Sedentarization:
Emergence of Civilization Part 1
Emergence of Civilization Part 2
Democracy and Ancient Greece Part 1
Democracy and Ancient Greece Part 2
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When did the Neolithic Period begin?

Circa 10,000BCE.
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What is Tax?

It is Money that inhabitants must give to the state to pay many public expenses.

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Which rivers flowed into the reigon of Mesopotamia?

They were the Tigris and the Euphrates.

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What is Democracy?

A system of government based on participation of citizens.

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How did Greece's rocky, mountainous terrain affect the way cities developed?

Since it was difficult to travel, cities became more independant.

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What is the fertile region where agriculture began?

It is called the Fertile Crescent.
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What is a City-State?

It is an independent city with its own political organization.

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Why was writing developed?

To communicate and preserve information.

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What is an Oligarchy?

An Oligarchy is a political system in which a small number of people hold power.

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What is the percentage of people who were citizens?

The percentage of people who were citizens were only around 15%

300

How did having a surplus of food lead to the Division of Labor?

The food surplus meant that there was no longer a need for everyone to be farmers.

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What is a Civilization?

It is a structured society with many people, cities, a writing system, one or more leaders, a system of trade, and shared beliefs.

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What were the names of each group in the Social Hierarchy (Most to least powerful)? 

They were the King, the Nobility, the Populace, and the Enslaved People.

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Who was Pericles?

Pericles was a Strategos.

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What is Ostracism?

Ostracism is a system to expel anyone who was seen as a threat to democracy.

400

What caused humans to become sedentary?

It was mainly due to climate change which caused the temperature to rise and rainfall was more frequent.

400

What is irrigation?

It is a technique to supply water to land or crops.

400

What and describe the Code of Hammurabi?

The Code of Hammurabi was a stele consisting of 282 laws discussing farm work, violent crimes, etc.

400

Who invented Democracy?

It was Cleistithenes.

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What job did Women have in Ancient Athens?

They manage the Private Space and had the Gymnaecium reserved for them.

500

In Catal Huyuk, How was the village laid out?

The houses were rectangular and partially dug into the ground.

500

What is Cuniform Writing?

It was symbols representing syllables and words using Wedges.
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What was the Epic of Gilgamesh?

The Epic of Gilgamesh was a long poem about Gilgamesh, who traveled to find the origins of humanity.

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What is a citizen and who was eligible?

A citizen is an individual who has rights within a society. The people who could be a citizen were Men who were Free, over 18, and descended from atheninal citizens.

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What is the political institution that were elected in?

The political institution was the Strategoi.

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