Period 1 Review- Princeton Flashcards

1
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Foraging society

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Small groups of people who traveled from point to point as the climate and availability of plants and animals dictated

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2
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Pastoral society

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Characterized by the domestication of animals

Often found in mount opus regions

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3
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Cuneiform

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Form of writing developed by the Sumerians

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4
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Polytheistic

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Worship in multiple gods

-most early civilizations

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5
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Ziggurat

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Sumerian temples

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6
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Code of Hammurabi

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  • first known law codes

- distinguished between major and minor laws

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7
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Pharaohs

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Egyptian rulers

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8
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Hieroglyphics

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A system that contained pictures which represented words

- used by Egyptians

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9
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Mummification

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Egyptians believed they could use their body in the after life so the preserved there bodies through mummification(only for elite members)

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10
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Pyramids

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Built by Egyptian Pharaohs to house their mummification bodies and earthly treasures to take their early bodies

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11
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River valley

A

N

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12
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Calendar

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Developed by Sumerians

-helped increase agriculture a lot

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13
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Hinduism

A

V

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14
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The Vedas

A

G

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15
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The Upanishads

A

B

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16
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Brahmans

A

V

17
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Patriarchy

A

G

18
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Mandate of Heaven

A

Was believed in by the Zhou dynasty which meant heaven would only grant the Zhou power as long as their rulers governed right and just

19
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Bureaucracy, bureau

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  • way of organizing government tasks by department

- would help governments stabilize and specialize

20
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Migration

A

B

21
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Zhou Dynasty

A

J

22
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Nomad

A

J