o Peking man (a proto-human) lived about half a million years ago in North China; used fire & primitive flaked/stone tools ▪ Fossils discovered near Beijing • Neolothic ( cultures with polished stone implements‚ pottery‚ agriculture o South China ▪ Rice cultivation ← Warm‚ wet climate good for rice cultivation ▪ Raising of dogs o North China ▪ Millet cultivation
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Asian art Asian art can refer to art amongst many cultures in Asia. Azerbaijani art Folk arts in Azerbaijan have a long and interesting history. Works of art made from metal extracted from Nakhichevan‚ Migachevir‚ Gadanay‚ Gandja and other places are approximately 5000 years old. Crockery‚ weapons and adornments found here are not historical facts alone‚ but valuable sources which testify the skills of the master. Different pictures‚ scraped on housing implements made from copper‚ bronze‚ gold
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Michael Jones 10/5/2012 Cabrera Egypt‚ Mesopotamia and Ancient Greek Civilizations The Ancient Egyptians‚ Mesopotamia‚ and Greeks were some of the oldest complex societies‚ although similar in many aspects. Mesopotamia is located in the Fertile Crescent‚ land in and between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers usually known as modern day Iraq and Eastern Syria.(24) In Egypt‚ the Nile River creates a fertile valley which is rich in nutrients and essential to their survival. The Nile flows from
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The Neolithic period cultivated important material conditions that directly influenced the formation of large towns‚ great cities‚ and states in the later‚ Uruk period of Mesopotamia. These influences can be seen at the earlier site of Catalhoyuk. As the periods shift between Neolithic and the Uruk‚ drastic changes can be seen between early egalitarian societies in the Neolithic period‚ and the more complex and massive societies of the Uruk period. Other material conditions that shaped the complex
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The Role of Technology in Early Societies In the absence of technology‚ it would be extremely difficult for early societies to expand and flourish to their full potential. Since the beginning of history‚ we have seen technological advances occur in all growing societies. The first example of technology was seen in the early complex societies dating from 3500 B.C.E. to 500 B.C.E. With expansion of societies‚ we have witnessed advances in technology from peoples from Africa‚ Southern Asia‚ Eastern
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Did the Trojan War occur? The existence of a war in Troy is undeniable; however it is not the Trojan war of Homer’s Iliad. It is believed that Homer’s account may have been based on a real event therefore having some truth but due to the mythological nature of the source‚ the unreliability of oral transmission and the exaggerated romantic theme‚ the account is not a valid source for historians. Written evidence such as the Hittite records and the different theories presented by archaeologists
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from the old world to pave the way for a new one. By destroying traditional pottery‚ Weiwei encourages a new perspective among young thinkers and artists that would influence them to strike against their abusive government. In reality‚ destroying a culturally significant vase is not as shocking as the government wiping out neighborhoods of migrants to construct its next big project over their homes. Moreover‚ modernizing pottery or breaking away from the past can connect with like-minded people who feel
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Chapter 4 Outline I. Ancient Iran Iran’s mineral resources copper‚ tin‚ iron‚ gold‚ and silver were exploited on a limited scale in antiquity Mountain slopes‚ more heavily wooded. A. Geography and Resources Iran is by the Zagros Mountains to the west‚ the Caucasus Mountains and Caspian Sea to the northwest and north‚ the mountains of Afghanistan and the desert of Baluchistan to the east and southeast‚ and the Persian Gulf to the southwest. Humans trying to survive in these harsh lands had
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language. Most Greeks are Christians and some aren’t. Greece literature today is written in polytonic orthography. d. Grains‚ grapes‚ and olive are the nutritional diet of Greek citizens. For celebrations‚ Greeks expresses long traditions of pottery‚ metalworking‚ rugmaking‚ and woodcarving
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Skara Brae Skara Brae‚ built approximately between c. 2000 and 1500 BC‚ is a stone-built Neolithic settlement‚ located on the on the west coast of Mainland‚ on the Bay of Skaii‚ which is the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Many may have questions about this incredible work of art such as‚ “How was the community impacted before Skara Brae? Who inhabited it?” or “Why was it abandoned?” All of the following are very common questions. Skara Brae not only impacted the world in numerous
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