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Time |
Time is a concept, unique to humanity that gives order to our understanding of events that occur in our lives |
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Linear time |
The concept of time as a progressive series of events, where in there a clear sense of before and after, this is a primarily a Western concept |
Life span, timeline |
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Cyclical time |
The concept of time as a clearly repeatable structure, endless, with neither being nor end. This is a concept of time broadly espoused in Indigenous culture. |
Years, seasons |
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Absolute time |
This is the concept of measurable time, or time that had an exact countable value |
Minutes, hours |
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Prehistory |
early human societies that did not leave written records |
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Reflective time |
This is the time we personally experience, it is relative to our perception of event |
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The three major evolutionary factors of humans |
Opposable thumbs Upright stature Uncommonly large brains |
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Physical appearance of Neathedral |
Powerfully built, average 5'3, stubby arms and legs, bulging bony eyebrows, chinless |
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Polytheisthic |
The believe in many gods |
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What were the four groups of Mesopotamia |
Summerians 3000 B.C
Semitic Speaking People
Indo-European, Hurrians
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Hammurabi's code |
Inscribed on a massive stone pillar, ca 1750 B.C , this was the first set of laws recorded in writing, the punishments were designed to fire the crime "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, the consequences of the laws were however dependent on rank |
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Bronze Age |
The period of history characterized by the use of bronze weapons and tools |
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Paleolithic |
Refers to ancient history, in the time immediately after the Great Leap forward, it marked the formation of roles |
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Culture |
The common beliefs, perspective and behavior of a society |
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When was the Neolithic Revolution |
Approximately 9000 B. C |
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Great Leap Forward |
35 000 years ago, scientist believe this was the point in time when we developed modern anatomy and the beginning of innovative behavior |
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Agricultural Revolution |
The shift in food acquisition from primarily hunting and gathering to primarily farming |
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Why was specialization a need |
As civilization involved, so did the need for specialization |
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Political left (give two examples) |
Tries to divide power among many Communism and Socialism |
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Political right (give two examples) |
Tries to divide power into the hands of few Dictatorship and Monarchy |
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Monarchy |
A system of government where power is held by the king and his family. |
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Cuneiform |
The written language of the Mesopotamians it was in the form of pictograms |
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Cradles of Civilization |
Nile River Valley (Modern Egypt) Tigris / Euphrates River Valley (Iraq) Indus River Valley (India) Yellow River Valley (China) |
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City-state |
An independent, self-governing city |
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Objectivity |
Objectivity is the quality that represents the attempt by people to relay factional information |
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Subjectivity |
Is the quality that communicates the ideas of truth from a certain perspective. It is not necessary without facts, but it is by definition a statement of opinion first |
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Ziggurats |
a religious temple constructed of mud brick, chapel on top |
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Homo sapiens, when |
400,000 years ago |
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Homo erectus, when |
1.7 million years ago |
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Where did humans come from and go too |
Africa to Europe and Asia |
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Paleolithic timeline |
2.5 to 3 millions years ago to about 12 000 B.C |
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Australopithecus, when |
4 million years ago |
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Anatomically modern humans |
50000 years ago. |
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What does religion have to do with the Paleolithic times |
First time in history people were expressing the beginning of religious beliefs |
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