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No School
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Earliest Homo Sapiens (found in Morocco) Oldest Homo Sapien fossils found so far (300-350,000 years ago) Controversial - truly homo sapiens or early modern humans
Neanderthal vs Cro-Magnon vs Modern
Agricultural/Neolithic Revolution - lived in groups and hunter animals, more farming, planting crops and getting domestic animals
As time went on, people started setting up villages, which thenm over time, turned into towns and then some into cities. Cities emerged, more complex ways of thinking and living emerged leading to civilization. As cities grew, social clases emerged
Define Civilization - (Highly advanced society) advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry and government has been reached
5 Traits Of A Civilization
-Advances cities
-Writing/Record keeping
-Specialized workers
-Complex Institutions
-Advanced technology
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Specialized Workers- Merchants, soldiers, priests, potters, scribes, teachers
Record Keeping- records if business, events, traditions
Advanced Technology- the wheel, the plow, and sailboat
Advanced Cities-
Complex Institutions- Governments with oficials and laws, priests with both religious and political power, A rigorous education system for training of scribes.
Questions to COnsider- Natural borders
Lake, river, valley, ocean
Boundaries that are helpful- deserts, mountains, waterways in general
Defensible borders important? protecting yourself/civilization.
Arose in 4 seperate river valleys around 3500 B.C, Fertile soil, mild climate, waterway for transportation, water for crops & drinking, Provided for abundant crops and food surplus.
Fertile Crecent- land around the tigris, Euphrates river.
Mesopotamia- Greek for "land between the rivers"
City-State- A city and the surronding territory it controls, functioned like and independent country.
Dynasty- A series of rulers from a single family-father to son
Cultural Diffusion- When cultures mix and adapt and learn from each other
Polytheism- believed in many gods
Monotheism- Believed in one God
Empire-Group of territories or nations ruled by a single ruler.
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Mandate Frin Heaven- a just ruler that has approval from the gods, an unjust ruler can lose their mandate to rule
Dynastic Cycle- the rise,fall and replacement of dynasties.
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