9th grade Flashcards
1
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paleolithic era
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- old stone age
- nomadic hunting a gathering bands of 20-30 people
2
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Neolithic era
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- new stone age
- settled societies
- farming and domestication
3
Q
nomadic pastorialism
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-live stock herded to find fresh pastures to graze
4
Q
ethnocentrisim
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-your culture is superior to rest
5
Q
cultural diffusion
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-spread of culture through trading and travel
6
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specialization of labor
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people assigned certain tasks so jobs can be done faster
7
Q
fertile crescent
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- fertile soil
- from nile to tigris and euphrates
8
Q
gilgamesh
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- legendary Sumerian king
- hero of Sumerian and babylonic epics
9
Q
Hammurabi’s code
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- 1st laws written down
- weren’t all created by him, just written down
10
Q
hieroglyphics
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-Egyptian writing of symbols
11
Q
Persian wars
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- greek city states against Persia
- greeks won
- delian league formed to prevent future threat
12
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peloponneasian war
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- Sparta vs Athens
- Sparta wins
- Athens weakened bc pericles let a lot of people into the city→disease→helped Sparta win
13
Q
heelenistic culture
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Persian, Egyptian, greek, and roman
14
Q
homer
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iliad and odyssey
15
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plato
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- greek philosopher
- proposed idea of gov. where philosophers ruled
