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| 4834774879 | Cross-Cultural Interaction | The impact of interaction among other societies. Diffusion: I like what you are doing and I want to copy. ex. Acceptance of Islamic faith in trans-Saharan trade. Syncretism: When you come in contact and work together. ex. Roman equated major deities from Greek pantheon to their gods. | 0 | |
| 4834779572 | Technology | Any advancement that makes a peoples life easier. The impact of technology and demography on people and the environment. ex. Food utensils, weapons, farming mechanisms, housing, efficiency (A.C., etc.), saddle, stirrup, etc. | 1 | |
| 4834784049 | Social/Gender | Systems of social structure and gender structure. Social: How men and women run societies; organization ex. family structure, roles - artisans, etc., entertainment, family patterns, social norms, etc. Gender: Male and female roles and how they are expected to perform in society. ex. lines of descendency (patriarchal or matriarchal), priest/priestess, elites, etc. | 2 | |
| 4834796834 | Cultural/Intellectual | Cultural and intellectual developments and interactions among and within societies. Intellectual: The progressive ideas and advancements people make. ex. Fire, wheel, arch, pyramids, denim, etc. Cultural: The intellectual gets immersed into the culture of a society. ex. Food, Religion, Traditions, Dress, Language, Fine Arts, Rights, Rituals, Beliefs, Literature, and Rites of Passage | 3 | |
| 4838356421 | Political | Changes in functions and structures of state and in attitudes over states and political identities (political culture), including the emergence of a nation-state (types of political organization). ex. War, taxes, tax policy, forms of government, methods of making laws, empires & dynasties, political boundaries, political parties, and voting | 4 | |
| 4838359778 | Change-Over-Time: Changes and Continuities | Relationships of change and continuity across the world history people covered. The way(s) that a society/people changes the course of their civilization and/or stays the same. Change: Becomes different, not constant ex. Minorities rights, technology improved, population growth, physical land, and education Continuity: Remains the same, constant ex. Basic government founding principles, incoming cultures, founding documents, colors of flag and their meaning (W - Unity, R - Blood, B - Justice) (Examples for 1781 - Battle of Yorktown, US - Present) | 5 | |
| 4838370804 | Economic | The way that "money" is earned and moved through any given society. ex. Jobs, skill sets, agriculture based, mercantile or commerce based, trade routes (Silk Road, Indian Ocean, Columbian Exchange, Trans-Saharan Trade Routes, and Atlantic System), methods of exchange, barter systems, levels of taxation, precious metals, use of currency, trade, trade items, and labor force | 6 |
