2nd ed. – LWH- Exercises- Ch. 1 & 2

Kyara Rios 2 nd ed. – LWH- Exercises- Ch. 1 & 2 Huma 1301 Chapter 1 1. In the Neolithic era about 8000 B.C. a new civilization and culture developed. The reason for this development was the change to cultivating or agriculture that permitted man to hunting and gathering ending his nomadic existence. 2. The Sumerians invented the 1 st written language called cuneiform . 3. Polytheism is the belief in many gods. 4. The Epic of Gilgamesh was the first literary story with a protagonist with a name and personality, and earliest written record of the discovery of death. 5. One of the first established code of law was the Hammurabi . 6. Why was Hammurabi’s Code of law so significant? Explain in your own words. To establish order, protect society, protect the weaker members and it had the principal that all were equal before the law, principle modern legal systems embrace. 7. According to the cultural epoch theory Mesopotamian civilizations were characterized by periods of adaptions and adjustments . 8. In your opinion write a paragraph explaining how you see the application of the Cultural Epoch Theory as an explanation of the Mesopotamian civilizations. According to the Cultural Epoch Theory, which considers all human cultures as growing through the same set of stages for social and economic organization, meaning that Mesopotamian civilizations grew through several periods of adaptions and adjustments. Although some of the concepts applied could be useful, this approach denies the diversity of how different cultures develop, without following a unique set of stages. 9. The Persian culture produced a monotheistic or dualistic religion known as Zoroastrianism . Chapter 2 1. When political and religious authorities are the same, the government is a theocracy . 2. The MAAT is the Egyptian code of ethics.