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| The Information Age (Communincation Web Revolution) |
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| What are the key aspects of the Agr. Rev? |
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-Reliable, predictable food supply
-Storage of food surplus
-Plants (Cereal grains, not tubers)
-Animals - Sheep (1st domesticated food supply) |
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| Who was the 1st scientist and what did they invent? |
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| A woman; She invented beer. |
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| Why did women in the Agr. Rev have heel, knee, spine, and big toe troubles? |
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| Because they ground wheat with a Saddle Quern. |
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| What was invented to lessen these injuries, but ended up hurting the teeth? |
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| What are the four riverine civilizations? |
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-The Yellow River Valley (China)
-The Indus River Valley (India)
-The Tigris/Euphrates River Valley (Mesopotamia)
-The Nile River Valley (Egypt) |
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| What was the evolution of writing? |
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1. Picture to syllable
2. Cuneiform
3. Materials for writing |
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| What were the original receipts? |
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| Clay tokens representing goods- incised ovoids |
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| Which way did the pyramids face? |
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| Who were the parents of Osiris and Iris? |
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| Geb (earth god) and Nut (sky goddess) |
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| Who were the brother and sister of Osiris and Isis? |
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| Who was the son of Osiris and Isis? |
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| What are the 3 Egyptian souls? |
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| The Ka (body double), The Ba (ghost), and Akh (In the stars). |
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| Who eats your heart if it is heavier than a feather in the last judgement? |
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| What is the Book of the Dead? |
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| A personal spellbook meant to help individuals through the afterlife |
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| Servant statues to do Egyptians work in the afterlife. |
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| Why did Egyptian construction workers go on strike? |
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| Why was the first mechanical clock invented? |
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| To regulate Chinese emperor's sex life |
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| What is the oldest Indo-European language? |
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| What are the 4 major classes of the caste system? |
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-Brahmins: Priests/Scholars
-Kshatrija: Warriors/Governors/Landowners
-Vaishya: Farmers/Merchants
-Shudra: Unfree Serfs |
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