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7264810284characteristics of civilizationcities as a administrative centers, a political system basked on control of a defined territory rather than kinship connections many people engaged in specialized, non-food- producing activities, status distunctions based largely on accumulations of substantial wealth by some groups, monumental building, a system for keeping permanent records long distance trade, and major advances in science and the arts0
7264810285name and location of 6 foundational civilizationsegypt, mesopotamia-tigris and euphrates, mohenjo-daro&harappa, shang&zhou, olmec, chavín1
7264810286other ancient peoplesnubia&kush, celts, minaon2
7264810287major religious beliefs or ancient civilizationspolytheism-believe in more than one god monotheistic-only one god3
7264810288Agricultural Revolutiona period in which humans began to grow crops instead of gathering plants;began 8000 BC; first happened in the middle east4
7264810289patriarchal/matriarchalpatriarchal- male leader matriarchal- female leader; after the agricultural revolution bc women had less to do5
7264810290Cultural Diffusion and spread of technology in ancient worldpeople becoming more advanced in science, art, and literature and inventing new technology such as the wheel and chariot6
7264810291long distance trade--- overland vs water borneland by chariot and water borne by ship7
7264810292Code of Hammurabifirst set of laws compared to constitution8
7264810293major philosophies that emerged in ancient chinaconfucianism, daoism, legalism9
7264810294Diasporaused to describe the communities of a given ethnic group living outside their normal homelands10
7264810295primary vs secondary sourceprimary -was there (firsthand) secondary- not there11

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