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3465318672hunting and gathering societiesorganize rather small groups into political units0
3465320332paleolithic age refers toperiod in which simple stone tools were developed1
3465322310a characteristic of the human species before the advent of civilization wasability to spread to various geographic settings and climate zones2
3465324424development of agriculture caused important changes except fortendency to believe in many gods3
3465325903why did the original inhabitants of Australia not develop agriculture?climate was too severe4
3465325904society is a civilization ifit practices sedentary agriculture5
3465328104jew monotheismproposed a less human=like and more abstract god6
3465329705among early river civilizationsHuang he culture in China was most isolated7
3465331624egypt differed from Mesopotamian civilization by stressingwell-organized, durable empires8
3465332535Sumerian civilization produced firstwritten law code9
3465333356earliest known writing in a civilization first developed inmiddle east10
3465336699one difference between classical civilizations and river valley civilizations was that in classical civilizationspolitical orgazniations were more elavorate11
3465338860one difference between classical China and earlier Huanghe river valley civilization washuman sacrifices were suppressed12
3465342084ceremony and hierarchy became important part of upper-class Chinese life b/cChinese believed that it would help unify society and prevent greed13
3465345339Confucian beliefa good society has hierarchy in both family and state14
3465348767song of heaven concept didn't promotepriests' control of state15
3465349828daoists would agree with Confucianists on all exceptimportance of political activity16
3465351230Chinese govt accepted Daoism because...exceptdaoists believed that nobles were holier than peasants17
3465352334one of china's key economic strengthshigh levels of tech innovation18
3465355255cultural diffusion in early Chinese historyintro and spread of Buddhism from India19
3465356381Qin dynasty differed from Zhou dynasty in thatit was more centralized20
3465357535all of following constituted function in govt in Han China exceptschools for peasant boys21
3465359256not a reason India was invaded more often than Chinahostility to warfare22
3465359257hindu ethics involvedemphasis on individual carrying out obligations of life23
3465360600in contrast to China, social values that developed in classical Indiaencouraged greater emotional spontaneity24
3465361803in classical period, both China and Indeashowed considerable tolerance for different religions25
3465364555india's trading network involved direct contact with all exceptRussia26
3465364556compared to China, Indian social and economic structuregave a stronger role to merchants27
3465366136buddhism differed from Hinduism by not believingin caste system28
3465366137Aryan conquerors brought to Indiadistinctive religious ideas29
3465367351Confucian and Hindu values bothhelped justify and preserve social inequality30
3465368492indian caste system served to an extent as a political institution byenforcing rules about social behavior31
3465369721India's political traditionstressed importance of regional and local units32
3465372014both ancient Rome and Greece depended on slavery. one result=both groups lagged in tech advances compared to China or India33
3465373931compared to modern American ideas of democracy, Athenian democracy was distinctive inurging that all citizens participate directly in lawmaking and policymaking34
3465375852from Confucian viewpoint, Roman Empire might have been criticized for placing too much confidence inlaws rather than trained officials35
3465375853Greek genius was politics, Roman genius wasengineering36
3465377084Senate of republican Rome reprsetnedlanded aristocracy37
3465379229Roman emperors tried to prevent popular disorder byorganizing food supplies and distribution38
3465380641Punic WarsAthens vs Sparta39
3465380651Greek and Roman agriculturetended to develop large, commercial estates40
3465382279Roman Empiretolerated local political and religious diversity41
3465383381socratic method emphasizedimportance of questioning42
3465384275greek and hellenistic approach in scienceused math to try and explain nature's patterns43
3465390763nomadic invaders often had military advantages over armies of empires becausethey were more skilled as horsemen44
3465394849end of Gupta empire differed from decline of Rome in that it did not involveintro of new religion for majority (christianity)45
3465396702eastern portion of Roman Empire experienced less decline than the west for all excepteast resisted spread of Christianity46
3465397541Buddhism stressedmeditation and ethical bejavoir47
3465398883despite major differences, Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism all show interest inlife after death (heaven, nirvana, reincarnation)48
3465400667compared to Hinduism, Christians more likely tosee humans as superior to rest of nature49
3465402450after 200 C.E., an increased number of ppl in Asia, Europe, and North Africa began to adapt faiths characterized bymonotheism50
3465404035by 600, a good definition of barbarian would besomeone who's not part of a civilization51
3465405465compared to Hinduism and Buddhism, all constitute distinctive features of late-Roman Christianity exceptnon-believers can't join hrch52
3465406699events in late Han China and late Rome empire show that the decline of a civilization, whether temporary or permanetnis not simply the result of attack by outside invaders53
3465407609best survived Hun invasions in IndiaHindu Beliefs54

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