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| 7255076442 | North America | 12 | 0 | |
| 7255077020 | Latin America | 11 | 1 | |
| 7255078884 | Central Asia | 1 | 2 | |
| 7255081681 | East Asia | 2 | 3 | |
| 7255084053 | Southeast Asia | 3 | 4 | |
| 7255085840 | South Asia | 4 | 5 | |
| 7255088990 | Middle East | 5 | 6 | |
| 7255093423 | East Africa | 6 | 7 | |
| 7255360256 | Central Africa | 7 | 8 | |
| 7255373681 | West Africa | 8 | 9 | |
| 7255375545 | Central Africa | 9 | 10 | |
| 7255377002 | South Africa | 10 | 11 | |
| 7255393229 | Old, Middle, and New Kingdom | - A way that scholars divide Egyptian History Each period represents the political powers and cultural achievements of that era Intermediate periods within the old, middle, and new kingdoms signaled political fragmentation and cultural decline | 12 | |
| 7255405383 | Mandate of Heaven | The leader of the Zhou dynasty was chosen by a supreme deity and could stay ruler as long as they were good to the people. The king would be withdrawn from rule if they did wrong as the last king of the Shang had | 13 | |
| 7255410427 | Epic of Gilgamesh | - Gilgamesh (super hero kind of the city of Uruk) The epic starts as the goddess of creation fashioned a wild man Enkidu Gilgamesh learns of Enkidu and send a temple prostitute to tame him after her seduction causes the wild beasts to shun him The prostitute then clothes Enkidu and teaches him to eat cooked food, drink beer, bathe, and apply oil to his body The prostitutes words and actions signal the principal traits of civilized life in the Sumner culture There are also divine comparisons of the wild Enkidu show Summers dependence on grain and livestock This Epic relates to Sumerian culture Shows how valuable the ambition of kings is to the kingdom | 14 | |
| 7255418694 | Analects | - Analects of Confucius is a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been compiled and written by Confucius' followers. | 15 | |
| 7255421257 | Ziggurats | - A multistory, mud-brick, pyramid-shaped tower approached by ramps/ stairs Scholars are still departing the purpose and/or symbolic meeting | 16 | |
| 7255424107 | Andes Mountains | - mountainous core, arid costal plain, and dense interior jungles Challenged the human population which lead to regional production and complex social institutions Created shared labor responsibilities between civilizations | 17 | |
| 7255426353 | Akhnation | - Ruled over by Sargon who strived for universal dominion? Cuneiform a way of writing was adopted in this city state | 18 | |
| 7255430016 | Tres Zapotes and La Venta | - Tres Zapotes last dominant center rising to power after the fall of La venta in about 600 B.C.E - La venta most important center of Olmec culture after 900 B.C.E - It is unclear the connection between the two, they may have been rival city states - Both seemed to exploit and exchange products such as salt, cacao, clay, and limestone | 19 | |
| 7255431579 | Ramses II | Came into power after Akhenaton who caused the decline of Egyptian power in Asia along with King Tut Goal was to restore Egyptian power in Asia | 20 | |
| 7255433237 | Legalism | - The wealth and power of the state and its demands for obedience were justified by an authoritarian political philosophy | 21 | |
| 7255434602 | Pharaoh | - New kingdom term From the Egyptian phrase that means "palace" From old kingdom on the king was considered as a god on earth The pharaoh was believed to be the "incarnation of Horus and the son of the sun-god "Re" | 22 | |
| 7255436570 | Sargon the Great | - ruler of Akkad around 2350 BCE United many cities under one kind and capital He was know as King of Sumner and Akkad which symbolized his goal of universal dominion His family member who survived 120 years after him continued his legacy by conquering cities and placing government back by the Akkadian troops Soliders were given land to ensure loyalty Adopted cuneiform | 23 | |
| 7255438186 | Cuneiform | - Used by the Sumerians to communicate their own language A way of penmanship | 24 | |
| 7255439805 | Loess | - yellow-brownish distance that had been blown from central axis since prehistoric times These particles gave the yellow river its name and hue Created soft fertile soil | 25 | |
