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Mesopotamia: Other Names (6)
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Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Jews, Sumerians, Phoenicians
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Mesopotamia: Location
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Fertile Crescent, Euphrates and Tigris rivers
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Mesopotamia: Time Period
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3500 BC- 331 BC
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Mesopotamia: Archeological evidence
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freizes (art), swords, tablets
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Mesopotamia: social structure and hiearchy
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king- priest,landowners- merchants, craftsmen, free servants- poor, slaves
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Mesopotamia: Life Styles
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leader- education, cuneform, writing, trading
slave- working whole life |
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Mesopotamia: gov't
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sumerians- small city state
priests governing hammurabi's law |
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Mesopotamia: religion and philosophy
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polythiestic- more than 1 god
ziggurats- religious buildings jews- phoenicians, persians- 1 god zoroaster- evil (heck), good (heaven) |
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Mesopotamia: Effects of other groups on this one
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persia took sumeria and changed culture
sumeria died syrus took over sumeria |
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Mesopotamia: Effects of this group on others
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gave them the wheel, plow, they started technology, cuneiform, and religion
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Mesopotamia: Historical Progression
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cavemen :)- sumerians (wheel, sailboat, cuneiform, writing, irrigation, trade, plow, bronze)
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Mesopotamia: Lasting Accomplishment
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wheel, plow, trading, bronze, technology, museic law (first time moral code was for gov't)
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Egypt: Location
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egypt, n. africa, nile, fertile land, arabian desert, east of desert, cairio
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egypt: archeological evidence
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pyramids, art, writing, rosetta stone
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egypt: evolution
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from egypt??
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egypt: social structure and hiearchy
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pharoah (divine ruler)- preist, nobles, generals- women officials- peasants- slaves
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egypt: gov't
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pharoah
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egypt: religion and philosophy
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polytheistic except for akhanaton
they had temples |
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egypt: effects of other groups on this one
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trading, wars, scientific advances
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egypt: effects of this group on others
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pyramids and architecure (others were jealous because they were rich and had good buildings and stuff)
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egypt: historical progression
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they got better and better at science
farming villages- pharoah- gov't |
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egypt: lasting accomplishments
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pyramids and architecture, art, mummies
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greece: location
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peninsula in medditeranian by agean sea
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greece: time period
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2000- 1400 B.C
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greece: archeological evidence
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homers poems, troy (jewelry, city), buildings
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greece: evolution
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minoans, dorans, mycenians
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greece: social structure and hiearchy
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1. Nobles, Kings
2. Citzens, freemen 3. women, children, slaves |
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greece: life styles
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colonies (seperate city states), city states
polis- city (surrounding country side) |
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greece: gov't
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priests, aristocracy, democracy, leaders that made reforms
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greece: religion and philosophy
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human gods- local and household gods
code of lycourges: society and rules socrates, plato, aristotle |
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greece: effects of this group on others:
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helanism, art, democracy, astronomy, philosophy, mathematics
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greece: historical progression
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minoan age (trojan wars)- dark age- classical age (750-380)- macedonian age
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rome: location
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italy
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rome: time period
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1000- 27 BC
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rome: archeological evidence
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writings, whole cities found
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rome: evolution
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latins, greeks, etruscans
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rome: social structure and hiearchy
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emporers rule (kings)- plebians and patricians
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rome: life styles
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army- farmers- polititians
taxes, fathers rulers of the family |
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rome: gov't
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kings are republic
overthrown around 500 BC |
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rome: religion and philosophy
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got their ideas from conquered people (greeks)
from polytheistic- christian |
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rome: effects of other groups on this one
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took alphabet from greeks and etruscans
took gods from greeks |
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rome: effects of this group on others
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punic wars (julius ceaser- gallic wars, crosses back to rome w/ army, reforms laws, demands title of emporer and is then assasinated), rome wars
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rome: historical progression
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?? pax romana (octavian- marcus aureluis. the succession of emporers remains a problem, rome split. Constantine moves east)
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rome: lasting accomplishment
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christianity as state religion, latin language (language of learning), LAW
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islam: location
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mecca
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islam: time period
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around 570- muhammad born
611 AD visited by angel gabriel 613 AD started preachingi; |
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islam: archeological evidence
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koran (bible)- muhammads teachings
bedoin- arab teachers |
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islam: social structure and hiearchy
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based on religion/equality (respect for 'other people of the book')
shi'ite and(majority in Iran and Iraq) Sunni (successer is the best qualified)split over death of husayn |
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islam: life styles
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5 pillars of wisdom: 1. faith 2. tithing 3. fast 4. pilgramige 5. pray
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islam: gov't
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based on religion
ruled by caliph (ruler in place of muhammad) |
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islam: religion and philosophy
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all MEN are equal (women are lower)
5 pillars of islam koran |
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islam: effects of other groups on this one
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shared religious ideas
accept patriarchs greek learning (adopt and preserve) Aristotle (arabs preserve) |
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islam: effects of this group on others
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major religion
overthrow Mecca Eastern Desert conquerers are influencd Arabic language |
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islam: historical progression
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muhammad preaches and gets followers
overwthrow mecca conquer spain/france make empire BIG- 5000 miles turks overcome |
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islam: lasting accomplishments
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scholarly things in arabic
religion |
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india: location
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india subcontinent
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india: time period
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2500 BC- today
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india: archeological evidence
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Harrappa and Moenjo Dharma (ancient cities)
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india: evolution
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dravidians (native to area)
invaders (aryans, turks, alex the great) |
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india: social structure and hiearchy
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based on hinduism
caste system-head gov't (brahmin, khashata) |
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india: life styles
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based on place in hindu hiearchy
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india: gov't
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small independent states that are controlled
succession of Raja's (empires) |
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india: religion and philosophy
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Buddhism- nirvana (perfectionism)
Hinduism- out of reincarnation cycle |
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india: effects of other groups on this one
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islamic invaders
english |
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india: effecs of this group on others
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Buddhism/hinduism
nonviolence, passive resistance |
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india: historical progression
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1948 independence
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india: lasting accomplishment
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2 religions
architecture (taj mahal) trade |
