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| 4762793585 | date of human like creatures appeared | 3-4 million yrs | 0 | |
| 4762796081 | Definition of Homo Sapiens | wise man | 1 | |
| 4762797006 | Migration led to | expansion across africa | 2 | |
| 4762800018 | out of Africa theory | humans spread around the globe in search of food and hunting grounds | 3 | |
| 4762803845 | Radiocarbon | tool for determining date | 4 | |
| 4762814822 | Multi regional theory | evolved in multiple places at the same time | 5 | |
| 4762820235 | Definition of Australopithecus | Southern ape | 6 | |
| 4762822989 | Characteristics of Australopithecus | limited speech -opposable thumbs -Lucy found north of Addis Ababa Ethiopia 3' 5" | 7 | |
| 4762831975 | Definition of Homo Erectus | upright man | 8 | |
| 4762834554 | Achievements of Homo Erectus | improved tool usage -control of fire | 9 | |
| 4762839544 | Definition of Homo Sapiens | conscious thinking human | 10 | |
| 4762842175 | Neanderthals | -named after Neander valley, Germany -stood 5.5 ft with stocky body -slightly larger brains -nomadic hunter-gatheres | 11 | |
| 4762850777 | types of tools made by Neanderthals | knives, spear points, axes | 12 | |
| 4762854271 | Characteristics of Neanderthals | -lived in groups of 35-50 -built shelters from branches and animal skin -used caves in colder climates | 13 | |
| 4762860640 | characteristics of Homo Sapiens Sapiens | -original in Africa -Taller, less stocky than neanderthals -called cro-magnons -physically similar to modern humans, greater capacity for speech, increase in variety of tools | 14 | |
| 4762871806 | First-Stone age | 95% of time spent hunting and gathering societies -food collection not food production | 15 | |
| 4762876623 | Achievements of Homo sapiens | -constructed flexible language -fabricated beads for necklaces and bracelets | 16 | |
| 4762883785 | 2 discoveries led to Neolithic Revolution | Farming (wheat and barley) -herding(1st domesticated animals) | 17 | |
| 4762888968 | What did farming and herding allow for | urban development | 18 | |
| 4762890410 | Pastoral Societies | nomadic people who herd domesticated animals -moved in search of food for their animals | 19 | |
| 4762893552 | Pastoral Kinship | nomads that lived based on membership defined by family | 20 | |
| 4762896582 | Surplus of food leads to what | innovation | 21 | |
| 4762899275 | idustries common to all societies | pottery, mettalurgy | 22 | |
| 4762903834 | Technology from Agricultural Revolution | plow, trained ox, used fertilizer | 23 | |
| 4762906413 | Animism | belief in animals,trees,rocks,water had souls | 24 | |
| 4762908311 | Feature of civilizations | -Advanced technology -Advanced cities -complex institutions -specialized workers -record keeping | 25 | |
| 4762912965 | cause of neolithic revolution | -domestication of plants/animals -end of ice age | 26 | |
| 4762914705 | prehistory | before writing | 27 | |
| 4762916286 | pastoral | nomadics for herding | 28 | |
| 4762918278 | egalitarian | everyone is equal | 29 | |
| 4762919478 | venus figures | fertility figures | 30 | |
| 4762920667 | River in Egypt | Nile | 31 | |
| 4762921478 | River in Mesopotamia | Tigris and Uphrates | 32 | |
| 4762923728 | River in India | Indus | 33 | |
| 4762924969 | River in China | Huang He (yellow river) yanzi river | 34 | |
| 4762926569 | city-state | city plus surrounding country side | 35 | |
| 4762929004 | sedentary agriculture led to | -property -laws -government -differentiation of labor -social hierarchies -gender inequality -formal religion -population growth | 36 | |
| 4762935748 | Theocracy | priest-kings that ruled city-states | 37 | |
| 4762939038 | Hammurabi's code | "an eye for an eye" -highly social stratified | 38 | |
| 4762941415 | Empire | expansion,conquest, multi national (always fall) | 39 | |
| 4762944748 | Characteristics of sumerians | developed first civilization in Mesopotamia -created worlds first advanced society -Religion played major role in society | 40 | |
| 4762950860 | Characteristics of Egypt | believed in afterlife -flooded regularly | 41 | |
| 4762953565 | Religion in Egypt | polytheistic -believed in 3000 gods goal was to please the gods to control nature -Built zigurates and pyramids | 42 | |
| 4762958443 | Pyramids | Tomb for Pharaoh/king | 43 | |
| 4762960341 | Temple | used to worship gods | 44 | |
| 4762963821 | society in Egypt | social stratification -slavery was common | 45 | |
| 4762974481 | Government in Egypt | patriarchal -women could hold most occupations | 46 | |
| 4762989863 | Economy in Egypt | trade through rivers | 47 | |
| 4762996255 | Technology in Egypt | wheel, sail, and plow astronomy | 48 | |
| 4763000382 | 1st system of writing | cuineiform | 49 | |
| 4763005210 | Characteristics of Ancient China | -developed in isolation along the yellow river | 50 | |
| 4763009942 | Chinese society | family at center of society -women were subordinate | 51 | |
| 4763014636 | chinese culture | believed spirits of family ancestors could bring good fortune -oracle bones -bronze and silk | 52 | |
| 4763019320 | Mandate of Heaven | rulers are chosen to rule by heaven and will continue to rule as long as heaven is pleased; if heaven is not pleased, heaven will pass the mandate to another family | 53 | |
| 4763028908 | Location where olmec emerged | mesoamerica | 54 | |
| 4763030267 | olmec zone | dense tropical forest | 55 | |
| 4763033034 | Characteristics of olmec | -several city-states with common culture -social hicrachy *highest rank is that of chief | 56 | |
| 4763038478 | Olmec religion | polytheistic | 57 | |
| 4763040206 | Olmec Art | building of clay pyramids and temple grounds -particular sculpture style -built giant heads | 58 | |
| 4763047074 | Nate chico religion | polytheistich | 59 | |
| 4763049429 | Characteristics of Nate Chico | -famous for monumental architecture and weaving -used quipo for record keeping | 60 | |
| 4763055686 | year of ancient civilizations decline | 1000 BCE | 61 | |
| 4763060383 | political and cultural centers shift to new geographical areas except for where | china | 62 |