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Pre-History

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1. 1941-1736 BC -shift of power south to Thebes - conquered Nubia - spread of trade networks farther into Africa.






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






3. 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






4. 6000-5250 BC- northern tigris river valley- dry farming - pottery common






5. 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






6. 2134-1941 BC -shift to local power






7. 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






8. 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






9. Role of priesthood






10. 1941-1736 BC -shift of power south to Thebes - conquered Nubia - spread of trade networks farther into Africa.






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






13. 2134-1941 BC -shift to local power






14. Decision making hierarchies






15. Hyksos invasion 1635-1517 BC






16. 5200 BC -Fayum depression - small farming villages - domesticated sheep and goats - flint sickles and weapons - baskets.






17. 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






18. 6000-5250 BC- northern tigris river valley- dry farming - pottery common






19. Warfare and Circumscription






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






21. 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






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






24. 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.






25. Trade and Exchange






26. 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.






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






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






29. 5200 BC -Fayum depression - small farming villages - domesticated sheep and goats - flint sickles and weapons - baskets.






30. 1000-200 BC -growing trade in exotic goods - increasingly elaborate burials.






31. Decision making hierarchies






32. 1000-200 BC -growing trade in exotic goods - increasingly elaborate burials.






33. 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






34. Hierakonpolis - Nagada - and This -increasing complexity and stratification - irrigation - bureaucracy - hieroglyphic writing. Know the difference between Upper Egyptian (southern) and Lower Egyptian (north) kingdoms. Dynastic Unification- 3050 BC -U






35. Hierakonpolis - Nagada - and This -increasing complexity and stratification - irrigation - bureaucracy - hieroglyphic writing. Know the difference between Upper Egyptian (southern) and Lower Egyptian (north) kingdoms. Dynastic Unification- 3050 BC -U






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.






37. 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.






38. 1530-1070 BC -imperial dynasty - Valley of the Kings.






39. 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.






40. 800-0 BC -importance of trade - salt - grain - gold and pottery. Ability to increase agricultural production; continuing warfare.






41. Hydraulic hypothesis






42. 1900-1500 BC -cities abandoned with environmental changes including flooding and changes in river channels away from the existing populations. Site of Rojdi.






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






45. 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






46. 3000 BC -edge of steppe -cord marked pottery - megalithic tombs - single family dwellings replace long-houses - chariots - copper axes (no surprise considering the name).






47. 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






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






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






50. 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