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World History- 1st test

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cyclical
History is always repeating itself
Linear
history has a definant beginning, middle, and end
Progressive
history is constantly getting better
Utopia
perfect world
prehistory
before there was writing
archaeology
study of society
anthropology
study of ancient people
easter island
giant stone statues over 900 statues. 82+ tons
Radio Carbon Dating
measure the c-14
thermoluminessencedating
measure the light electrons
ancient dna
recent tech. advance
human orginins
genesis-
evolution-
god creater of earth
everything just happend
paleolithic
old stone age
nomadic
never stayed in one place
art
cave paintings music
fire
cooking warm protection
Neolithic Revolution
"single most important turning point in human evolution" Farming began
Bronze age
when people started using metal tools
artisan
skilled worker
Mesopotamia
cradle of civilization, fertile cresent- violent irregular floods
mesoptamia east coast
tigris and euphrates
sumerians
citystates -Ur
Zigguats-
step pyramids
Abram
sumerian from Ur
Sargon
1st great military conquerer
Hammurabi
set a code of laws "eye for an eye"
Polytheism
more than one god
sumarian gods
tempermental
cuneiform
wedged shapes pressed into clay
Epic of Gilgamesh
oral literature
technology for akkadians
1.had bronze 2.writing and numbers (60 clock) 3. geometry
Nile river
gift from the nile
Religion of Egyptians
polytheism. but not fearful of the gods
After life of egyptains
believe you can die but can also take eartly possesions with you.
goddes of fertility
isis
Menes
united north and south egypt
Dynasty
line of kings that are related. weakness - no heir
middle kingdom- egyptians
most succesful time. Expanded boarders. Obtained great wealth. ended because of invasion.
Hatshepsut
first women pharoh
Akhenaton
wanted one god
Rames II
Sea people and egyptian power run. Egypt defeated sea people but never recovered
Hyroglifics
difficult/ complex
Hittites
Rival to egypt battled for mediteranian sea.
Phoenecians
Develop Trade- good sailers
Israelites
introduce monotheism
assyrians
would destroy homes
- torture
-loot
-kill
had outposts 1 of the first to have libraries
Caldeans
rules assyria. Nebucanezzer- when he dies caldeans fall. Darius shows mercy to those that he captures so this encouraged people to surrender to the Persians.
Satrap
governor
the immortals
group of elite soldiers never under 10,000
zorouster
introduced monotheism to persians talks of one creator, good vs. evil, judgement, and the afterlife
China
protected by deserts.
china economy
silk
aristocracy
wealthy class
filial piety
duty to your family
writing
pictographs and ideographs
3 philosopies
confusionism
daoism
legalism
confusionism
confuscious lived during choas. based on social order
daoism
best to let nature take its course. do nothing
legalism
"people are evil" , laws to protect order to society
Qin Shihuangdi
China named after him
very controlling and cruel
believed in legalism
Censorate
Government official that report to the king
great wall
defend against invaders
Han Dynasty
Lui Bang- pheasant
mercyful
Han Wudi
most influential emperor in Had Dynasty.

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