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week 3 Flashcards

1
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what civilian Neighboured with Uruk

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Harappan Civilization - Indus valley

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2
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when was Harappan Civilization established & matured

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  • established around 3300 BC
  • 2600-1900 BCE (Mature phase)
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why was the Harappan Civilizations urban planning unique

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  • They had underwater system connells
  • Sanitation pipes
  • Wells
  • They dug out a connell to sail boats into (called Lothal)
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what was was the Harappan Civilizations hierarchy

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  • It was very equal (no central hierarchy)
  • No evidence of violence/warfare
  • Had poorer and richer parts if town
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What were Harappen very good at

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  • Sanitation/ pipes / wells
  • Trading
  • Manufacturing (at a large scale)
  • Building standardised homes
    - Building big infrastructure (Lothal)
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6
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other reasons why they were great engineers (MWT)

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  • They were traders (gold, silver ect.)
  • They used weights and measures
  • Early version of writing (system to record their trades)
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what is egalitarian

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relating to or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities.

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8
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What do people think Harappan Civilization is egalitarian

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  • They was not evidence of a central plaise
  • No statues
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Why do people think Harappan Civilization wasn’t egalitarian

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  • There were building for the elite/ richer people
  • They way different people were dressed (as depicted in the art work)
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Why did Herappa end

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  • There was a long period of decline
  • Eventually the change in climate and they moved
  • Resulting in them losing a lot of their technology
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12
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When did The Norte Chico Civilization start

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3500 BCE

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What was The Norte Chico Civilization known for

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They domesticated cotton for sewing

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what did The Norte Chico Civilization do with cotton

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  • They used the cotton to get food by fishing
  • They would use the cotton for fish nets
  • Cotton and rope was sent to their culture
  • They created a form of writing/language though nots on a rope
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How did Norte Chico Civilization record numbers

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  • Nots they tide in rope
  • Called Quipus
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17
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why was Norte Chico Civilization a surprising find

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They thought Urku was the only city at the time

18
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where were Amazonian civilizations located

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Amazon jungle

19
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what did Amazonian civilizations domesticate

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  • They domesticated trees (fruit trees, coco trees)
  • Casus, coco, brazil nut, peach palms
  • Burnt the soil to fertilise
  • Areas of the amazon jungles near archaeological sites still have lots of domesticated trees
20
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why did people not believe an Explorer that said Amazonian civilizations existed

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Amazon civilizations domesticated trees not land/animals which is why people did realise they excited until recently

21
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what is Eurasia

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Eurasia is the combined landmass of Europe and Asia in the northern part of Earth.

22
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what made it it easier for Eurasia to transport goods

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  • They had a similar climate making all across
  • They had a lot more space
23
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Why does Jared Diamond think civilizations made faster progress on tech in Eurasia than Americans ?

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It was easier to exchange technology east west then north south

24
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what were homes like in Early chinese settlements

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  • Many early chinese homes were built in caves or underground
  • Created these palace , with walls created by pounded earth
  • Homes underground with passageways
25
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what did Early chinese settlements demescate

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  • Domesticated millet
  • Cut grain with tools made out of stone
26
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What 2 grains did chinese civilization depend on

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rice
millet

27
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what were Early chinese settlements hierarchy

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  • Early farming communities we likely governed by clans
  • No longer governed by clans and became hierarchical
28
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Whats is the first big evidence of hierarchical rule

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Palaces that are separate from the communities
With the large walls

29
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what is the yellow river

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  • Huang He Valley
    The Huang He (Yellow River) Valley is the birthplace of Chinese Civilization.
  • The Yellow River is the second largest river in China and one of the longest river systems in the world.
30
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what was wrong with the yellow river

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  • The yellow river kept flooding and kill thousands of people
31
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what was the first empire were able to tame the floods and bring people together to stop them

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  • First empire “Xia” started 2000-1600 BCE
32
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The yellow emperor earned the right to rule (according to the legend) by…

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  • taming the Yellow River
  • May have been the leader of the Xia dynasty, the first Chinese empire

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