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






3. Urban Revolution






4. Urban Revolution






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






6. 200 BC -AD 600 -Nazca -importance of textiles and ceramics -sites of Paracas and Cahuachi.






7. 3000 BC -edge of steppe -cord marked pottery - megalithic tombs - single family dwellings replace long-houses - chariots - copper axes (no surprise considering the name).






8. 1000-200 BC -growing trade in exotic goods - increasingly elaborate burials.






9. Decision making hierarchies






10. 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.






11. 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






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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






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






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






17. 1900-1500 BC -cities abandoned with environmental changes including flooding and changes in river channels away from the existing populations. Site of Rojdi.






18. Warfare and Circumscription






19. 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






20. 1941-1736 BC -shift of power south to Thebes - conquered Nubia - spread of trade networks farther into Africa.






21. 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.






22. 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






23. 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.






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






25. 200 BC -AD 400 -widespread trade networks - development of the Hopewell Interaction Sphere.






26. Trade and Exchange






27. 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.






28. 5500-4400 BC- middle tigris river valley- wheat - barley - and linseed - floodwater irrigation.






29. 5500-4400 BC- middle tigris river valley- wheat - barley - and linseed - floodwater irrigation.






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






31. 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.






32. 1600-600 BC -Miss. floodplain -still hunters and gatherers - large earthworks and population - long-distance trade.






33. Warfare and Circumscription






34. 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.






35. 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.






36. 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






37. 700 BC -AD 800 -Ohio Valley -mix of hunting/gathering and agriculture - known for trade - burials mounds - and ceremonial elaboration.






38. Hyksos invasion 1635-1517 BC






39. 1000-200 BC -growing trade in exotic goods - increasingly elaborate burials.






40. 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






41. 5500-4700 BC- from Turkey to the zagros mountains- replaced hassuna - small villages linked to regional chiefdoms - widespead ceramic forms - luxury/status good.






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






43. 1800-900 BC -inland villages - beginning of irrigation agriculture. public architecture. U-shaped platform mounds. Site of El Paraiso -probably ceremonial centers. fine textiles.






44. 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






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






46. 3650 BC -13 ha. village - simple burials






47. Hydraulic hypothesis






48. 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






49. 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.






50. 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.







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