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22 Cards in this Set
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BANPO |
Anagricultural village (hoe-based) that was an explosion of technologicalinnovation. Its importance was their technological advances such as tools andartifacts · Outburst of technologicalinnovations · Their technological advances such astools and artifacts |
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Catalahuyuk |
· agricultural village in Southern Turkey
· flourished in 7400 and 6000 BCE
· Villagers retained social and gender equality of gathering andhunting communities, while continuing to not have have kings, chiefs,bureaucrats or aristocrats. |
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FertileCrescent
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- Knownas South West Asia
-firstto experience a full agricultural revolution -it’ssignificance was the breakthrough of agricultural and the development of one ofthe first civilizations |
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MohenjoDaro
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-Flourished along the banks of Indus River around 2000 B.C.E
-Had a population of about 40,000
-its sister city was Harappa
-Has large luxurious houses
-it’ significance was that they had political and administrativecapitals and were a center of many cultures -Functioned as centers for the production or art, ritualsand marketplaces |
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Codeof Hammurabi |
-was a law code of Ancient Mesopotamia -List of punishments -Punishments depended on social status -Significance: these law codes showed inequality in societies showed the dividing of men and women, separated slaves and commoners from those of higher ranks |
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Olmec Civilzation |
-First civilization along the Coast of the Gulf of Mexico around 1200 B.C.E -recent discoveries suggest they created the first written language in the Americans by 900 B.C.E -Economy based on agriculture such as Maize, beans, squash - known as the "mother of civilization" of Mesoamerica, because it generated lots of cultural patterns |
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Nubia |
- located is located south of Egypt in the Nile Vally -culture such as: alphabetic script, retaining gods and starting an ironwork industry originated from Egyptian culture -however, it still developed it's own alphabetic script and asserted political power |
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Bantu Expansion |
-began during second wave era -expanded throughout the equatorial of Africa -movement introduced economic and cultural change in the continents region -Significance was the the gathering of new people and ideas which introduced the idea of Farming. -this phenomenon replaced 'hunter gathers' making farmers the dominant people on the plant |
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Trung Trac |
-Daughter from a Vietnamese aristocratic military family, -Her goal was to restore authority of Vietnamese aristocrats - after China executed her husband she rebelled against the Chinese empire around 40 B.C.E |
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Persian Empire |
-Largest and most impressive of world empires - home to indo-eurpean people -located on the Iranian Plateau North of the Persian Gulf -Persians lived under Achaemenid dynasty around 500 B.C.E -it had an effective administrative system known as satraps. -It's significant because for the next 1000 years their imperial government influences other region including the Islamic region. |
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Judaism |
-Monotheistic traditions in the middle east was created by the Hebrew. - Judaism is significant because their ideas separate Jewish identity. - Judaism serves as a foundation for Christianity and Islamic faiths |
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Vedas |
- South Asian collection of Poems, Hymns and rituals that were complied by priest -Vedas are significant because they tell the competing chiefdoms or kingdoms and the rising and falling in importance over the centuries -It suggest that higher class women could participate in religious sacrifices -It allowed the Brahmins to acquire enormous wealth and power sometimes exceeding kings and warriors |
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Perpetua |
- Born in 181 CE in Carthage -Put in prison by Roman Emperor Septimus Severus for being baptized as Christian - Executed for not letting go of his christian beliefs - Significant because he showed his bravery and devotion on the religion even after being told he would be executed . |
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The three obediences |
-Concept the summarized the ideal position of women in China -Women would serve to first the father, than husban, and finally to her son - Significant because shows the how females were seen and lower than men |
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Aspasia and pericles |
- Aspasia, also known as Athenian women was boring in Greek city -found herleading political figure after her husban Pericles -She is significant because she was seen as a remarkable women, in the city of Athens, who offered little opportunity for the female population |
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Greek and Roman Slavery |
ClassicalAthens was home to around 60,000 slaves, or about one-third of the population.Greco- Roman society was based on slavery
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Roman Slavery |
Bythe time of Christ, the Italian Heartland of the Roman Empire had some 2 to 3million slaves representing 35 to 40 percent of its population |
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Mound Builders/ Cahokia |
-Date around 2000 BCE -significant because the mounds themselves were the focus of elaborated burial rituals |
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Cahokia |
-Dominantcenter of near present day St. Louis, Missouri -flourishedfrom about 900 to 1250 CE -importance: shows the organization of societies that were able to mobilize and build enormous structures |
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Maya Civilization |
- Mesoamerica civilization was established between 250 and 900 CE emerging great cultural achievements - Agriculture sustained the different classes of individuals - mathematically introduced the concept of Zero - significance: shaped the writing system of future mesoamerica civilization |
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