| 7255445599 | Paleolithic Age | - Also know as the Old Stone Age Lasted until 10,000 years ago Started about 3,000 years after the end of the last ice age | 26 | |
| 7255449698 | Neolithic Age | - Also know as the new Stone Age - Associated with the origins of agriculture, followed | 27 | |
| 7255452122 | Semitic | - refers to a family of languages spoken in parts of western Asia and northern Africa - Sematic includes Hebrew, Aramaic, Phoecian, and Arabic, which is Phoecian of the new world | 28 | |
| 7255457277 | Anthropomorphic | - the way people recognized their gods Like human in form and conduct The gods were like humans with bodies and senses Sought nourishment from sacrifice Enjoyed the worship and obedience of humanity Experienced human emotions Humanity's religious beliefs relied on fear of the gods | 29 | |
| 7255462128 | Hammurabi | - 1792-1750 BCE Imitated aggressive military campaigns Ruler over the "Old Babylonian state", which eventually had over taken Sumner and Akkad Provided judges with a length set of examples illustrating the principles to be used in deciding case (Hammurabi's famous law code) Law code reflects social divisions that may have been valid for other places and times Identified the three social classes of the free landowning class, the class of the dependent farmers and the lowest class of slaves Punishment was received by discrepancies in the lower classes who tried to break their fixed positions | 30 | |
| 7261384345 | Amulets | - small charms meant to protect the bearer from evil | 31 | |
| 7261384899 | Papyrus | - An Egyptian natural resource The papyrus reeds grew in marshy areas The fibers of the papyrus reeds made good sails, ropes, and paper A writing material written on with ink Used by scribes Exported in large quantities thought the ancient world The word "paper" comes from the Greek and Roman words for papyrus | 32 | |
| 7261385543 | Harappa | - a community that flourished from 2600 to 1900 B.C.E Inus Vallley Civilization Due to the high water table it is hard to find early remains of these sites Schloars once belived that the people of this community spoke Dravidian languages which are related to those languages spoken today in southern India The Indus Valley civilization created writing system with many syllables and characters Farm land and pastureland 3.5 miles in circumference Population of 35,000 Gateway for copper mad precious stones | 33 | |
| 7261388313 | Mohenjo-Daro | - several times the population of Harappa Located on the foot plains of the Indus valley (See Harappa for more info) | 34 | |
| 7261392810 | Shang | - originated in the part of the yellow river that's lies in the present day providence of Henan after 1750 BCE Extended their control into Mongolia and Gansu, and south to the Yangzi river valley Dominated by warrior aristocracy who favored warfare and honing for pleasure Ruled by a king and his court Aristocracy held many important roles in the community The king often traveled around to the courts of his subordinates Various capital cities | 35 | |
| 7261392811 | Zhou | - A dependent sate in the Wei river valley Longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history Preserved the essentials of Shang culture, but added new ideology ND technology Chief deity was heaven, monarch called the "son of heaven" The monarch had a rule called the mandate of heaven | 36 | |
| 7261392812 | Daoism | - believed to have lived in the 6th century B.C.E Sought to stop warfare of the age by urging humanity to follow the "Dao" or path Following the path of nature Daoism belived that the world is always changing and lacks any absolute morality or meaning Idealized following your own path | 37 | |
| 7261393440 | Kush | - later know as Nubia, today part of southern Egypt and Northern Sudan Egyptian control extended farther south into Kush Located near the Nile river delta The hot and sunny climate was perfect for Agriculture Earliest urbanized center in tropical Africa | 38 | |
| 7261394092 | Hyksos | -Traditionally, only the Fifteenth Dynasty rulers are called Hyksos. -The Greek name "Hyksos" was coined by Manetho to identify the Fifteenth Dynasty of Asiatic rulers of northern Egypt. -In Egyptian Hyksos means "ruler(s) of foreign countries", however, Josephus mistranslated Hyksos as "Shepherd Kings". | 39 | |
