Chapter 3 Study Guide I.Key Terms Sudanic societies: agriculture took root in Sudan first. The region used to be grassy with lakes‚ rivers‚ and streams. They domesticated cattle and became nomadic herders. After 7500 B.C.E they established permanent settlements. Around 5000 B.C.E Sudanic people had formed small monarchies and developed religious beliefs. “Gifts of the Nile”: Herodotus said Egypt was “the gift of the Nile” because of Egypt’s advantages over the floods from the Nile. With the floods
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sculpture from A.D. 69 to 98‚ Flavian dynasty‚ depicts the Greek Mythology hero: Hercules . In contrast‚ Commemorative Portrait of a Chief (Lefem)‚ an African wood sculpture from 19th to early 20th century‚ is an portrayal of one of the rulers of Bangwa chiefdoms . Both sculptures contain concepts of the power and strength using the idealized male figure and reflect the physical perfection of the beauty of the ideal
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“Until the middle of the twentieth century‚ historians often referred to the earliest places where writing and cities developed as the ‘cradles of civilization‚’ proposing a model of development for all humanity patterned on that of an individual person” (McKay et al.‚ 2015‚ pg. 34). Civilizations were often thought of as places where writings had occurred since the writings “allowed more permanent expression of thoughts‚ ideas‚ and feelings” (McKay et al.‚ 2015‚ pg. 34). With the different civilizations
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AP World History Summer Reading “Guns‚ Germs and Steel” A.) In the Prologue of Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel by Jared Diamond‚ a local politician name Yali asks Jared Diamond a question‚ the answer to it is explain throughout the rest of the book. His question‚ “‘Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea‚ but we black people had little cargo of our own?’” By this‚ Yali wants to know why the advancements in some areas are greater than in others‚ why there are
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metropolis of America. Constructed near present day Collinsville‚ Illinois‚ Cahokia occupied nearly 120 temple mounds‚ including Monks Mound‚ the largest mound in North America and nearly 100 feet tall. The Mississippian culture developed a complex chiefdom level of social organization.
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Land Fertility as a Key to the Increase and Decrease of Social Complexity Archaeologists theorize on which factors and environments produced past civilizations. What these archaeologists are really looking for is what allowed people to transition from one level of social complexity to another. This paper will use empirical data specific to large cities of ancient civilizations‚ such as the Olmec’s San Lorenzo and the Harappan’s Kot Diji‚ along with more general archeological theories and patterns
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tribelets. B. The Mississippian Culture was existed the Midwestern‚ Eastern and Southeastern United States. They were a mound-building based group whose cultural traits included maize based agriculture and shell tempered pottery‚ the development of chiefdom and the adoption of the paraphernalia of Southeastern Cermmonia Complex (SECC). They had no writing system or stone architechture. C. The Clovis Culture is recognized as one of the oldest prehistoric cultures. The Clovis spear point‚ an early
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The expansion of centralized power and the authority of kings in Scandinavian did occur without resistance‚ however. The once unrestricted and disorderly world of Scandinavian petty chiefs and chiefdoms found itself increasingly bound by the restrictions of kingly authority. According to the tales of Norse sagas‚ the jarls and rulers to whom raids brought new wealth and subsequent power flexed their muscles and confined the freedoms of the chiefs
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Chapter 11 Outline Peoples and Civilizations of the Americas (600-1500) I. Classic-Era Culture and Society in Mesoamerica A. Teotihuacan * The Teotihuacan were located 30 miles from now-day Mexico city and it reached its peak in about 600‚ although its decline came shortly after in 650. * The Teotihucan had a polytheistic society and believed in many gods. They also believed in human sacrifice and they thought that this was necessary in order to lead a good and prosperous life. * The
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ASB Exam: Cahokia When asked to consider why the mound builders of Cahokia chose their particular location‚ there has been a theory that stems from archeological research and evidence. One such theory is that they chose this location because of the Mississippi flood plain. The flood plain would be used as a major resource for not only food supply‚ but mainly transportation to other parts of the city. Likewise‚ researchers such as Joseph Saunders has found little to no evidence of extensive trade
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