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Pre-History
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1. Floodplain agriculture - domesticated cattle - sheep - goats - and pigs - growing populations - shift to rectangular buildings - craft specialization.
Late Harappan
Middle Kingdom
Late Intermediate
Nagada
2. 5500-4400 BC- middle tigris river valley- wheat - barley - and linseed - floodwater irrigation.
Bronze Age
Pristine (primary) state
Characteristics of state level societies
Samarra
3. 700 BC -AD 800 -Ohio Valley -mix of hunting/gathering and agriculture - known for trade - burials mounds - and ceremonial elaboration.
New Kingdom
Neolithic (Indus Valley)
Sumerian
Adena Complex
4. 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
Uruk
Early Horizon
Characteristics of state level societies
Middle Kingdom
5. 6000-5250 BC- northern tigris river valley- dry farming - pottery common
Karl Wittfogel
Hassuna
Pre-Dynastic Kingdoms
Sumerian
6. 2900-2000 BC -highly urbanized (80% of pop. in urban settings) - increasing rivalry among cities - division of secular and religious power - copper smelting.
Mature Harappan
Stratification
Sumerian
Old Kingdom
7. 1941-1736 BC -shift of power south to Thebes - conquered Nubia - spread of trade networks farther into Africa.
Johnson
Sumerian
Middle Kingdom
Preceramic
8. 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.
V. Gordon Childe
Late Intermediate
Poverty Point
Samarra
9. 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
Characteristics of state level societies
Hassuna
Mature Harappan
Beaker people
10. 3500-3100 BC -first cities and city-states such as Eridu - Ur - and Uruk - increasing social stratification and complexity - rapid population growth - role of temple (ziggurat) for ceremonial - bureaucratic - and redistribution centers - use of cunei
William Rathje
Uruk
Johnson
Late Horizon
11. 4800-4400 BC -24 ha village - semi-regular plan - storage units - domesticated dogs - pigs - and cattle.
Pre-Dynastic Kingdoms
Battle Axe (Kurgan)
Merimbda
Maadi
12. 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.
Stratification
Samarra
Old Kingdom
Mayan Lowlands and Highlands
13. 3000 BC -edge of steppe -cord marked pottery - megalithic tombs - single family dwellings replace long-houses - chariots - copper axes (no surprise considering the name).
Formative
Stratification
Battle Axe (Kurgan)
Neolithic (Indus Valley)
14. 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
Bronze Age
Halafian
Valley of Oaxaca
Preceramic
15. Complex - state-level society- collection of specialized institutions that maintain stratification.
Uruk
Moche State
Valley of Oaxaca
Civilization
16. 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
Bronze Age
Early Indus
Beaker people
Iron Age
17. 200 BC -AD 600 -Nazca -importance of textiles and ceramics -sites of Paracas and Cahuachi.
Early Intermediate
Early Indus
Maritime villages
Iron Age
18. Urban Revolution
Old Kingdom
Battle Axe (Kurgan)
V. Gordon Childe
Karl Wittfogel
19. 4500-3000 BC -reliance upon ocean resources. Examine Moseley's Maritime Hypothesis.
Neolithic (Egypt)
Akkadian and Babylonian periods
Maadi
Maritime villages
20. 2000 BC -AD 250- early sedentary farming villages; slash and burn agriculture - local elites; appearance of monumental architecture.
Characteristics of state level societies
Formative
Maritime villages
Early Intermediate
21. 4200-4000 BC -rich cemetery - copper metallurgy - metal not utilitarian -a sumptuary good -used within a social (prestige) context.
Varna
Adena Complex
Characteristics of state level societies
Civilization
22. Trade and Exchange
Olmec
Karl Wittfogel
Samarra
William Rathje
23. Where members of the same sex and age status do not have the same access to capital resources.
Late Intermediate
Old Kingdom
Stratification
Late Woodland
24. Decision making hierarchies
Valley of Oaxaca
Late Horizon
Battle Axe (Kurgan)
Johnson
25. 2500 BC in Czech Republic -early part-time specialists -use of a smelting kin. Gradual accumulation of changes - 2200 BC -plow agriculture - increased clearing of forests - increasing populations and social complexity - 1300 BC -many local centers us
Late Woodland
Uruk
Bronze Age
Basin of Mexico
26. 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.
Preceramic
Civilization
Old Kingdom
Basin of Mexico
27. First unified political group in region with centralized political authority - consolidation of several river valleys - intricate ceramics - sumptuary goods - large temple complex.
Moche State
Initial Period
Pristine (primary) state
Second Intermediate Period
28. 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
Early Indus
Battle Axe (Kurgan)
Middle Kingdom
Characteristics of state level societies
29. Role of priesthood
Early Indus
Battle Axe (Kurgan)
Religion
Civilization
30. 200 BC -AD 400 -widespread trade networks - development of the Hopewell Interaction Sphere.
Middle Woodland Period
Bronze Age
Middle Horizon
Johnson
31. 1800-900 BC -inland villages - beginning of irrigation agriculture. public architecture. U-shaped platform mounds. Site of El Paraiso -probably ceremonial centers. fine textiles.
Neolithic (Egypt)
Moche State
Initial Period
Mature Harappan
32. 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
Early Horizon
Ubaid
Robert Carneiro
Uruk
33. Warfare and Circumscription
Basin of Mexico
Badari
Ubaid
Robert Carneiro
34. AD 400-800 -initial adoption of maize agriculture.
Mature Harappan
Early Indus
Early Intermediate
Late Woodland
35. 5500-4400 BC- middle tigris river valley- wheat - barley - and linseed - floodwater irrigation.
Samarra
Robert Carneiro
Second Intermediate Period
Early Indus
36. 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.
Mature Harappan
Akkadian and Babylonian periods
Early Woodland Period
Beaker people
37. 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
Valley of Oaxaca
Olmec
Mississippian
Middle Woodland Period
38. 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.
Johnson
Basin of Mexico
First Intermediate Period
Early Indus
39. 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
Moche State
Mature Harappan
Maadi
Badari
40. Hyksos invasion 1635-1517 BC
Late Harappan
Neolithic (Egypt)
Second Intermediate Period
Battle Axe (Kurgan)
41. Role of priesthood
Late Horizon
Moche State
Religion
Formative
42. 1530-1070 BC -imperial dynasty - Valley of the Kings.
Karl Wittfogel
Merimbda
New Kingdom
First Intermediate Period
43. These are states that emerged through contact with other states. examples include the roman empire - united states.
Mature Harappan
Pristine (primary) state
Neolithic (Indus Valley)
Secondary State
44. AD 400-800 -initial adoption of maize agriculture.
Poverty Point
Robert Carneiro
Samarra
Late Woodland
45. 1600-600 BC -Miss. floodplain -still hunters and gatherers - large earthworks and population - long-distance trade.
William Rathje
Badari
Poverty Point
Initial Period
46. 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.
Mississippian
Pre-Dynastic Kingdoms
Moche State
Maritime villages
47. Trade and Exchange
William Rathje
Early Woodland Period
Old Kingdom
New Kingdom
48. 800-0 BC -importance of trade - salt - grain - gold and pottery. Ability to increase agricultural production; continuing warfare.
Religion
Iron Age
Middle Kingdom
Sumerian
49. These are indigenous states -meaning they developed without influence from other states. Examples include Mesopotamia and the Indus Valley
Pristine (primary) state
V. Gordon Childe
Johnson
Akkadian and Babylonian periods
50. 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
Battle Axe (Kurgan)
Initial Period
Mature Harappan
Early Intermediate