World Civilization 1 (Midterm Exam)

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Neolithic Era
Who/What:
When?
Where?
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Neolithic Era
Who/What:
Era in human development distinguished by improved technology and considered the end of the Stone Age.
When? 10,000 B.C.E. - 4,000 B.C.E.
Where? Worldwide
5 facts:
1. Communities became more permanent and settled
2. Domesticated crops and cultivated agriculture
3. Cities were built with fortifications around them
4. 22 ft. high watch towers to keep out potential intruders
5. Ceremonial Burials

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Harappan Civilization
Who/What:
When?
Where?
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Harappan Civilization
Who/What:
Indus River Valley Civilization
When? 1500 B.C.E.
Where? India
5 facts:
1. Standardized weights and measures
2. Complex drainage systems
3. Rich lived in 2 story houses
4. Cultivated wheat/barley for taxes
5. Straight paved street made with right angles

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Socrates

Who/What:
When?
Where?
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Socrates
Who/What: Well known philosopher who was a contemporary to yet in opposition to sophist thought
When? 469 B.C.E. - 399 B.C.E
Where? Athens, Greece
5 facts:
1. Never wrote down his knowledge/thoughts so much we know about him comes from disciples Plato and Xenophon
2. Urged people to seek "the greatest improvement of the soul" rather than wealth, power, pleasure.
3. Created Socratic Method
4. Sought Truth and Knowledge of human affairs through reason
5. Convicted of corrupting Athenian youth

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Mycenaen Society
Who/What?
When?
Where:
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Mycenaean Society

Who/What: A cultural development of ancient Greece that name is taken from the archaeological site of Mycenae
When? 1600 B.C.E. 1150 B.C.E.
Where? Ionia in Asia Minor
5 facts:
1. Warlike in nature due to warlike neighbors
2. Purveyors of slaves that were sold for large sums of money
3. Citadel palace of Mycenae sits on a very large hill
4. Walls to city entrances were extremely thick
5. Grave shafts/tombs contained gold, silver, weapons, jewelry

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Buddha

Who/What:
When?
Where?
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Buddha

Who/What:
Siddhartha Gautama
When? 556 B.C.E. - 486 B.C.E.
Where? Now southern Nepal
5 facts:
1. Himalayan prince who renounced everything once he found the world contained (suffering, death)
2. Wants to end suffering and develops "The Middle Path"
3. Becomes enlightened under Bodhi tree and is then referred to as "Buddha" - The enlightened one
4. Buddhist faith begins with the realization of the four noble truths and focuses on the moral eight-fold path.
5. Buddha, himeself obtained "Nirvana", the extinguishing of karmic bondage before death in 486 B.C.E.

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Buddha

Who/What:

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Buddha
Who/What:
Siddhartha Gautama

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Buddha
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Buddha
When?
556 B.C.E. - 486 B.C.E.

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Buddha
Where?

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Buddha
Where?
Now southern Nepal

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Buddha
5 facts:

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Buddha
5 facts:
1. Himalayan prince who renounced everything once he found the world contained (suffering, death)
2. Wants to end suffering and develops "The Middle Path"
3. Becomes enlightened under Bodhi tree and is then referred to as "Buddha" - The enlightened one
4. Buddhist faith begins with the realization of the four noble truths and focuses on the moral eight-fold path.
5. Buddha, himself obtained Buddha
"Nirvana", the extinguishing of karmic bondage before death in 486 B.C.E.

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Neolithic Era
Who/What:

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Neolithic Era
Who/What:
Era in human development distinguished by improved technology and considered the end of the Stone Age.

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Neolithic Era
When?

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Neolithic Era
When?
10,000 B.C.E. - 4,000 B.C.E.

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Neolithic Era
Where?

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Neolithic Era
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Worldwide

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Neolithic Era
5 facts:

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5 facts:
1. Communities became more permanent and settled
2. Domesticated crops and cultivated agriculture
3. Cities were built with fortifications around them
4. 22 ft. high watch towers to keep out potential intruders
5. Ceremonial Burials

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Harappan Civilization
Who/What?

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Harappan Civilization
Who/What:
Indus River Valley Civilization

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Harappan Civilization
When?

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Harappan Civilization
When? 1500 B.C.E.

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Harappan Civilization
Where?

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Harappan Civilization
Where? India

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Harappan Civilization
5 facts:

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Harappan Civilization

5 facts:
1. Standardized weights and measures
2. Complex drainage systems
3. Rich lived in 2 story houses
4. Cultivated wheat/barley for taxes
5. Straight paved street made with right angles

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Socrates

Who/What:

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Socrates
Who/What: Well known philosopher who was a contemporary to yet in opposition to sophist thought

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Socrates
When?

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Socrates
When? 469 B.C.E. - 399 B.C.E

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Socrates
Where?

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Socrates
Where? Athens, Greece

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Socrates
5 facts:

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Socrates
5 facts
1. Never wrote down his knowledge/thoughts so much we know about him comes from disciples Plato and Xenophon
2. Urged people to seek "the greatest improvement of the soul" rather than wealth, power, pleasure.
3. Created Socratic Method
4. Sought Truth and Knowledge of human affairs through reason
5. Convicted of corrupting Athenian youth

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Mycenaean Society
Who/What?

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Mycenaean Society

Who/What: A cultural development of ancient Greece that name is taken from the archaeological site of Mycenae

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Mycenaean Society

When?

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Mycenaean Society

When? 1600 B.C.E. 1150 B.C.E.

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Mycenaean Society

Where?

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Mycenaean Society

Where? Ionia in Asia Minor

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Mycenaean Society

5 facts:

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Mycenaean Society

5 facts:

1. Warlike in nature due to warlike neighbors
2. Purveyors of slaves that were sold for large sums of money
3. Citadel palace of Mycenae sits on a very large hill
4. Walls to city entrances were extremely thick
5. Grave shafts/tombs contained gold, silver, weapons, jewelry