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| Elements of a Civilization |
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Definition
1. Advanced cities (including things such as homes, palaces, churches, or pyramids)
2. Specialized workers (farmers, doctors, etc.)
3. Complex institution (schools, businesses, shops...)
4. Record keeping (birth records, death records...)
5. Advanced technology (anything from the wheel to computers) |
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Term
| The characteristics of Mesopotamia |
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Definition
-Also known as the "Fertile Crescent"
-Hammurabi's Code
-Cuneiform
-Unpredictable flooding
-No natural boundries
-Invasions
-Thought afterlife would be bad |
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| The characteristics of Indus Valley |
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Definition
-Harrappa & Mohenjodaro
-Indus and Ghanges Rivers
-Protected by mountains but Kyber Pass allowed Aryans to invade and subjugate the native people |
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Term
| The characteristics of Huang He |
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Definition
-Huang He (yellow)
-Silt at the river was yellow
-Pictographs
-Shang Dynasty
-Ethnocentrism |
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| The characteristics of Egypt |
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Definition
-Natural Boundaries (desert)
-Nile River
-Flows northward
-Predictable flooding
-Believed afterlife was beautiful (put dead bodies/possessions in tombs)
-Theocracy
-Performed surgery, made calendars, etc. |
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