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Creativity

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A way of thinking and doing that brings unexpected and original ideas to fruition.

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VINE of creativity

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Valuable, Intentional, Novel, Excellent

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Fluency

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Ideas based on the original concept or application, ideas generated by logic

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Flexibility

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Ideas no based in logic

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creativity (small c)

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new and useful only to the individual creater

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Creativity (big c)

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useful to a group as a whole

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Greatest invention of Pre History

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Agriculture

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ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF A CIVILIZATION

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  1. Agriculture 2. Specialization of Labor 3. An established social order or hierarchy 4. a system of written communication
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Advancements that resulted from agriculture

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plow wheel material developments

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Logograms

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symbol represents a whole word (Chinese characters , egyptian hieroglyphics, symbols %, $, +)

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Syllabaries

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symbols represent a syllable – brail

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Alphabet

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symbol represents a sound

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Problems with Mesopotamian rivers

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Harsh flooding during growing seasons and salt accumulation

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How the Mesopotamia solved their river problems,

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Dams and catch basins connected canals to help flooding

Flushed salt out by moving water from the high elevation river to the lower elevation river

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How many grains in Mesopotamia’s area

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32 or the 56

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Sumerian relation

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Polytheistic, directed to a good crop good and good trading. No ethics form religion

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Creativity from the Summerian Period

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First wheeled vehicles, ziggtats

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What is a Ziggurats

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A Summerian building that was a temple, tombs and a governmental site

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Akkadian Period army

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STANDING ARMY, led by Saragon 1 kind of Akkad, Conquered the summerians, expanded the empire, new lands and territories had to be controlled

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Akkadian Period poetry

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Epic of Gilgamesh

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Epic of Gilgamesh

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About 200 BC, oldest known document, account of king Gilgamesh who was looking for the fountain of youth, includes a flood story

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Akkadian Period written law

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Code of Hammurabi

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Code of Hamurabi

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Developed by Kind Hammurabi, first set of law, brought uniformity to society, reduced resentment and possibilities for revolt, engraven on a 8 foot pillar

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Akkadian math

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Decimal and Sexigesimal system (30 and 360 were religious numbers. No plaveholder concept, no concept of zero

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Hitties creative contribution

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IRON

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Iron

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much harder and stronger thna all other metals. Was the reason that Hitties could conquire mesopotamia

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Phoenicians/ Philistines

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Conquered Hittites and learned the secrets of iron working, Dominated Israel until the time of David, controlled the coastal regions of mesopotamia

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Israelite Kings

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Saul Favid, solomon

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Israelites Creative contributions

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Bibile monotheism Ethical system

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Assyrians creative contribution

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TORTURE

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Babylonians/ Persian rulers

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Powerful! Nebuchadnezzar, Cyrus the Great, Xerxus, Darius.

They estalbished King Worship (Think David and the three Isrealites)

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Babylonians/Persians Creative Contributions

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Hanging garders, ethical monotheism, zodiac, mathematics

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Zoroastrianism

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ethical monotheism, arose in persia, used fire worship, three wise men were like this.

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Mesopotamia was conqured by who?

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Alexander the Great!

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Solomon’s temple

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Mount Moriah, made of the finest materials, built by Solomon, Mo

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Second Jewish Temple

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Some jews were allowed to return to Jerusalem (most stayed) Second temple was not a lux as the first

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Maccabean Period

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The jews ruled themselves, Maccabeans made themselves the high priests and appointed other kinds, corruption

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Herod’s temple

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Refurbished by Herod to gain favor by the jews, very large and lx, have a unique rock style. Lasted until after the time of Chirst

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Western (Wailing) Wall

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Holiest play in the world fro jews, individual and group prayers, prayer scrools, seperation of men and woman

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Geography and syability

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The Nile river and isolated

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NAMER (menes)

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First Pharaoh, Conquered upper and lower nile

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Old Kingdom Creativity

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Papyrus, Hieroglypics, Pyramids, religions (pharoah was part God), calendar, mathematics, art

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What did the pharopahs of egypt make the famers do on the 3 months they were off?

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PYRAMIDS!

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Pryamids

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Pharaoh burial place, built by the egyptians, extensive engineering

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Snefru

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Egyptian Pharaoh in the 4th Dynasty, greatest pharaoh, perfected pyramid building

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Meydum mastaba

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first pryamid built for Snefru, but it had steps that were filled with limestone (this slid off) he didn’t like it so it was abandoned.

