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1
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river valley exceptions

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  • olmec of central america
  • chavin of peru
  • in mesoameriac
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other civilizations

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  • indo europeans
  • bantu
  • hebrews
  • phoenicians
3
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indo Europeans

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  • associated with using horses

- start in central asia

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bantu

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  • sahara desert
  • migration around 2000 BC
  • notable for spread of language
  • spread farming and iron
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hebrews

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  • known for monotheism

- influenced Christianity and islam

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phoenicians

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  • helped develop 22 letter alphabet
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animism

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  • give spiritual qualities to things in nature

- hand in hand with polytheism

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judiasm

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  • first monotheistic belief from hebrews
9
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zorastrianism

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  • concept good versus evil
10
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in Hammurabi’s code, the idea that a river can decide the innocence or guilt of the accused is an example of _______

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  • animism
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which of the following from Hamurabi’s code provides the best example of animisn?

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  • 2
12
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during the first era, one thing the Hebrews, the Bantu, and the Phoenicians had in common was ________

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  • they each are known for a contribution that can still be witnessed today in some form
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one phenomena that was common across all civilizations during the first era was ________

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  • a decrease in the status of women
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after the neolithic revolution, the Chavin and the Olmec were located in ______

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  • Mesoamerica
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which of the following is NOT a common trait of civilizations from 8,000–600 BCE

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  • development along a river valley
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starting around 8,000 BCE, which one of the following groups began in central Asia and migrated east, west, and south

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  • the Indo Europeans
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in the first era (8,000–600 BCE), Aryans, Huns, and White Huns were all ________

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  • indo europeans

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