World History Test 1

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Civilization

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Advanced state of human society

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Criteria of civilization

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Government, writing, religion,cities, monuments, specialized occupations, technology, social hierarchy, food surplus

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Civilization developed how?

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H+G discovered agriculture and domestication, sedentary agriculture gave food surplus which allowed for specialized occupations

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Sumer - formed

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3500 BCE, collection of city states in Mesopotamia

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Sumer - religion

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Polythiestic animism formed to explain violent nature

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Sumer - hierarchy

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King, priests merchants artisans farmers (females subordinate) king- part God

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Sumer legal aspects

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Women were property

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Sumer government

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King with council

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Sumer writing

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Cuneiform

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Sumer monuments

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Ziggurats

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Sumer occupations

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Reedworkers carpenters soldiers traders farmers

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Sumer technology

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Wheel

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Sumer fall

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Akkad took over Sumer, but kept culture (attacked from north)

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Egypt formed

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3100-1069 BCE in Africa along Nile river

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Egypt hierarchy

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Pharaoh advisor/prime minister, priests (male based society) pharaoh-half God

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Egypt religion

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Polythiestic and animism

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Egypt legal aspects

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P.m. maintained order, collected taxes,appointed officials, exercised civil law

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Egypt Gov

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Pharaoh

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Egypt writing

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Hieroglyphs

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Egypt monuments

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Pyramids and art in homes

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Egypt occupations

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Scribes, builders diplomats traders farmers

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Egypt technology

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Papyrus

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Egypt fall

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First attacked by sea peoples, withstood invasions, then Assyrians attack the weakened Egypt and win

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IRV harrapa formed

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2800 BCE first civilization in India,between himalayas and verdant pains

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Harappa IRV gov

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Evidence

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Harappa writing

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Indecipherable pictograms

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IRV harappa religion

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Evidence of rituals

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IRV harappa monuments

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Ceremonial centers

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IRV harappa occupations

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Builders potters traders farmers

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IRV harappa technology

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Toilets

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IRV harappa fall

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Flooding,earthquakes climatic change, river course change, invaders

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Shang formed

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1800 BCE along Huanghe river in China

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Shang hierarchy

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King (head priest and military leader), nobility (military and religious elite), artisans, peasants

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Shang government

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King with nobles

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Shang religion

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Polytheism, Shang Ti "lord on high" led group of lesser gods

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Shang monuments

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28 foot walls

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Shang occupations

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Bronze metalwork, rulers potters farmers

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Shang technology

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Chariots

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Shang writing

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Found on oracle bones, first sign of Chinese writings

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Shang fall

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Overtaken by Zhou dynasty, mandate from heaven

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Pioneer civilization

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Invented writing, bronze, wheel and agriculture tools, Sumer, akkad, Babylon, Israel

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Mature civilization

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Over eastern hemisphere, more complex religion,empires and trade, bc of nomads, use of horses

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Watershed year

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1000 BCE pioneer civilizations change into mature civilization

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Geography

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Rivers necessary for agriculture, mountains and desserts natural defense against invaders

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Nomads

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Brought trade,ideas, disease, change, caused empires to fall

Aryans - create the Vedas, warrior nomads