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accurately depicts the time period
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1450CE - 1750 CE: Early Modern
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important aspect of Post-Classical
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rise of islamic Empire
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occuring in the Early Modern
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gunpowder empires; world exploration
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world interactions
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trade routes;
columbian exchange; wars for conquest; United Nations |
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theme that includes nation-states
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functions and structures of state
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theme that includes world migration patterns
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demography
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culture includes
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religion, education and the arts
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social development includes
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class structure, slavery and gender roles
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marks of the Ancient period
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codes of law; recorded history
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homo sapiens developed the ability to
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consciously think, solve problems
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evidence that Neanderthals believed in an afterlife
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buried their dead with meat and tools
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neolithic Era
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New Stone Age
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characteristic of humans before civilizations
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ability to spread to various geographic settings and climates
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development of agriculture led to these changes
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population size and life expectancy grew;
male-female relations; stability of settlemetns; complex social patterns |
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cities required what for security
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structured city govt.s
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anthromorphism
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gods represent nature
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use of bronze led to improved
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tools and weapons
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the Iron Age starts at the beginning of
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the Classical period
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first to use the wheel
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Sumerians
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Catal Huyuk
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8000 ppl;
specialized labor; trade with other villages; present-day Turkey |
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characteristics of 1st river valley civilizations
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social classes; food surpluses
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city-state
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cities and the surrounding territory controlled by their govt
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Hammurabi is known for
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code of law
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Hammurabi codes
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wage and hour laws;
death penalty for adultery; pricing regulations; conditions of slavery |
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gender in Mesopotamia
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male dominant
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written form in Sumer
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cuneiform
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Sumerian acheivements
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the arch;
math system based on 60; calendar based on moon; religious literature |
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Epic of Gilgamesh illustrates
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a continuity into the Islamic period
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Assyrians were first to use wat in warfare
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mounted soldiers
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development of writing
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explains y govts became more formal and bureaucratic
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Sumerians produced the first
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written law code
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political organization of the Tigris-Euphrates
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regional city-states
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true of Egypt and Mesopotamia
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both used iron;
both traded in the Indus Valley |
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characterized the end of the Old Kingdom in Egypt
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one hundred years of civil war
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vehicle and weapons introduced to Egypt by the Hyksos
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chariot and compound bow
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first known female ruler of Egypt
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Hatshepsut
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last strong ruler of Ancient Egypt
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Ramses II
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class structure in Ancient Egypt
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upper class of ruler and govt officials
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rights of women in Ancient Egypt
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daughters could inherit mother's property
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early Indus valley traded with whom
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Persia and Mesopotamia
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Indus cities contained
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fortifications;
brick sewers; markets and assembly halls; grid patterned streets |
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extreme isolation of China led to
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a unique culture
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Shang used what metallurgy independently of others
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bronze
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early Chinese cities had
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walls seperating elite from ordinary
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bureaucratic govt means
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govt responsibilities divided into departments
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the Shang dynasty fell to
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the Zhou
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artisans and craftsment fit wat class in Ancient China
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just below the ruling elite
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ancient Chinese religion
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gods represent nature;
spirits of ancestors were important |
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purpose of reading cracks in heated bones
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predict the future
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signs that a Chinese dynasty is losing it Mandate of Heaven
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natural disasters;
invasions/revolts |
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marker events of Classical Pd
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rise and fall of Greeks and Romans;
move away from river valley settlements |
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changes from Ancient to Classical pd
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expansion of trade (Silk Roads and Indian Ocean);
increased contact between nomands and settlements; major empires |
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a diff between classical and river valley settlements
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political organizations were more powerful and elaborate
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Confucius developed his philosophy while in search of
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end of suffering during Era of Warring States
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state structure of the Zhou
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use of the shi;
decentralized control |
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the Qin govt
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strict law (Legalism)
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how did the Qin differed from Zhou
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more centralized govt
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acheivements of the Qin
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first 1500 miles of Great Wall of China
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accomplishments of the Han
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expanded China's borders;
relaxed Legalist rule; built Silk Roads; Civil Service exam |
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functions of govt under the Han
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promoted science and technology;
maintained Forbidden City; punished criminals; use of military to protect trade routes |
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true of the Qin and Han
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trade was strictly controlled
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one of the Five Classicas
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Book of Changes: instructions for shamans
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top of class structure in Classical China
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scholar-gentry: wealthy, educated landowners
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families in Classical China
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patriarchal, male-dominated
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one of China's key economic strenghts
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high levels of technology
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Aryan nomads who populated Classical India came from where
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central Asia
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religious literature that says much about Classical India
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Vedas
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literature that questioned the authority of the Brahmin
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Upanishads
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who were the Brahmins
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priests and scholars
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concept of the Indian caste system
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purity v. pollution
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Indian caste system served as a political institution by
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enforcing rules about behavior
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rules affecting women in Classical India
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could not study scripture; obey husbands;
sometimes to commit scuicide; could not remarry or inherit property |
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karma
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good or bad forces in life
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moksha
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ultime goal of Hinduism
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Hindu ethics involves
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emphasis on obligations in life
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what led Gautama to found Buddhism
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seeking reason for human suffering
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aspects of Buddhism
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all ppl r equal;
gods and Brahmin were not necessary |
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Buddhism differs from Hinduism by not believing
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in the caste system
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how Chandragupta Maurya solidified rule in India
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set up a centralized bureaucracy
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what Ashoka was most noted for
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spread of Buddhism
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Gupta period differed from Maurya in that the Gupta
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did not centralize
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India's political tradition
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stressed importance of regional and local units
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contributed to decline of the Gupta
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invasion of the HUns
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india's trade network included
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Se asia;
Middle east; China; central asia |
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in contrast to scholar-gentry of China, the highest class in india went to
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priests
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agriculture led to increased populations because
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of healthier diets;
surplus food source |