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Historians |
Study written records of past events |
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Geographers |
Study the Earth’s surface and its impact on humans |
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Economists |
Study how societies use available resources |
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Anthropologists |
Study past and present human cultures through the looking at physical remains (artifacts). |
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Primary Source |
firsthand record of a historical event created by an eyewitness who actually experienced the event (Examples- Diaries, photographs, artifacts, autobiographies |
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Neolithic Age/ New Stone Age |
agriculture (farm) and domesticate (raise) |
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Neolithic Age/ New Stone Age |
Humans switched from being nomads (people who wander from place to place hunting and gathering for food) to being settled farmers who lived in permanent villages |
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Neolithic Age/ New Stone Age |
steady food supply (called a food surplus) |
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Neolithic Age/ New Stone Age |
permanent villages/“Neolithic Revolution" |
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Civilization |
government, socialclasses, job specialization, a food surplus, writing, and religious beliefs. |
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Civilization |
developed in river valleys : 1) The flooding of rivers deposited silt on nearby lands that created fertile soil for farming.2) People irrigated (watered) their crops with water from the nearby rivers.3) Rivers provided a source of transportation. |
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Egypt |
Northeastern Africa Nile River a) Developed hieroglyphics- Writing using picture symbols.b) Constructed pyramids- |
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Mesopotamia (Sumer) |
Middle East: Tigris River and Euphrates River a) Developed cuneiform- Writing system using wedge-shaped symbols.b) Code of Hammurabi- |
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Harappan Civilization |
India: Indus River The urban (city) areas of Harappan civilization were organized and well-planned. |
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China |
Yellow (Huang He) River and Yangtze River very isolated from other civilizations because China issurrounded by natural boundaries (i.e.- mountains and deserts) |
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Classical Civilizations Greece |
peninsula with an irregular coastline in southeastern Europe |
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Classical Civilizations Greece |
very mountainous geography divided into many independent (separate) city-states |
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Sparta (City State) |
a) A military society where men spent almost all of their lives training for warfare.b) People in Sparta had very little freedom. |
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Athens (City State) |
having the first democracy in the world. A democracy is a form of government in which people can vote. |
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Alexander the Great |
Hellenistic is used to describe the mixture of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian culture that took place in the areas that Alexander conquered.. |
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Rome |
Located on the peninsula of Italy Trade and Transportation Networks Twelve Tables of Rome- Written set of laws Pax Romana- Means “Roman Peace |
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India |
Maurya Dynasty Asoka- Famous ruler of India who wrote the laws of India on tall rock pillars |
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India |
Gupta Dynasty is considered the Golden Age of India since there were many achievements in art, literature, math, and science. Some of the achievements include the invention of zero in mathematics |
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Caste System |
social hierarchy of India in which people were born into a social class (called a caste) |
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China |
ruled by two main dynasties (families of rulers): The Qin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty. |
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Han Dynasty |
Trade and Transportation Networks Civil Service System- System in which government positions were given only to skilled people who passed difficult exams |
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Silk Road |
long trade route Cultural diffusion is the exchange of goods and ideas between societies. The Silk Road led the exchange of many products (like Silk) and religious ideas (like Buddhism) between civilizations |
