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Prehistoric Times
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period before 3000 BC, when no written records were kept
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Ice Age-
huge sheets of ice fromt the Arctic region covered the N. parts of ___,___,____ |
Europe, Asia, N. America
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Neanderthal people
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lived during middle paleolithic age
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Cro-Magnon man
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lived during upper paleolithic age
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After the ice age;
handles were fastened to hand axes, animals domesticated, fishhook used for 1st time, canoes used, made pots, bowls, and jars out of clay |
Middle stone age
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Term for 1st agricultural revolution
Describes transition from nomadic hunting and gathering to agriculture and settlement |
Neolithic Revolution
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Four Major River Valleys
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Nile Valley in Africa
Tigres-Euphrates Valley in SW Asia Indus Valley in S. Asia Huang Valley in E. Asia |
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Nile Valley in Africa
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--- yearly floods (rich soil, irrigation for farmers)
--- lower Egypt in N. and upper Egypt in S. -Menes united the 2 --- developed the calendar (track floods), geometry (building pyramids) --- Amenhotep IV tried to make ppl. adopt monotheism |
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Tigres-Euphrates Valley in SW Asia
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Mesopotamia/Fertile Crescent
Developed city states in Sumer Sumericans developed new form of writing called cuneiform Akkadians conquered Sumerians Hammurabi – ruler in Babylon, conquered T.E. River Created Code of Hammurabi Many more invasions followed |
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Indus Valley in S. Asia
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First civilization in India-Harappan civilization
Advanced city planning and design Developed their own written language |
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Huang Valley in E. Asia
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First dynasty, the Shang, began along this river
They developed a writing system created a religious tradition involving animism & ancestor worship Shang were conquered by Zhou Zhou claimed Mandate of Heaven (right to rule was divinely granted) Qin was a new Dynasty, united China Standardized weights, measures, & coinage Created uniform system of writing & system of taxation Han was a new dynasty Ruled less harshly & more wisely Increased trade, expanded frontiers China prospered New invention was paper |
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Characteristics of Civilizations
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1. People have advanced technical skills
2. Cities and governments exist 3. A division of labor exists 4. A form of writing exists 5. A calendar exists |
