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Test 1 Flashcards

1
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The bottle neck effect refers to the lack of diversity in human?

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DNA

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2
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According to the recent studies by scientists, the FOXP2 gene related to speech development is ONLY found in modern human beings. T/F

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False

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The Lascaux Caves typically show how prehistoric people used caves for their daily life such as sleeping and cooking. T/F

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False

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4
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. According to the relics of Catal Huyuk, more expandable square houses replaced circular houses because the community developed toward an ownership-centered family system. T/F

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true

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5
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. At the beginning of the Bronze Age, most metal working was undertaken by slaves T/F

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false

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6
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The Euphrates River was diverted to supply water to the city, Nippur. T/F

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True

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7
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Beer was available in the ancient Sumerian city, Ur. T/F

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True

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8
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Biblical texts of Western civilization include some myths of the Mesopotamian world. T/F

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True

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9
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Among the following items, which was NOT found in Merit of Deir el Medina’s “beauty box”?

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Shaving Equiptment

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10
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In ancient Egypt, for a man to bring a woman a bundle of his property meant his desire to move in with her, usually being the first step toward marriage. T/F

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true

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11
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. Although Harappa enjoyed a highly sophisticated urban life, it did not have any drains or sewers. T/F

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False

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12
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No female Goddess was worshiped in ancient Indian societies.

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False

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13
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Among the following, which served as the ancient Athenians’ gathering place, the hub of their commercial, political, and social activities?

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Agora

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14
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Hippodamus of Miletus’s city-planning theory of orderly, regular cities spread to the Romans. T/F

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True

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15
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As a place of shame, a bordello (“house of assignation”) was never advertised in public in Ephesus. T/F

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False

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16
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Australopithecus- (Lucy)

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Southern Ape
 4 million years ago
two legs, brain size ape, 3'7''
discovered in awash valley of ethiopia.
Used but did not make tools
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17
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Homo erectus- “Turkana boy”

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Upright human
Turkana, Kenya
5’3’’ by age of 8 complete skeleton, brain between human and chimp. 900cc

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18
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What were some thing that homo erectus could do-

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could run more sustainable with less body hair,
hunters.
Use diverse stone tools, could make tools.
used fire.
Social networks- took care of old.( empathy and cooperation)

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19
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Homo heidelberg-

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Neanderthals 50,000 years ago

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20
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Homo sapiens-

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modern human, 50,000 years ago.

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21
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Paleolithic era-

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stone tools: spears, arrows, harpoons,
lived in groups of 20-30 based on kinship
women were gathers men hunters.
rituals and artistic activities.

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22
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Venue Figurines / Jomon Venus-

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showed feminine figures as sacred objects, showed reproduction

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Neolithic Ear-

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New stone age
Polished stone tools
Start of agriculture
gradual transformation from hunting/ gathering to agriculture. domestication of animals
specializations in crafts and start of trade

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24
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Catalhoyuk in Turkey-

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Neolithic Era, Largest human community

12 cultivated products

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Copper/Bronze-

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Copper-first metal used in producing tools and weapons,

Bronze -combination of copper and tin,

26
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Chalcolithic period-

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transition period between neolithic and bronze age.

27
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The First Civilizations

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river valley civilizations,

mespotamia, egypt, india, china

28
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5 traits of the first civilizations-

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  1. Urban revolution
  2. political and military structures
  3. Social structure
  4. economic specialization
  5. Development of Writing
29
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Mesopotamian Civilization-

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Iraq and Syria the Tigris and Euphraties River
Sumerian city states: Ur, uruk, Girsu, Nipper
Agriculture: einkhorn wheat
Conflicts over land and water
invasions from Arkadians

30
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Babylonian Empire-

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The Amorites(old babylonians)
Hammurabi.
31
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Hammurabi-

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king who made the 4 quarters of the world subservient. created the code of hammurabi, set of laws.

32
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Egyptian Civilization (=the Nile Valley Civilization)

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Nile flows 4000 miles, ruled by pharroh capital was memphis. had canals, dams, irrigation ditches.
Opotimistic view on the world.

33
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Cuneiform-

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Wedge shaped system of writing

34
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Upper southern egypt-

lower northern -

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narrow valley of the nile
Nile delta
first dynasty make up the two

35
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Pharaoh-

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King of Egypt, commands vast wealth,chosen by the gods. mediator between the gods and people

36
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Pyramids-

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tomb for kings and queens, means “Great House” showed power and wealth

37
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The 18th Dynasty (Egypt)

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renewed the vigor, foreign expansion. Era of the new kingdom- height of power. Held the tomb of Tutankhamun.

38
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Deir el Medina

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village of artisans working on tombs in the valley of the kings.

39
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Indus Valley Civilization-

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India as a continent, hymilian mountains, ganges river (holy river)
Major cities: Harappa, Monhenjo-Daro,
had abundant rainfall,
writing system was pictographic symbols

40
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Oracle Bones-

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divinatory records inscribed on turtle shells, the earlist known form of chinese writing.
Ancestral worship in Shang religion and political culture.

41
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The Persian Empire

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the classical era,
originally Iran,
Nomadic organised into tribes, unified by Cyrus the great starting the Achaemenid dynasty.

42
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yellow river civilization-

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early agriculture, xia dynasty and shang dynsaty, yellow river and southern coast.

43
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Cyrus the Great-

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persians viewed him as father,
known for wisdom and compassion in conquest- allowed people to keep their religion.
unified the tribes of persia conquered media, western asia and babylon.

44
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Persepolis-

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City of persians, the closest city to the identity of the persians. destroyed in 330 BCE. one of 5 royal capitals

45
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Zoroastrianism-

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Religion
zoroaster- a semi legendary figure,
Emphasis on a struggle between good and evil, final judgement on souls. impact on christianity.

46
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Ahuramazada-

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supreme being- goodness, light, truth

47
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Ahriman

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darkness,evil

48
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The ancient Greek Civilization-

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mostly settled by non greeks,
The dark”middle” age
on the Aegean.
colonization of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Evolution of the Polis

49
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The polis-

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an autonomous unit of political, social, and religious activities.
“city state” many were towns or villages. the largest was Athens

50
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The Greco-Persian War (5th century BCE)

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conflict with the persian empire,
beginning of the classical period.
persia invaded greece, led by zerxes.

51
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Zerxes-

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King of the Persians who invaded greece.

52
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Herodotus-

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greek historian who wrote about the persians

53
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Sparta-

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Authoritarian military state, with slaves led my leonitis .

54
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Democracy of Athens-

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Alliance of greece under the leadership of athens.

Development of democratic system.

55
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4 things in the Athenian democratic system-

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lowerclass could hold office
city magestrates
a board of 10 officials
preventing dictatorship of generals.

56
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The Great Peloponnesian Wars

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war between Sparta and Athens, basically destroyed each other but Athens was defeated. Destroyed the possibility of cooperation among greek states.

57
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The Olympic Games

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religious and athletic festivals every 4 years. Suspension of conflicts. only males competed.

58
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Macedonia-

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a buffer between the greek states and barbarian tribes.
Same as greeks but semi barabric.
Lacked money, constantly warring, internal strife.

59
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Alexander the Great-

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Conqueror who led the greeks against the persians and conquered all the way to india. Became king of the persians. Died of posin from white hellebore.

60
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Hellenistic world-

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Mixture of greek and non greek culture.
Development of urban cities.
cultural and intellectual accomplishments by seperation of science from philosophy, development in math and astronomy.

61
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The Aryans-

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Noble or freeborn, indo-european speaking people

Development of world civilization (2 decks)

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