Characteristics of...Early Humans - Japan

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*1st humans like us
*Lucy is oldest example
*emerged from Africa 100,000 years ago

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Homo Sapiens

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* nomadic lifestyle
* hunter-gatherers
* made fire and simple tools

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Paleolithic Era

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What era is characterized by * domesticated animals, * permanent settlements, * agriculture revolution, * domestication of animals, * advanced tools & writing?

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Neolithic Era

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* 282 harsh laws
* didn't treat all social classes equally
* eye for an eye

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Hammurabi's Code

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* division of labor
* complex social institutions
* advanced technology & writing
* large trade centers

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Civilization

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* 1st city-states
* 1st written language
* Ziggurats - temples for worship
* invented the wheel & plow

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Sumerians

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1st monotheistic religion
Torah & 10 Commandments
Abraham is founder
Moses is prophet

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Hebrews

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* 1st alphabet
* great shipbuilders
* colonized north coast of Africa
* purple dye

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Phoenicians

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* pharaoh kings
* pyramid tombs
Hieroglyphics

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Egyptians

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Which civilization is characterized by the following: * Imperial Bureaucracy * Zoroastrianism * King Cyrus shows tolerance to captured people * Royal Road?

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Persians