Prehistory- a period of time before written records
Paleolithic Age- (Old Stone Age)
Neolithic Age- (New Stone Age) advanced tool making and agriculture
Agriculture Revolution- also known as Neolithic Revolution, more permanent settlements, beginning in Southwestern Asia.
Cuneiform- Sumerians invented the earliest form of writing known as cuneiform
Ziggurat- a Sumerian temple built on top of a mountain
Indo-Europeans- people from the grasslands of the Russian steepe who introduced the horse to the near east. (called hitties) they brought knowledge to give to others
advances in tool making and agriculture
the agriculture revolution is also known as the Neolithic revolution
they study more than god- polytheism
the moon cycle starts the calendar or creates
the first two new inventions are the wheel and plow
hierarchies are ahead of the hierarchs
why did the period know as prehistory end? they started to try new things out about planting and shelter
Asian minor
hirearches appeared in the village life
epic of Gilgamesh is the title (flood)
people started to learn how to grown and settle in the same spot centered on agriculture
hierarches appeared in village life
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