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| societies based on agriculture |
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| the study of the lives of early human communities through the examination of their physical remains |
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| ability to alter the makeup and/or behavior of plants and animals to make them more useful to humans |
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| the collecting, classifying, analyzing, and interpreting of data |
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| the process of settling down in one location |
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| people of the highest social class or nobility |
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| a philosophy that doubts the attitude, beliefs, or character of others |
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| a form of government where every citizen gets to participate |
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| the scattering of a people from their homeland |
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| ancient writing system using wedge-shaped impressions made in clay |
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| the act of staying in one place for a long time (e.g., farming) |
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| ten characteristics of civilizations: |
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Large cities
Technology and the accumulation of knowledge
Specialized labor
Trade and Commerce
Institutions
Religion
Moral Code
Social classes
Writing
Monumental architecture |
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| people of the highest social class or nobility |
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| a philosophy that doubts the attitude, beliefs, or character of others |
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| the scattering of a people from their homeland |
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| someone regarded as a savior or liberator of a people |
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| the study of metals and the process for refining and making things from them |
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| a small group of people who together govern a nation |
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| philosophy that believes true knowledge is not possible |
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| a means of arriving at truth by questioning, obtaining answers, and criticizing the answers |
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| philosophy that attempts to combine different systems of beliefs or practices |
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| the primary holy book of Judaism |
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| Kush (1600 B.C.-500 B.C.). The growth of the Kush civilization paralleled that of Egypt. It is obvious from archaeological records that each influenced the other. Name examples |
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Kush adopted the Egyptian Coptic language.
Both had similar religious beliefs and gods.
Both built pyramids and burial tombs.
Art and architecture were similar.
Leaders of both civilizations carried the title of pharaoh. |
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| a group or chain of islands |
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| form of government where one person has absolute rule |
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| a title taken by Muslim rulers that assert religious authority |
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| the Hindu system of organizing society into hereditary classes |
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| The division of a group into antagonistic factions |
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| the ruler of a quarter of a country or empire |
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| The Mayans rose from obscure beginnings to become a classical civilization. Their notable achievements included: |
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mapping out phases of the moon and Venus
making at least seventeen different calendars that could be used interchangeably
coming up with the vigesimal numbering system based on the number twenty rather than ten like we use
making beautiful figurines from jade
creating numerous cave paintings
creating massive pyramids and temples out of limestone even though they did not have metal tools or the wheel (How'd they do that?)
constructing twelve-foot-high ceremonial platforms, palaces, and observatories
playing a game using a large, hard rubber ball. The winners sometimes chose to be sacrificed to the gods. What's wrong with that picture? |
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