Chapter 1 Review (Notes)

NeanderthalsHomo erectus -Longest surviving groupHomo sapiens Homo sapien sapiensAustralopithecus-Oldest___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________7 Criteria of a Civilization -Merchants & Trade- Barter between other civilizations for resources and such -Specialization- arts, building-Central Government- a king (gods will to be)-State Religion- one "main" god for the entire civilization-Class structure- Priestly class, servant class, etc- Agricultural intensification- Farming in one place, domestication of animals-Science + Writing- developing new ways to make the civilization to be more effiecient___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paleolithic- Old Stone ageNeolithic- New Stone ageMegalith- man made religious structuresZiggurats- Temple pyramids that have steps to the topMesopotamia- 1. Summerians 2. Akkadians 3. Babylonians 4. Assyrians