Equality)In the First Civilizations, slaves were drawn from which pool of people? (The Erosion of Equality)Describe ways in which class distinctions were displayed in the First Civilizations? (The Erosion of Equality)How did social class affect gender roles? (The Erosion of Equality)In which First Civilization were women recognized as legal equals to men? (The Erosion of Equality)What are some examples of how patriarchy was expressed in the First Civilizations? (The Erosion of Equality)What was the relationship between religion and government in the First Civilizations? (The Rise of the State)What was the purpose of writing in the First Civilizaitons? (The Rise of the State)What are some examples of how rulers in the First Civilization displayed their power? (The Rise of the State)Describe the religious beliefs of Mesopotamia, including their view on life and death. (Comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt)Why did the power of the pharaoh in Egypt decline by 2400 B.C.E.? (Comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt)Give evidence of interaction and exchange among the First Civilizations and surrounding regions in the ancient world. (Comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt)Which of the First Civilizations had contact with the others and which ones did not? (Something New: The Emergence of Civilization)Describe Hammurabi’s Code. ................
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