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Mesopotamia had lots of what?

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Fertile soil

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Mesopotamia was in the valley between the..

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Tigris and Euphrates river

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What did the fertile soil do to grow city

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Allowed for more crops
More food
Bigger population

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How did religious beliefs influence the organization of Sumerian society

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Power in religion= more political power
Novels were royalty priestly officials and their families
Priests were next best thing to god

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List 4 Egyptian philosophies

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Religion helps with world order
Marry to produce kids
Husband is master of the house
Wives respected

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List four Egypt economy things

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Pharaoh sent trade to just Syria Crete Mesopotamia
Pharaoh owned all land but greatest portions to subjects
Land was held by nobles and priest
Paid taxes in form of crops

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4 Egypt geography

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Nile river
Desert Red Sea= natural banners
Conquered Nubia
Papyrus grew on Nile (place to write)

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5 things about Egyptian govt

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Pariahs
Beuracracy
Monarchs
Governors
Kingdoms
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3 things about Egyptian sociology

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1- god/king, pharaoh, priests, nobles
2- merchants artisans scribes tax collectors
3- farmers

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List 3 things about Indus Valley philosophies

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Gods And religion are IMp
Belief in Devine power
Centered on family

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3 Indus Valley economy things

Things they traded

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Farming based
Indus River valley
Monsoons
Indian subcontinent

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4 things about Indus Valley govt

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Well organized
Belief in Devine power
Religion and political power
Princes carved out small states

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4 things about Indus Valley sociology

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Harappa or indus civilization
Aryans
Devine power= social status
Dividians= one group

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5 things about China’s philosophy

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Supernatural forces
Mandate of Heaven
Family is imp
Make heads up family
Women are at home
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4 things about China’s economy

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WAr
Family is basic social and economic unit
Rice
Tech growth helped economy

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7 things about China’s geography

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Yellow river
Yangtze River
Yellow Sea
Mtns
Desert
Monsoon
Fertile soil
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4 things about china govt

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Aristocracy
Power of 1 gen to next
King
Bureaucracy

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7 things about china sociology

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50 ethnic groups
Shang, zao, Quin dynasties
1- royal fam
2- aristocracy 
3-officials
4- peasants merchants artisans slaves
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What did nomadic people do

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Domestic animals
Carry products
Tech was passed

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Why did phoecians expand their trade

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New found poLitical independence

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How they expanded trade

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Ships and sea trade
Colonies in west Mediterranean
22 letter alphabet

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How did Judaism influence Islam and Christianity

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Hebrew bible/Old Testament
Created Israel and Jerusalem
Built temple in Jerusalem

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What do Egypt Indus Valley and china all have in common

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Traded
Govt systems
Fertile soil
Polytheistic
Religion and govt connected closely
All based around rivers
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Similarities between Indus Valley and Egypt

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Build monuments farming was a source of income for the places did textilel trading the river flooding was an important part because the growth of the food

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Similarities between Indus Valley and china

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Summer and winter monsoons and mountains act as natural barriers

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Similarities between Egypt and China

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Had different eras/time periods
Man was head of the house
Had natural barriers

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What does peggs stand for

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Philosophy
Economy
Geography
Government
Sociology
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What does be stand for

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Before Christ

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Bce

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Before common era

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AD

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“Anno domini”

Year of our lord

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Ce

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Common era

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What calendar do we use

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Gregorian

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Primary source

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Original manuscripts
Can have. Emotion
Produced at time things are happening

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Secondary source

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Accounts not from the person or time of the event

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