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Bent Pyramid of Dashur

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2nd Pryamid built by Snudru, unstable ground

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The Red Pyramid

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3rd edifice for Snefru, looks red in the light, 1st true pyramid,

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The Great Pryamid at Giza

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Built by Knufu (son of Snefru), 90,000 men

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The Sphinx

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large stone that was easier to carve than move, it is that path between the first two pryamids

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Papyrus

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Easy material for writing, can only be made in Egypt

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Hieroglyphics

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Sacred writings, done by priests,

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requirements from Egyptian afterlife

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Be buried on Egyptian Soil, properly embalmed, tombs were places of waiting, preserved name in writing, judgment and afterlife

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Old Kingdom Math and calendar or Egypt

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Calendar had 12 months of 30 yeas and 5 days were added ot the end of each year that were just party days. They created a numbering system based on 10. had place holders

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Egypt old kingdom art

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Art representation rather than realistic

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Middle Kingdom of Egypt

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Not much creativity. Weak pharaohs forced to share power with priets and land holders. Invaded by the Huksos

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New Kingdom buildins

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Luxor, Karnak, Valleys of the Kings and Queens

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Hatshepsut

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husband died, Pharaohs for 18 years,

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Akhenation

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INTRODUCED MONOTHISM, wanted everyone to worship the sun god. Built a new city for that god

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Tutantkamen

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stated his rein at the age of 9. Returned to Karnak, he was nurdered at age 18

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Late period Egypt

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Ruled by outside rulers, little creativity

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India geography

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Settled in the Indus river valley, polytheoistic

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Indian creativity

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Pottery (oven dried) eight and measurments for trade, large cities

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India Cities

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50,000 people, city grid/ size, oven baked bricks, no defense or city walls

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India as a Aryan/Verdic Society

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Dravidians conquired by the Arya

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Dominant Langauge of India

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Sanskirt, and Indo European Language , becuase of the Artans. The Vedas were written in Sanskirt

67
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Hinduism

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Used the caste system, reincatnation, epic poems, third largest religion in the world (96% of hindus live in India)

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4 basic Beliefs of Hinduism

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  1. Karma (the totality of actions is this and future lives) 2. Reincarnation- Living again in another body. 3. All-pervasive divinity- God is not manifest by is a father mother god. 4. Dharma– there was order given by God when the world was created. The divine law includes respect for all life
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Hindu Practices

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Daily devotional (offering food o the god, prayer, reading scriptures), attendance at temple, Gurus (give direction and interpretation), Cremation (quickly releases the soul)

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Jainism

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History repeats in cycles, non-violence and strict veg

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4 noble truths of Buddhism

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  1. suffering is with us throughout life 2. suffering and conflict origincate from craving for pleasure 3. Cessation of suffering (Nirvana) come from rooting out these desires 4. Suffering ceases by observing the 8 fold path
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Yello River

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High silt, unpredictable flooding (the worse of the Meso and Egypt)

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Situation of China (geo)

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yellow river, isolated

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Shang Dynasty

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Chinese Writing system developed (over 50,000 characters, but good literacy requires only 5,000), Horse-drawn chariots, bronze weapons

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Chinese Writing system

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over 50,000 characters, but good literacy requires only 5,000. Pictographs

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When dynasty were Lao Tzu, Confucius

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Zhou

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Confucius

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Born to a family of bureaucrats (minor nobility), received a good education, developed a system of good government which was based on honesty, dependability, hard work, loyalty

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Lao-Tzu: Taoism

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Teachings known as Tao Te Ching or The Way. Nature is the great teacher, by observing nature we can find the correct path in life. Came up with Yin and Yang

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wu weu

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Part of Lao-Tzu and Taoism It means non-action. Abstaining from activity that is out of harmony with the ongoing cosmic process.

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Yin and Yan

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There has to be balance in the world. You cannot be all masculine or all feminine. Part of Taoism

81
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Compair Taoism and Confucianism’s views on government

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Taoism- gov do more by doing nothing. Man’s relationship with nature.
Confucianism- Government do more, but do it better. Man relationship with man.

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Qin/ Ch’in Dynasty

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First time that all of China was united. FIrst Sovereign emperor

83
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The great wall of China

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1500 miles, large enought to march armies along the top. Built by Qin Shi Huang.

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Qin Shi Huang.

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built the great wall and the terracotta warriors. He tried to destroy knowlage by burning books.

