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32 Cards in this Set
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Norte Chico |
Caral main city, FISHING, peaceful, modern Peru, smaller cities, no writing and art, base of later Andean civilizations |
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Indus Valley Civilization |
Modern Pakistan, planned irrigation + cities, no kings, abandoned due to environmental impact + climate change |
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Early Chinese Civilizations |
Mandate of Heaven |
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Code of Hammmurabi |
one of the first law codes, law code represents societal values, Babylonia, “Eye for an Eye” conditionally, distinction between slaves and free, |
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Oxus Civilization |
Fortified centers, TRADE, aristocratic social hierarchy, large towns irrigation agriculture and stock raising, middle of everything, |
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Olmec |
Agriculture, maybe 1st written american language, competing chiefdoms, stone heads, influenced Maya and Teotihuacan |
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Sumer |
Cradle of Mesopotamia, gave rise to written language, city states w/ king, Uruk big one, later Mesopotamia |
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Environmental M vs. E |
E- Nile rose annually, guarded by deserts, good outlook on life. South Nile hard to travel M- Tigris and Euphrates flooded unpredictability, open and dangerous environment causes urbanization, soil salinization, |
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Cities + States M vs. E |
E- Merged States, union, rural agriculture, Pharaoh ruled, Central government M-City states + Kings, urbanization, large beuqacratic empire, lead to takeovers |
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Interaction vs Exchange M vs. E |
E- influenced by Mes. and Sudan, long distance trade, M- TRADE Both influenced by Hitties chariots |
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Paleolithic |
Hunters and Gatherers |
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Neolithic |
Farming, less rights for women |
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Similarities M and E |
Connected via vast trade, river statems, strong priest class, heiarchical structure, public works, chariots, Armani letters between them, sea people |
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Differences between M and E |
City states vs. Centralized City based vs Agriculture village life Security vs Insecurity Walls xd Natural Security |
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Cyrus and Darius |
Cyrus: Military Power, laid foundation for Achaemenid Empire Darius: Administration Divine Monarchs, Zoroastrianism |
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Persepolis |
Est. by Darius, never center of persian empire |
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Greco-Persian War |
Persia expansion, Greeks in Ionia revolted, found Athens support, Greek won bc Persia gave up, lead to golden age of greek culture |
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Poloponnesion war |
Athens vs Sparta, Sparta won, divided Greece, end of Greek dominance, navy vs land army |
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Hellenistic Era |
Spread Greek culture throughout |
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Athens |
Direct democracy, trade/navy, egalitarian, embraced green thinking + philosophers |
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Sparta |
Warlike, slavery of Helots, subjugation of surrounding city states, council of elders 2 kings, women raise children, men soldiers |
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Geo of Greece |
Montainous, spread through colonies, sea |
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Alexander the Great |
Dad united Greece, left behind alexandria cities, Hellenistic Era, 3 major kingdoms, cultural mixing, conquers lots w/ long spears |
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Athens vs Sparta Patriarchies |
A- Excluded women, justified by Aristotle, main function as mothers/wife’s, Aspasia strong woman S- Prompted to be strong for childbirth, short hair when married married same age, managed estates, when helots took over rights restricted |
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Greece vs Persia |
G- city states, maritime power, “freedom against tyranny P- Centralized states, multicultural, satraps, expansionalist |
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Satrapies |
Persia, Appointed governess per region, admin and tax districts, imperial spies, protected by military officers |
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Persia Taxes, coins, and laws |
Tax levies, standard law and money |
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Persia Roads and Communication |
Persian Royal roads, courier service w/ postal stations |
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Decline + Fall of Persia |
Xerxes not respectful of all cultues, punished rebellions harshly |
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Social Development of Persia |
Family/clans important-> imperial bureaucracy -> free classes vs slaves lead to big gap between rich and poor |
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Persia Agriculture |
Barley and Wheat, beer and wine, surplus of food |
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Greek City States |
Same language/gods, constant fights, independent |