| 7261398615 | Tigris/Euphrates | - located in Iraq Periodic flooding fertilized the land with silt Provided water for agriculture To control the floods, the peoples living near the river created new technologies and of political and social organization. | 40 | |
| 7261398616 | Huang-He River | - Located in china - Periodic flooding fertilized the land with silt Provided water for agriculture To control the floods, the peoples living near the river created new technologies and of political and social organization. | 41 | |
| 7261398617 | Yangzi River | - Responsible for the great cultivation of rice The flooding and irrigation help control the growth of the weeds and also aided in supreme cultivation of the rice Also carried small microorganisms which kept a healthy soil | 42 | |
| 7261399825 | KIng Tut | - Tutankhamen was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom or sometimes the New Empire Period. - He has, since his discovery, been colloquially referred to as King Tut. | 43 | |
| 7261399826 | Ka | - noun, Egyptian Religion. - A spiritual entity, an aspect of the individual, believed to live within the body during life and to survive it after death. | 44 | |
| 7261399248 | KIng Tut | - Tutankhamen was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom or sometimes the New Empire Period. - He has, since his discovery, been colloquially referred to as King Tut. | 45 | |
| 7261396253 | Tigris/Euphrates | - located in Iraq Periodic flooding fertilized the land with silt Provided water for agriculture To control the floods, the peoples living near the river created new technologies and of political and social organization. | 46 | |
| 7261396254 | Huang-He River | - Located in china - Periodic flooding fertilized the land with silt Provided water for agriculture To control the floods, the peoples living near the river created new technologies and of political and social organization. | 47 | |
| 7261395552 | Tigris/Euphrates | - located in Iraq Periodic flooding fertilized the land with silt Provided water for agriculture To control the floods, the peoples living near the river created new technologies and of political and social organization. | 48 | |
| 7261390695 | Shang | - originated in the part of the yellow river that's lies in the present day providence of Henan after 1750 BCE Extended their control into Mongolia and Gansu, and south to the Yangzi river valley Dominated by warrior aristocracy who favored warfare and honing for pleasure Ruled by a king and his court Aristocracy held many important roles in the community The king often traveled around to the courts of his subordinates Various capital cities | 49 | |
| 7261390696 | Zhou | - A dependent sate in the Wei river valley Longest lasting dynasty in Chinese history Preserved the essentials of Shang culture, but added new ideology ND technology Chief deity was heaven, monarch called the "son of heaven" The monarch had a rule called the mandate of heaven | 50 | |
| 7261390697 | Daoism | 51 | ||
| 7261389958 | Shang | - originated in the part of the yellow river that's lies in the present day providence of Henan after 1750 BCE Extended their control into Mongolia and Gansu, and south to the Yangzi river valley Dominated by warrior aristocracy who favored warfare and honing for pleasure Ruled by a king and his court Aristocracy held many important roles in the community The king often traveled around to the courts of his subordinates Various capital cities | 52 | |
| 7270425027 | Hatshepsut | - Hatshepsut was the fifth pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the second historically confirmed female pharaoh, the first being Sobekneferu. Hatshepsut came to the throne of Egypt in 1478 BC. | 53 | |
| 7270450139 | Confucious | - Had not been successful in gaining administrative posts Doctrine of duty and public service was initially aimed at aristocrats He wanted to become a central influence in Chinese thought Teachings included folk religion and the rites of the Zhou royal family Veneration of the ancestors and elders and worship of the deity heaven He drew a parrllel between family and the state: father first, then the son, and the daughters and wives at the bottom Teachings emphasized benevolence, avoidance of violence, justice, rationalism, loyalty, and dignity | 54 |