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Han Dyansty

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Golden age. Confucian concepts were established. Impearl styled government. Lots of military power. paper

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Han Creativity

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Paper, great canals to link rivers fro trade and transportation, art

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Ancient Greece Geo

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Small, no major rivers, intertile soil

88
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How did the Greeks survive?

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TRADE!

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Minoans Infastrucure

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Sewers, grain stroage, cooling and hearing systems for the home, palaces had divisions

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What goods did the minoans trade?

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Olive oil, wine, greek pottery, and trade services

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Thera explosion

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May have been what wiped out the Minoans, may have the cause of the plauges in Egypt

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Myceneans

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Greek mainlanders, they dominated the Minoans, they were a more war like people, fortified palaces with massive walls

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Mycenaeans trade

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took over Minoans routes and used military to manage problems

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Who was a famous Mycenean king that had a epic written about him

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Agamemnon, the iliad

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Trojan War

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Fought for trade. We are pretty sure it happened. Subject of the Iliad

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“Dark age “ of Greece

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Dorian Inovation. The rise of the greek polis

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Sparta

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War like city, dominated all of the small cities arounf them, boys taken at age 7 to learn of war. no art

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The ancient greek or formitive period creativity

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Greek alphabet, Homer’s writings (Illiad and odyssey), Greek relgion codified, morals, scoeince, democracy

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Greek Alphabet

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Had VOULS! Firs one to be fully phonetic deatils

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Homer

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Blind poet who created the iliad and odyssey

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Epics

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Larger than life, long stroy with events over many years, heros are often of the gods, wrestle with problems that are also with life, leesons that everyone in many periods of time can learn form

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The liad

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Interactions of men and gods, last year of the Trojan War

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Themes of the Iliad

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Purpose of life and immortality is achieved through heroic acts (arete)

  • Human vanity can pride can be costly
  • growth comes form inner reflection
  • death can be ennobling
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The Odyssey

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Travels of Odysseus try to get him , tone it lighter, 10 year journey, it is about growing and maturing

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Theogony

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By Hesiod, traces the decent of the Gods

106
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The greek gods

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Separate race form Human, immortal characteristics, explinatoin for life events and conditions, did NOT give patterns for mortal behavior. Art and literature- methor for finding purpose in life

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olympics

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held in olympia, first event was a foot race, held every 4 years,

108
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Aesop

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slave. Wrote short stories, attention to ethics, used fables and morals to make his points

109
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()Thales

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First greek thinker. First philosopher, first scientist. Thought water was the fundamental material. Steer by stars

110
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Pythagoras

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Inventor of mathematics, created a system for expressing equations, through numbers all truth could be expressed. Irrational numbers are bad. Invented the Pythagorian theorem. Trigonomety. Music based in math.

111
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Golden Mean

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1.612 discovered by Pythagorus, body dimensions, crosses

112
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Draco

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Tyrant of thens. Writen laws were harsh but equal. (RULE OF LAW

113
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Solon

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Father of democracy, Gave voice to merchants and non-landholders. First jury system. FREEDOM OF THOUGHT

114
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Persian wars

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Revolt of the Ionian Greeks

115
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Phalanx

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Innovation in warfare. It is the weird square thing with

116
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What does Classical mean?

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Standard against which others are judged or evaluated, greatest, stylistic form, stylistic periof,

117
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Pericles

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IDEAL RULER!!! Created an atmosphere where drama art music architecture and literature could flourish. Great public works
Peloponnnesian wars

118
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Festivals of Dionysus

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Festival for the God of wine

playwrites submit 4 plays

119
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Tragedy (drama)

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Invented by Thespis
Most common of the greek Dramas
the change that occurs due to difficulty
not about a dying person

120
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Aeschylus

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Aware of human weakness. He wrote Agamemnon

121
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Sophocles

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Tragic Heroes (tragic defects, they are likeable and we feel sorry for them)
INTRODUCED MULT ACTORS
wrote oedipus rex and antigone

122
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Euripedes

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hated war

MEDEA

123
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Pre classical art Greece

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Simple pottery. Geometric designs, perfect semity, generalized for all humans

123
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Aristophanes

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he wrote comedy

124
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Greek classical art

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Advances in sculpture: reality, perception of inner qualities,

Art principles: exact proportion

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Parthaenon

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Exact proportions to the human eye

Floor is concerned two towards eachother

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