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Chapter 12
ANTH 201 - McGill University
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
12/11/2011

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Minoan
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a bronze age society located on the island of crete
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Mycenaean
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a bronze age society that developed on the Peloponnese peninsula and in central Greece
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Lion Gate
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an important example of Mycenaean defensive architecture
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Early sate modules
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colin renfrew’s term to describe autonomous political units
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Peer polity interaction
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colin Renfrew’s term to describe the full range of exchnages taking place between autonomous socio-political units
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Heterarchy
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the relationship of elements to one another when they are not ranked.
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Megaron
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large hall located at the centre of the Mycenaean palace.
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Linear B
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a script used to write the mycenean language; texts in linear B are a major source of information about the organization of Aegean society.
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Wanax
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the title of the ruler in linear B texts
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Harappan period
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the period between 2600BC and 1900BC during which urban centres developed in the indus valley. The culture that characterized this period were extreme well organized cities, with extreme degree of planning with almost invisible rules – egalitarian?
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Harappa
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one of the two major urban centres of the harappan
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Mohenjo-daro
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one of the two major urban centres of the harappan period
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Great bath
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an impressive structure built around a rectangular basin at the site of mohenjo-daro. It is one of the few monumental structures found on a harappan site.
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Harappan script
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a script that has not yet been deciphered and is known mostly from small carved stone sealings used to mark vessels and bundles.
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Oracle bones
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bones that were used in divination rituals. Inscriptions on oracle bones are a major source of written evidence about the shang dynasty.
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Shang dynasty
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the second of three powerful dynasties that emerged in northern china during the period between 2000bc and 500 bc
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Sanxingdul
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a site in Sichuan province where excavations uncovered a spectacular trove of artifacts unique in style and that are contemporary with anyang.
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