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Through 1500 Flashcards

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Prehistory

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Period of human achievement before the development of writing

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Ancient civilizations

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Cultures that developed to a greater degree and were considered advanced

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Egypt contributions

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Pyramids
Hieroglyphic writing
Preservation of bodies after death
Paper from papyrus
Developments in arithmetic and geometry
Counting in groups of 1-10
Solar calendar
Laying foundation for science & astronomy
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Sumerians contributions

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Wheel
Developed irrigation through canals, dikes, and devices for raising water
Cuneiform writing
Learned to divide time
Built large boats for trade
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Babylonians contributions

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“Code of Hammurabi” code of the laws

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Assyrians

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Warlike and aggressive
Organized military
Horse-drawn chariots

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Hebrews

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Monotheism

Sacred writings- worship texts, historical documents, prophecy, instructive writings and law, 10 commandments

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Minoans

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Symbols to represent symbols in words
Places with multiple levels
Many rooms
Luxurious things in the home

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Mycenaeans

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Changed Minoan writing system to aid their own language and used symbols to represent symbols

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Phoenicians

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Sea traders
Glass and metals
Famous purple dye
Sail by stars at night
Alphabet using symbols to represent single sounds
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India

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Caste system- structure society
Hinduism
Industry and commerce and trade
Science and medicine advances
Dominance on navigation
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China

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Great Wall
Rice cultivation
Caravan routes for extensive trade
Silk industry
Crop rotation
Terrace farming
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China writing

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Written language based on pictographs or drawings

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Persians

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Developed an alphabet

Allowed conquered people’s to retain own customs, laws, and religions

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Greece

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Love of sports
Extensive trading and colonization resulted in spread of civilization
Independent strong city-states
Religious devotion to the state

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Athens

Greece

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Athens- pure democracy
Independent
Freedom loving

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Sparta

Greece

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rigid
Totalitarian
Militaristic

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Greece advances

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Drama
Poetry
Bales
Myths
Science
Astronomy
Medicine
Mathematics
Philosophy
Art
Architecture
Recording historical events
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China

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Oldest, uninterrupted civilization in the world
Importance of education, family, strong central government
Nature and weather

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China religions

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Buddhism, Confucianism, taoism

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China inventions

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Invented gunpowder, paper, printing, magnetic compass

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Japan

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Borrowed culture from china

Buddhism

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Africa

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Iron for farm implements and weapons
Trading- spread of assimilation of different ideas and stimulation of cultural growth
Trading using camels at seaports
Arab influence- later contact with Indians, Christian Nubians, Persians

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Vikings

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Knowledge of trade routes and sailing

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Saracenic contributions

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Science and philosophy
Astronomy
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Medicine
Literature
Art
Trade
Agriculture
Marked influence on renaissance
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Byzantine contributions

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Art
Preservation of Greek and Myan achievements- Architecture
Code of Justinian and Roman law

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Nomads

Ghana

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threat to early Soninke people, agricultural community
Nomads needed place to pasture their herds
Loose confederation became empire of ancient Ghana?

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Ghana

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King or war chief
Expansion- gain control of trade routes
Kingship matrilineal
Midway between desert- source of salt and gold fields

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Ghana caravans

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Canal caravan along trade routes provided economic development
Copper
Salt
Dried fruit
Clothing
Manufactured goods
Gold
Hides
Ivory
Slaves
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Ghana

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Empire collected taxes on every trade item that entered boundaries of the empire

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Gold fields

Ghana

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Gold fields gave empire political and economic prosperity

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Berber attacks

Ghana

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Berbers attacked to gain control of gold fields and purify Islam. Withdrew and left behind a weakened empire.

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Tang Dynasty

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Capital most heavily populated at the time

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Tang Dynasty religion

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Buddhism

Confucianism rebirth

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War

Tang Dynasty

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Warlords divided china into north and south

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Invention

Tang Dynasty

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Invention of block printing- much information and literature available

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Tang Dynasty contributions

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Calculated paths of sun and moon and constellations. Development of calendar

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Tang Dynasty agriculture

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Agriculture- sophisticated irrigation system increased productivity

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Tang Dynasty medicine

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Medicine- understanding of circulatory and digestive system and pharmacology

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Tang Dynasty art

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Advances in ceramics and glazing

Poetry- best in Chinese literature

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