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4393764201Neolithic Technilogical innovations (P1)Pottery, plows, textiles, wheels, metallurgy, (iron, bronze & copper)0
4393764202Ancient Gender Roles (P1)Men: farmed, hunted, social Women: domestic duties1
4393932358Shang Dynasty (P1)1st Chinese River Valley civilization 1600-1045 BCE Oracle bones, pictographs, bronze metallurgy2
4393932359Ancient Yellow River Civilization (P1)Fertile plains; Shang Dynasty3
4393932360Neolithic Revolution (P1)8000 BCE Discovery of Agriculture, Permanent settlements, population growth, gender roles, economic system4
4393932361Slash and Burn Agriculture (P1)Slash bark and burn trees: clearing land.5
4393932362Ancient Sub-Saharan Africa Civilization (P1)Sahara Desert Emergence of agriculture here People migrated from 2000-1000 BCE6
4393932363Job Specialization (P1)Creation of dividing work into different jobs and specializing in it ⚠️Effect of Neolithic Revolution7
4393932364Patriarchal Society (P1)Governed and dominated by men8
4393932365Domestication (P1)Modifying plants & animals for human purposes.9
4393932366Social Stratification (P1)Hierarchy system of Power ⚠️Caused: Job Specialization and Class System10
4393932367Egalitarian Society (P1)Society where all members have equal power.11
4393932368Paleolithic Era (P1)Before 8000 BCE12
4393932369Environmental Adaptation (P1)Development of nomadic pastoralist and migratory herding. Post Ice Age. Paleolithic Era.13
4393932370Ancient Water Control Systems (P1)Flood Control Systems & Irrigation14
4394010020Hammurabi's Code (P1)Mesopotamian Law Early 18th Century 'An eye for an eye'15
4394010021Nomadic Pastoralism (P1)Herded domestic animals (cattle, sheep, goats)16
4394010022Hieroglyphics (P1)Pictographic Writing. Emerged Egypt 3100 BCE17
4394147804Persian / Achaemenid Empire (P2)Classical Civilization that was located in modern day Iran and spread throughout "Greater Mesopotamia".18
4394147805Cyrus (P2)Maintained Political Organization, Built the "Royal Road" where iron technology, art, and philosophy spread19
4394147806Persian Succession of Rulers (P2)Cyrus Darius Xerxes20
4394147807Collapse of Persia (P2)- Wars with Greece - Conquered peoples began to Rebel - Conquered by Alexander the Great (300 BC)21
4394147808Chinese Warring States (P2)(400 BC - 221 BC) Time period when noble families fought for the control of China. Post Zhou Dynasty collapse.22
4394147809Zhou Dynasty collapse (P2)- Failed to control iron production - Nomadic invasions - Rising armies from with in - Warring States23
43941478103 major religions of China (P2)Confucianism Daoism Legalism ⚠️Effect of Zhou Empire collapse24
4394147811Daoism (P2)- a philosophy that teaches that people gain peace and happiness by becoming one with the Dao (the way) - Dao is a universal "force" connected to nature - People are part of nature - yin yang (opposing forces in nature)25
4394147812Confucianism (P2)-defined proper conduct for people and govts - people are naturaly good and should concentrate in improving their behavior (li) and doing what they know is right - Five Key Relationships - for society to be strong, rulers must model virtue26
4394147813Legalism (P2)-all people are bad shophy - strong society because of laws with clear punsihments and rewards. - trust no one27

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