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Pre-History

Subject : history
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1. 2900-2000 BC -highly urbanized (80% of pop. in urban settings) - increasing rivalry among cities - division of secular and religious power - copper smelting.






2. 700 BC -AD 800 -Ohio Valley -mix of hunting/gathering and agriculture - known for trade - burials mounds - and ceremonial elaboration.






3. Role of priesthood






4. AD 1476-1532- Inca -super state unifying highlands and lowlands - gradually added territory - massive architecture - split inheritance -pass position - but not wealth. Use of corvee labor - expansive roads - quipu. Sites of Cuzco and Machu Picchu






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






6. 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






7. Trade and Exchange






8. 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.






9. 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






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






11. 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.






12. First unified political group in region with centralized political authority - consolidation of several river valleys - intricate ceramics - sumptuary goods - large temple complex.






13. 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






14. 1600-600 BC -Miss. floodplain -still hunters and gatherers - large earthworks and population - long-distance trade.






15. Hyksos invasion 1635-1517 BC






16. 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.






17. 5200 BC -Fayum depression - small farming villages - domesticated sheep and goats - flint sickles and weapons - baskets.






18. 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






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






20. 3650 BC -13 ha. village - simple burials






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






22. Decision making hierarchies






23. 4500-3000 BC -reliance upon ocean resources. Examine Moseley's Maritime Hypothesis.






24. 2900-2000 BC -highly urbanized (80% of pop. in urban settings) - increasing rivalry among cities - division of secular and religious power - copper smelting.






25. 2000 BC -AD 250- early sedentary farming villages; slash and burn agriculture - local elites; appearance of monumental architecture.






26. 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






27. 1000-200 BC -growing trade in exotic goods - increasingly elaborate burials.






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






29. 1941-1736 BC -shift of power south to Thebes - conquered Nubia - spread of trade networks farther into Africa.






30. 5500-4700 BC- from Turkey to the zagros mountains- replaced hassuna - small villages linked to regional chiefdoms - widespead ceramic forms - luxury/status good.






31. 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.






32. Warfare and Circumscription






33. 1900-1500 BC -cities abandoned with environmental changes including flooding and changes in river channels away from the existing populations. Site of Rojdi.






34. 1900-1500 BC -cities abandoned with environmental changes including flooding and changes in river channels away from the existing populations. Site of Rojdi.






35. Hyksos invasion 1635-1517 BC






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






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






38. 900-200 BC -site of Chavin de Huantar -'Mother Culture' -broad art style. change in textiles and metal working. Soldering of metal. continuance of U-shaped platform mounds. Llamas used for trade.






39. 200 BC -AD 600 -Nazca -importance of textiles and ceramics -sites of Paracas and Cahuachi.






40. 200 BC -AD 600 -Nazca -importance of textiles and ceramics -sites of Paracas and Cahuachi.






41. 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






42. Urban Revolution






43. 700 BC -AD 800 -Ohio Valley -mix of hunting/gathering and agriculture - known for trade - burials mounds - and ceremonial elaboration.






44. 3050-2134 BC -united under Narmer (look at Narmer Palette) - use of pyramids to legitimize authority - highly centralized government - priest/god/pharaoh - corvee labor. Royal tombs at Saqqara. Djoser and Imphotep.






45. 2000 BC -AD 250- early sedentary farming villages; slash and burn agriculture - local elites; appearance of monumental architecture.






46. 2134-1941 BC -shift to local power






47. 1000-200 BC -growing trade in exotic goods - increasingly elaborate burials.






48. 1800-900 BC -inland villages - beginning of irrigation agriculture. public architecture. U-shaped platform mounds. Site of El Paraiso -probably ceremonial centers. fine textiles.






49. AD 1476-1532- Inca -super state unifying highlands and lowlands - gradually added territory - massive architecture - split inheritance -pass position - but not wealth. Use of corvee labor - expansive roads - quipu. Sites of Cuzco and Machu Picchu






50. Hydraulic hypothesis