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1. 6300-5300 BC -mud brick farming villages in the hilly flanks and along trade routes. Early domestication of cattle - water buffaloes - pigs - and sheep. Plants such as peas - barley - and lentils. Trade of copper items (primarily prestige goods). Sit






2. 2700-2000 BC -occupied large area of Europe -burial mounds with beakers and copper implements - small individual family dwellings. Stonehenge 2700 BC -predate Druids - calendrical devices






3. 5000-3500 BC- Located in arid delta of tigris and euphrates - hierarchical settlements - larger communities (2500-4000 people) ceremonial centers around temples. Communities linked through trade networks. More complex irrigation systems. Site of Erid






4. Where members of the same sex and age status do not have the same access to capital resources.






5. 3650 BC -13 ha. village - simple burials






6. Floodplain agriculture - domesticated cattle - sheep - goats - and pigs - growing populations - shift to rectangular buildings - craft specialization.






7. 2000 BC -AD 250- early sedentary farming villages; slash and burn agriculture - local elites; appearance of monumental architecture.






8. 1500-500 BC -Gulf Coast of Mexico. rich in subsistence materials (terrestrial and aquatic resources). significant variation in house size. trade in exotic goods. 'Mother Culture'. Sites of San Lorenzo and La Venta.






9. Urban Revolution






10. 1000 BC -evidence of shared religious ideologies. trade network. AD 250-900 -emergence of numerous. small competing centers. Sites of Palenque and Tikal. AD 900 -Maya collapse in the south and shift north to the Yucatan.






11. 3000-1800 BC -site of La Paloma -transition from hunters and gatherers to sedentary society. Site of Rio Seco -monumental architecture - social differentiation through house sizes.






12. Hyksos invasion 1635-1517 BC






13. Decision making hierarchies






14. These are indigenous states -meaning they developed without influence from other states. Examples include Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley






15. 1530-1070 BC -imperial dynasty - Valley of the Kings.






16. 6000-5250 BC- northern tigris river valley- dry farming - pottery common






17. 1500 BC -earliest farming communities. San Jose Mogote -initially a 7 ha site. Appears relatively egalitarian - religious/public structures -later (1150 BC) increase to 70 ha in size. Social differentiation indicated by house size and burials. more e






18. 2000 BC -AD 250- early sedentary farming villages; slash and burn agriculture - local elites; appearance of monumental architecture.






19. AD 600-1000 - state of Tiwanku in southern Peru - utilized raised field agriculture - in the highland area - large llama herds - massive stone architecture and large trade in copper. Huari -located in the highlands - monumental architecture - investm






20. 5200 BC -Fayum depression - small farming villages - domesticated sheep and goats - flint sickles and weapons - baskets.






21. 1500 BC -earliest farming communities. San Jose Mogote -initially a 7 ha site. Appears relatively egalitarian - religious/public structures -later (1150 BC) increase to 70 ha in size. Social differentiation indicated by house size and burials. more e






22. 2000-1350 BC -eventually consolidated under rule of Babylon - codification of law by Hammurabi in 2790 BC. Beginning to use Bronze. Standardized farm implements and weaponry.






23. 3000 BC -edge of steppe -cord marked pottery - megalithic tombs - single family dwellings replace long-houses - chariots - copper axes (no surprise considering the name).






24. AD 400-800 -initial adoption of maize agriculture.






25. 6300-5300 BC -mud brick farming villages in the hilly flanks and along trade routes. Early domestication of cattle - water buffaloes - pigs - and sheep. Plants such as peas - barley - and lentils. Trade of copper items (primarily prestige goods). Sit






26. AD 400-800 -initial adoption of maize agriculture.






27. 4200-4000 BC -rich cemetery - copper metallurgy - metal not utilitarian -a sumptuary good -used within a social (prestige) context.






28. 200 BC -AD 400 -widespread trade networks - development of the Hopewell Interaction Sphere.






29. 1400 BC -early farming. 650-300 BC -emergence of the state. Use of irrigation agriculture. Several competing regional centers including Cuicuilco and Teotihuacan -buffer zone between Cuicuilco and Teotihuacan. Cuicuilco buried by a volcano in 150 BC.






30. Trade and Exchange






31. 200 BC -AD 600 -Nazca -importance of textiles and ceramics -sites of Paracas and Cahuachi.






32. 5200 BC -Fayum depression - small farming villages - domesticated sheep and goats - flint sickles and weapons - baskets.






33. Hydraulic hypothesis






34. Urbanized (rise of cities - settlement hierarchies) -Agri. Subsistence (irrigation common) -Craft Special. (full time - non food producing artisans) -Market Econ. (goods exchanged for profits - full time merchants) -Patron-Client relationships (elite






35. Complex - state-level society- collection of specialized institutions that maintain stratification.






36. 2134-1941 BC -shift to local power






37. 2600-1900 BC -several large - planned cities on artificial mounds (Harappa and Mohenjo Daro) - urban planning -citadels - grain storage facilities - markets - baths - etc. - local writing system - lack of monumental architecture typically associated






38. 2600-1900 BC -several large - planned cities on artificial mounds (Harappa and Mohenjo Daro) - urban planning -citadels - grain storage facilities - markets - baths - etc. - local writing system - lack of monumental architecture typically associated






39. 800-0 BC -importance of trade - salt - grain - gold and pottery. Ability to increase agricultural production; continuing warfare.






40. 1530-1070 BC -imperial dynasty - Valley of the Kings.






41. AD 1000-1476 - numerous - small competing kingdoms. Chimu -AD 1000-1476 - based in the Moche Valley - elaborate irrigation system -linked valleys - expansive roadways - site of Chan Chan.






42. These are states that emerged through contact with other states. examples include the roman empire - united states.






43. AD 800-1500 -European contact -maize based agriculture - still hunting/gathering - but dependent on agriculture - large - fortified settlements - ceremonial centers such as Cahokia and Etowah.






44. AD 800-1500 -European contact -maize based agriculture - still hunting/gathering - but dependent on agriculture - large - fortified settlements - ceremonial centers such as Cahokia and Etowah.






45. 4500-3000 BC -reliance upon ocean resources. Examine Moseley's Maritime Hypothesis.






46. 3200-2600 BC -trade between lowland farmers and craft-producers in Indus Valley - villages located in the floodplain. Fortified towns with flood control. Site of Kot Diji.






47. 700 BC -AD 800 -Ohio Valley -mix of hunting/gathering and agriculture - known for trade - burials mounds - and ceremonial elaboration.






48. 1000 BC -evidence of shared religious ideologies. trade network. AD 250-900 -emergence of numerous. small competing centers. Sites of Palenque and Tikal. AD 900 -Maya collapse in the south and shift north to the Yucatan.






49. These are states that emerged through contact with other states. examples include the roman empire - united states.






50. Contemporary with Merimbda -mud brick architecture - emmer wheat and barley - elaborate ceremonial burials.







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