1000-500 BC: "Dark Ages" Flashcards
1
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Africa:
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• Hunters and gatherers—underdeveloped Carthage–Phoenicians started Carthage
2
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Egypt:
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- Egypt is in decline—no longer a dominate power
* Israelites became a “nation”
3
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Asia:
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India: has some contact with the rest of the world through trade
China: totally isolated-highly developed
4
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Eastern Europe:
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No civilizations yet
-warrior cultures–depended much on horse
5
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Western Europe:
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No civilizations
–Greeks starting to develop though
6
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Meso-America:
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No civilizations–isolated
7
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Biblically:
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- times of Gentiles
- Babylon–captivity of Jews
- Persia
8
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Technologically:
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- Metallurgy- iron- weapons- tools
- Mathematics- geometry
- Solar calendar- ships
- Irrigation- canals
9
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Literacy:
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Religious, poetry, everyday life, Book of the Dead
Bible- history, poetry, philosophy, prophets-Israelites literature
