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5227646520AnalyzeUse your brain and prior knowledge to explain the meaning of pictures, graphs, writing, art, and other sources0
5227646516ArtifactRemains of things that were man-made1
5227646517FossilRemains of living things (animals/plants) Not man-made2
5227719023Stone AgeA period of time during which early humans made lasting tools and weapons mainly from stone; the earliest known period of human culture3
5227646528Paleolithic AgeAlso called the "Old Stone Age", were all tools were made out of stone or wood. The word Paleolithic means "Old"(Paleo) "Stone" (Lithic). The Paleolithic Age is considered to be the beginning of when early humans began to use tools which was about 2.5 million years ago4
5227646531Agricultural RevolutionThe change from nomadic hunting and gathering to farming. Start of domestication of animals and plants. The creation of civilizations, religion, division of labor, etc5
5227646530AgricultureThe practice of farming and the domestication of plants and animals to provide food, wool, and other products6
5227646529Neolithic AgeAlso called the "New Stone Age", where humans learned to domesticate animals and plants for their own use. This lead for humans being able to settle down somewhere instead of traveling in need for resources. Several enhancements were made to human life such as civilizations, division of labor, religion, etc7
5227646525Hunter-GatherersNomadic groups whose food supply depends on hunting animals and collecting plant foods8
5232259523Mesopotamia"The land between two rivers" Land which may civilizations have lived on in the past. People have lived there from 10,000 BCE - 300 BCE. Start of the Neolithic Age. Located on Asia near the Meditteranean Sea, close to Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The reasons people lived there were becuase of fresh water and trade.9
5232309530Fertile CresentThe Fertile Crescent is the region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape, from the Persian Gulf, through modern-day southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and northern Egypt.10
5232317078Ancient GreeceLasted from 800 BCE - 500 BCE. Created democracy after an invasion from Persians. Their contribution to modern society are art, architecture, sports, city-states, philosophy, and styles of government.11
5232361306City-StatesCity-states are cities that govern an area and are not govern by any other people outside of the city12
5232372055Ancient RomeLasted from 753 BCE - 476 BCE(1229 years). They created representative democracy. Located in Italy near the Tiber River at first but then ruled most of Europe because of it's large military, a bit of Asia, and a bit of Northen Africa. Were heavily influenced by the Greeks by Gods, government, art, etc. Their contributions include representative democracy, architecture, religion(Christianity), and art(new perspective).13
5232404960TradeThe activity or process of buying, selling, or exchanging goods or services. This was essential to civilizations as it was the way civilizations grew.14
5232463617Mauryan EmpireLasted from 321 BCE - 185 BCE. Located in India around Ganges River. Had large military. Their contributions include the creation of three new religions.15
5232607954Han DynastyLasted from 206 BCE - 200 CE. Located in China touching The Pacific Ocean. The biggest enemy was the Roman Empire and had many forms of government. Contributions include the invention of paper and the opening of the Silk Road was probably a big economic success.16
5232714914DemocracyA type of government ruled by the people. Started in Athens, Greece when citizens started to talk about their concerns. Democracy has three executive branches to keep in check.17
5232761705Representative DemocracyRepresentative democracy is ruled by representatives that citizens vote for. Actions are taken from representatives.18
5232765023Direct DemocracyDirect democracy is when the government is ruled directly from the citizens. Actions are taken by the people.19
5232775937AristotleAristotle was a Greek philosopher who lived during the fourth century B.C. but whose works have had a strong influence on contemporary ideas about ethics, morality, and politics. He studied at the Academy in Athens, and Plato's ideas influenced him. He did not really like democracy because he thought the social classes would be too distracted to deal with politics. (ex. poor arguing about the rich)20
5232778156SocratesGreek philosopher and one of the founders of modern Western thought. We know about him mostly through his student, Plato. He did not agree on on democracy and took that seriously to the grave.21
5232778157PlatoPhilosopher (429 BC-347 BC) who studied under Socrates and questioned reality. He believed that studying ideas and forms held the truth to what is real and wrote the Republic, which described an ideal state with philosopher-kings, warriors, and masses. He also creates the Academy, an ancient school of philosophy.22
52327835315 Basic Values of DemocracyBasic Values: -Social Equality -Majority Rules -Rights for Minorites -Freedom -Integrity23
5232796826Stratification of Social Groups in Mesopotamia1)Pharaoh(king) 2)Priest and Nobles 3)Traders, artisans, shopkeepers, and scribes 4)Farmers and herders 5)Unskilled workers and Slaves24
5232813333Abrahamic ReligionsJudaism, Christianity, and Islam25
5232813334ChristianityReligion based on the teachings of Jesus. According to Christian teaching, Jesus is the son of God, placed on Earth to teach people how to live according to God's planactivity space The space within which daily activity occurs26
5232815294JudaismReligion with its roots in the teachings of Abraham (from Ur), who is credited with uniting his people to worship only one god. According to Jewish teaching, Abraham and God have a covenant in which the Jews agree to worship only one God, and God agrees to protect his chosen people, the Jews27
5232815295IslamA religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah), Paradise and Hell, and a body of law written in the Quran. Followers are called Muslims.28
5232817255HinduismA religion and philosophy developed in ancient India, characterized by a belief in reincarnation and a supreme being who takes many forms29
5232817256Patriarchya form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line and women are largely excluded from it.30
5232820431Caste SystemA social structure in which classes are determined by person's birth, wealth, or occupation; traditional division of Hindu society (India) into various categories; there are four classes: brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya, and shudra31

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