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21 Cards in this Set
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Prehistory Environments |
floods for farming
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Phoenicia environment
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trading empire set up on the sea
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mesopotamia environment
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irrigation and flooding control systems
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Assyria cooperation
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empire-wide communication system
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mesopotamia cooperation
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built temples and houses for religious leaders
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Palestine cooperation
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adherence to sacred law to maintain separateness
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Assyria cultural diffusion
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acquired iron making from Hitties
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Persia cultural diffusion
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acquired architecture from Assyria, Babylon, and egypt
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Egypt cultural diffusion
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acquired bronze making from hyssops
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messopotamia innovation
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invented arch, dome, wheel. system of writing
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Phoenicia innovation
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alphabet
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Persia innovation
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Standing Army
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India and China (3000 BCE-500 CE) |
Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism affected way of life Silk road provided way for trade Ruler of Zhou overthrew Shang dynasty Great Wall of China built |
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India (3000 BCE-500CE): |
1. Hinduism/Buddhism 3. Iron Plow, Caste system, concept of zero, Decimal System |
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China (3000 BCE-500 CE): |
1. Confucianism, Daoism, Legalism 2. Confucius, Laozi, Qin Shihuangdi 3. Bronze casting, crossbow, paper, iron powshare, silk 4. Analects, Confucian classics, Tao Te Ching, poetry 5. Patriarchal, monarchy |
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Confucianism |
Created by Confucius a Chinese philosopher Ethical Sociopolitical teachings Official state ideology of Han Dynasty
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Daoism |
Also known as Taoism Religious tradition which emphasizes living in harmony with the path, way, or principle Laozi helped to create influence behind it |
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Legalism |
Emphasis on development and precise, inflexible application of the institution of law under the aegis of the figure of the autocrat |
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Buddhism |
Created by Siddhartha Gautama Goal is to reach Nirvana by following the path of the Buddha (enlightened one) Helped to eliminate ignorance and cravings Reach Nirvana through eight fold path |
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Hinduism |
Beliefs in daily morality based on karma Main religion in India |
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Ancient Greece (1900-133 BCE) |
Athens and Sparta were leading city-states Greek Military beat Persian army Theater, arts, and architecture flourished Philosophers: Socrates, Plato, Aristotle |