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Civilization- an ambiguous term often used to denote more complex societies but sometimes used by anthropologists to describe any group of people sharing a set of cultural traits. Culture- socially transmitted patterns of action and expression. Material culture refers to physical objects, such as dwellings, clothing, tools, and crafts. Culture also includes arts, beliefs, knowledge, and technology. History- The study of past events and changes in the developments, transmission, and transformation of cultural practices. Stone Age- the historical period characterized by the production of tools from stone and other nonmetallic substances. It was followed in some places by the Bronze Age and more generally by the Iron Age.

Types of Diffusion

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Relocation diffusion: The spread of an idea throuhg physical movement of people from one place to another. Expansion Diffusion: Spread of an idea from one play to another by snowballing. Hierarchal Diffusion: Spread of an idea from people of authority Contagious Diffusin: Rapid and wide spread diffusion of a characteristic throughout the population

Early civilizations in africa

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Early Civilizations in Africa Land •Sahara is in northern Africa from the atlantic to the indian ocean and is the greatest desert on earth. •The western region or the “hump” of africa is dominated by niger river. •Southern africa is home to some of the worlds richest deposits of minerals •The savannahs are vast grasslands that border the sahara. Exploration •Karl Mauch found the ruins of great zimbabwe •Kenya is the country where prehistoric predecessors of humans first lived. Kush •Initially called Nubia •May have developed an agricultural kingdom before the egyptians •Discovered iron at Meroe which led them to become a significant commercial force in central africa. •Had its own language, government organization, & mercantile success. Axum (Aksum)

History of the American Indians - Chapter 1 Section 1

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History of the American Indians Asian Migration to the New World Ancient Hunter-Gatherers: Before agriculture, people had to rely entirely on nature for food; This meant following the patterns of animals (hunter) and plants (gathering) for food; people who had to move around were called nomads Ice Age When the world was colder during the Ice Age, more ocean water was frozen in the polar ice caps, shrinking the ocean, allowing more land to rise; In the northwestern part of North America (American Alaska) the continent almost touches the northeastern part of Asia (Russian Siberia). During the Ice Age, these continents did touch. Result?

chapter one outline for earht and its people ap world

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Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) - 3000 years after the ice age - Consisted of foragers - Used stone tools (name) Foragers - Hunting and food gathering people - Little evidence that Stone Age people were foragers - Doughnut shaped stones served as weights Neolithic (New Stone Age) - Origin of agriculture - Era of food production or “Neolithic Revolution” Agricultural Revolutions - Emphasizes the central role of food production - Domestication of animals for food - Started with foragers scattering seeds of their favorite foods - Polished or ground stone heads made to work the soil Çatal Hüyük - A large Neolithic town that existed from 7000-5000 B.C.E - 32 acres of land - Housing is plastered mud brick rooms

Continuity of Religion from paleolithic to neolithic to rise of civilizations

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We see the continuity of religion throughout the paleolithic period to the rise of civilizations. in the hunting and gathering society, religion played a key role through rituals such as burying the dead and role of Goddesses was prominent. Women and men had equal contributions in society and this was also representative in religion. As one moved foward, polytheism continued. Gods were used to explain phenomenon of nature as well as reinforce civic loyalty. Progression to river civilizations in Mesopotamia ie babylon and Hammurabi's laws outlined some of these rules in society. If the river god Adad flooded your farm you were exempt from your tax burden to the state.

Neolithic Revolution and the Ancient Civilizations: 8000 B.C.E – 600 B.C.E

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Neolithic Revolution and the Ancient Civilizations: 8000 B.C.E – 600 B.C.E

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Neolithic Revolution and the Ancient Civilizations: 8000 B.C.E ? 600 B.C.E Technological and Environmental Transformations Paleolithic Society Most of the 2 million-plus years of our existence as a species has been described as the Paleolithic, or Old Stone, Age. Homo erectus -stood upright used simple tools. Homo sapiens sapiens- current races are descended from this subspecies. Early Homo sapiens sapiens lived as small bands of hunter-gatherers who developed language, rituals, and more sophisticated tools. Neolithic Revolution The development of agricultural societies allowed humans to remain settled and increase specialize in economics, politics, and religion, creating an increase in people in the world.

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AP World History Notes Ch 3 Early African Societies & Bantu Migrations August 24, 2005 Source: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072424354/ Cultivation and domestication of animals transformed African cultures, like cultures in southwest Asia, into distinctive societies with more formal states, specialized labor, and more elaborate cultural traditions. The region around the Nile River, Egypt to the north and Nubia to the south, supported the fastest growing and most complex societies in Africa. These societies were noted for their • Centralized political authority embodied in the absolute ruler the pharaoh in Egypt and the person of the King in the region of Kush (Nubia) • Imperialist expansion in the 2nd millennium B.C.E.. as the Egyptian army pushed into

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