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Flashcards by Clara Freeman, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Clara Freeman
about 11 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| 160,000 | Homo sapiens arrived in Africa |
| 135,000 | Homo sapiens go to the middle east via north Africa |
| 85-75,000 | reach Asia by coast of India |
| 74-65,000 | Arrived in Papua New Guinea and Australia using boats |
| 7,000 | stop being nomadic and became farmers |
| Evidence of Homo sapiens events | DNA, tools, skeletons |
| Main aspects of early civilisations | Trade, Religion, Iconography, Technology, Law, Farming |
| Dating methods | Statigraphy (layers of the earth) Radiocarbon (carbon 14 in object) DNA (genetics) Fluorine ( levels of Fluorine) Dendrochronology (rings in the trees) Thermolumines (particles of crystal) |
| Primary Source | At the time of the event |
| Secondary Source | After the time of the event |
| Five Ws | Who-made it What-is it When-was it made Where-was it made Why-was it made |
| Evidence | findings in a source |
| Source definition | Anything from the time |
| Ancient Egypt | . |
| Geography | Sahara Desert North Africa Bank of the Nile River Nile gives vegetation Regular floods (September) Nile= highway Nile can be seen from space |
| Social Structure | |
| Power of the Pharaoh | Rules upper and lower Egypt Pharaoh means great house Sole ruler Main land owner=collected taxes Controlled the universe God/decent of the Gods Leader,protector Male or female |
| Pharaoh responsibilities | Flooding of the Nile Enough food for the people Gods look upon the people kindly Egypt would win battles Ma'at was at the heart of Egyptian life (truth & justice) |
| Hapshepsut | Took power from step son Ruled 1501-1483 BCE very clever and ambitious Pretrayed herself as male for respect Rare for females to become Pharaohs |
| Religious Beiefs | Polytheistic ( many Gods) Believed in an afterlife Two parts to people physical and spiritual Main God was Amun Ra (the sun God) |
| Afterlife | Mummification prepared souls for the afterlife Rich people could only afford the best mummification Important people were buried in tombs Embalming= Mummification |
| Trade and Contact | Brought war, resources Trade reached Africa Exports= flax, beads, beer, weapons Imports= cedar oil, timber, copper, semi-precious stones, gold, ivory, slaves, exotic animals, horses, pots, fruit, honey Boats and cows/horses for transport |
| Iconography | hieroglyphics= word pictures |
| When was Ancient Egypt | 3100-30 BCE |
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