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What led people from gathering to cultivation?
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Changes in climate allowed people to settle, and increased food supply. This transitioned into the Agricultural Revolution.
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Major role of women (prehistorically)?
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Were the primary gatherers or wild plants.
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What was one major reason why major societies developed on the flood plains?
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Fertile lands
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What did Mesopotamia always have to worry about?
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Flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
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Who were the earliest people in Mesopotamia?
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Sumerians
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What is a city-state?
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A self-governing urban center surrounded by agriculture.
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Who was the first king of Sumer?
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Sargon.
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Mesopotamian women versus those in agricultural areas had a lower status- why?
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The main role in food provisions passed from women to men
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What is the writing system of Mesopotamia?
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Cuneiform
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What king unified all of Egypt
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King Menes
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Two ancient Indian cities are:
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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
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Writing system of the Indus Valley?
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Sanskrit
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What was the mandate of Heaven and who used it?
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Zhou Kings- said they were sent my Heaven to rule, and received their orders from Heaven.
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What was the kingdom that developed down the Nile from Egypt?
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Nubia- the 1st true black civilization, known for its trading (ivory, gold, copper)
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What was the belief that man is evil, and needs strong rulers and intense punishments?
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Legalism
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