Deck 1: F: First Peoples; First Farmers Most of History in a Single Chapter to 4000 B.C.E

Question 1

Of the developments that unfolded from the Paleolithic era to the First Civilizations,which have had the most impact on world history and why?

Answer 1

•The emergence of humankind
•The initial settlement of the earth
•The Agricultural Revolution
•The emergence of cities and states

Question 2

Compare and contrast the sources of power and inequality in a chiefdom to one of the First Civilizations.

Answer 2

•Kinship
•Inherited power
•Religion or association with the sacred
•Charisma,persuasion,prestige versus the use of coercion,force
•Social differentiation based on occupational specialization
•Patriarchy
•Slavery

Question 3

Compare and contrast life in a Neolithic village to life in a city in one of the First Civilizations.

Answer 3

•Size of population
•occupation of inhabitants
•Issues of social status
•Government and ceremony
•Defense
•Issues of gender equality or inequality