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Pre-History

Subject : history
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1. 5200 BC -Fayum depression - small farming villages - domesticated sheep and goats - flint sickles and weapons - baskets.






2. 200 BC -AD 400 -widespread trade networks - development of the Hopewell Interaction Sphere.






3. Decision making hierarchies






4. 5500-4400 BC- middle tigris river valley- wheat - barley - and linseed - floodwater irrigation.






5. 4200-4000 BC -rich cemetery - copper metallurgy - metal not utilitarian -a sumptuary good -used within a social (prestige) context.






6. Warfare and Circumscription






7. 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






8. 800-0 BC -importance of trade - salt - grain - gold and pottery. Ability to increase agricultural production; continuing warfare.






9. Trade and Exchange






10. 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.






11. 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






12. 1530-1070 BC -imperial dynasty - Valley of the Kings.






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. 5500-4400 BC- middle tigris river valley- wheat - barley - and linseed - floodwater irrigation.






16. 700 BC -AD 800 -Ohio Valley -mix of hunting/gathering and agriculture - known for trade - burials mounds - and ceremonial elaboration.






17. 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.






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. 4800-4400 BC -24 ha village - semi-regular plan - storage units - domesticated dogs - pigs - and cattle.






20. 1800-900 BC -inland villages - beginning of irrigation agriculture. public architecture. U-shaped platform mounds. Site of El Paraiso -probably ceremonial centers. fine textiles.






21. 2000 BC -AD 250- early sedentary farming villages; slash and burn agriculture - local elites; appearance of monumental architecture.






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






23. 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






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






25. 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






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






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






28. 3000 BC -edge of steppe -cord marked pottery - megalithic tombs - single family dwellings replace long-houses - chariots - copper axes (no surprise considering the name).






29. 800-0 BC -importance of trade - salt - grain - gold and pottery. Ability to increase agricultural production; continuing warfare.






30. 4200-4000 BC -rich cemetery - copper metallurgy - metal not utilitarian -a sumptuary good -used within a social (prestige) context.






31. 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.






32. 2134-1941 BC -shift to local power






33. 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.






34. Hyksos invasion 1635-1517 BC






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






36. 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.






37. 1600-600 BC -Miss. floodplain -still hunters and gatherers - large earthworks and population - long-distance trade.






38. 3650 BC -13 ha. village - simple burials






39. 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






40. 5500-4700 BC- from Turkey to the zagros mountains- replaced hassuna - small villages linked to regional chiefdoms - widespead ceramic forms - luxury/status good.






41. 700 BC -AD 800 -Ohio Valley -mix of hunting/gathering and agriculture - known for trade - burials mounds - and ceremonial elaboration.






42. 1530-1070 BC -imperial dynasty - Valley of the Kings.






43. 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






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






45. 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.






46. 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






47. Hydraulic hypothesis






48. Urban Revolution






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






50. 1941-1736 BC -shift of power south to Thebes - conquered Nubia - spread of trade networks farther into Africa.