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The Earth and its People CH 1 Identifications

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World History
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Civilizations
Asia
Fertile Crescent
Indus Valley Civilization
Hieroglyph
Mesopotamia
Sumer
Ancient history
3rd millennium BC
Babylonia
Harappa
Ancient Egypt

Justin Park Justin Park Chapter 1: From the Origins of Agriculture to the First River-Valley Civilizations, 8000-1500 BCE (IDs and Significance) Before Civilization Civilization: an ambiguous term often used to denote more complex societies but sometimes used by anthropologists to describe any group of people sharing a set of cultural traits Culture: Socially transmitted patterns of action and expression. Material culture refers to physical objects, such as dwellings, clothing, tools, and crafts. Culture also includes arts, beliefs, knowledge, and technology History: The study of past events and changes in the development, transmission, and transformation of cultural practices

The Earth and its People CH 1 Summary

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Bronze Age
ancient india
Civilizations
Fertile Crescent
Harappa
Mesopotamia
Mohenjo-daro
Pottery
Irrigation
Technology
Business

Chapter ?1: ?From ?the ?Origins ?of ?Agriculture ?to ?the ?First ?River-??Valley ?Civilizations, ?8000-??1500 ?B.C.E. Chapter ?Summary Mesopotamia ? The ?Mesopotamian ?culture ?started ?with ?the ?Sumerian ?people ? Organized ?into ?city-??states ? Controlled ?the ?surrounding ?Agricultural ?land ? Priest ?originally ?ruled ?these ?lands ?but ?the ?power ?shifted ?over ?to ?a ?king ?that ?ruled ?over ?everything ? Social ?divisions ?based ?off ?of ?Hammurabi?s ?Code ? Public ?strived ?to ?appease ?their ?God?s ? They ?generally ?had ?God?s ?of ?the ?environment ?because ?of ?unpredictable ??loods ?and ?such ? Various ?technologies ?to ?respond ?to ?the ?agricultural ?changes ? EX: ?Cuneiform, ?Irrigation, ?stone ?age ?tools Egypt ? Surrounded ?by ?desert

Unit 2 600 C.E.–1450

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Eurasia
Humanities
silk road
Mongol empire
middle ages
Trade route
Ancient history
pax mongolica
Al-Andalus
Religion in China
Monguor people
religion

600 C.E.?1450 I. Questions of periodization A. Nature and causes of changes in the world history framework leading up to 600 C.E. ? 1450 as a period B. Emergence of new empires and political systems C. Continuities and breaks within the period (e.g., the impact of the Mongols on international contacts and on specific societies) The Islamic world II. The rise and role of Dar al-Islam as a unifying cultural and economic force in Eurasia and Africa A. The Rise 1. Arab Region Before a. Vast, dry area b. Nomadic Bedouin tribes c. Criss-crossed by trade routes d. Mecca 1. Trading crossroads 2. center for Arab tribal religious worship 3. Ka?aba ? fallen from heaven and has special powers

Civilizations in Crisis: The Ottoman Empire, the Islamic Heartlands, and Qing China

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Qing Dynasty
History of the Turkic peoples
Chinese culture
Taiping Rebellion
Opium
Boxer Rebellion
Ottoman Empire
Hua-Yi distinction
Religion in China
china
Ming Dynasty

Chapter 26 Civilizations in Crisis: The Ottoman Empire, the Islamic Heartlands, and Qing China I. Introduction A. By mid-18th century, looked like China was doing great 1. Controlled interaction with European ?barbarians? ? missionaries/traders to specified ports 2. Population, trade, agricultural production growing 3. Territory largest since 7th century Tang B. By mid-18th century, Ottoman looks like it?s falling apart 1. Austrian Hapsburgs/Russians chipping away at empire 2. African Muslim kingdoms broke away 3. Economic problems ? rising inflation, European imports 4. Social problems ? crime, rebellion 5. Military can?t keep back Europeans C. But by 19th century, they?re both falling apart 1. China shows how vulnerable they are

Chapter One: From the Origins of Agriculture to the 1st River-Valley Civilizations (8000 - 1500 B.C.E.)

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Harappa
Mesopotamia
Sumer
Ancient history
3rd millennium BC
Neolithic

Chapter One: From the Origins of Agriculture to the 1st River-Valley Civilizations (8000 - 1500 B.C.E.) 1. Agricultural Revolution: more precise than "Neolithic Revolution" b/c emphasizes central role of food production & signals changeover occurred many times 2. amulets: small charms meant to protect bearer from evil; survival suggests widespread belief in magic (use of special words & rituals to manipulate forces of nature) 3. Babylon: most important city in southern Mesopotamia in 2nd & 1st millennia B.C.E. 4. city-state: self-governing urban center & agricultural territories it controlled 5. civilization: indicated by: -cities that served as administrative centers -political system based on control of defined territory rather than on kinship connections

AP World History Chapter 03 Test

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Fertile Crescent
Middle East
Mycenaean Greece
Minoan civilization
Phoenicia
Assyrian people
Assyria
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Bronze Age
Mycenae
Ancient history

AP World History Chapter 03 Test Name: 1. Which of the following is not one of the advantages of iron over bronze? [A] Iron is easier to obtain. [B] There are many potential sources of iron ore. [C] Iron is more decorative. [D] Iron is a single metal. [E] Iron has a harder edge. 2. The Late Bronze Age in the Middle East was a ?cosmopolitan era? because [A] it was primarily an urban-based society. [B] different groups of people remained isolated. [C] people did not travel [D] people only associated with people like themselves. [E] elements of the culture were widely shared. 3. The foremost power in Anatolia from 1700 to 1200 B.C.E. was the [A] Medes. [B] Assyrians. [C] Kassites. [D] Hittites. [E] Babylonians.

Ap WH Ch1-6

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Ancient Rome
Sassanid Empire
Tang Dynasty
Byzantine Empire
Early Middle Ages
middle ages
1st millennium
Han Dynasty
Ancient history
Nicaea
religion

The term prehistory refers to the period before (p. 6) writing Which of the following was not a hominid? (p. 7) A hominid is a human and humanlike species. (includes the genus Homo) The most important development of Homo erectus was (p. 10) Had effective tools, fire, intelligence, and language. Hunters worked in groups and brought their prey back to camps. Which of the following choices is in correct chronological order? (p. 29) Era of Australopithecus Era of Lucy Era of Homo Erectus Early evolution of Homo sapiens Era of Neanderthal peoples First appearance of rCo-Magnon peoples (Homo sapiens sapiens) Natufian society Early experimentation with agriculture Jomon society Appearance of agricultural villages Appearances of cities Chinook

Globalization in Iran

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Petroleum politics
Energy economics
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Cultural geography
globalization
Postmodernism
OPEC
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Economy of Iran
Social Issues
Politics

Iran Historical: Entered globalization in 1906 as they created a constitution that developed democratic principles. 3 Consequences: 1. Growing disparity between urban and rural areas. 2. Cut back in government spending and education along with health care. 3. Limited evolution since the colonial period. 3 Barriers: 1. Lack of new improved technology. 2. Too dependent on their natural resource wealth. Reducing Barriers: The now have a desire for political unity. FDI: Shell gas is involved in negotiations between Iran and Chinese oil companies. Total Oil gas company has complete control of the oil fields in Doroud and Balal. Corporations Contribute: Yes, they do because they are looking for cheap labor and Iran is managing to keep them by maintaining low standards for laborers.

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