Western Civilization I (Chapters 1-4) with Complete Solutions

Western Civilization I (Chapters 1-4) with Complete Solutions Prehistory - Correct Answer human history in the period before recorded events known mainly through archaeological discoveries, study, research Paleolithic Age - Correct Answer the period of human history when humans used simple stone tools (c. 2,500,000-10,000 b.c.) Neolithic Age - Correct Answer latest part of the stone-age beginning about 10,000 BC in the middle-east (but later elsewhere) Civilization - Correct Answer an advanced level of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached Agricultural (Neolithic) Revolution - Correct Answer the shift from hunting and gathering to planting and growing Bronze Age - Correct Answer between the Stone Age and the Iron Age, characterized by the use of weapons and implements made of bronze Mesopotamia - Correct Answer an ancient region in west Asia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, now part of Iraq Tigris and Euphrates Rivers - Correct Answer The land between these two rivers contained the early civilizations of Mesopotamia Ziggurat - Correct Answer a massive stepped tower upon which a temple dedicated to the chief god or goddess of a Sumerian city was built Theocracy - Correct Answer a form of government where God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities Code of Hammurabi - Correct Answer