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Geo Bunit 1
early civ
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| STONE AGE | USED STONE TOOLS |
| BRONZE AGE | ALLOY-COPPER AND TIN TOGETHER/ENDED THE STONE AGE |
| IRON AGE | FORGE IRON ORE/ENDED THE BRONZE AGE |
| HUANG HE OR YELLPW RIVER/CHINA/ASIA | BUILT HUGE WALLS AROUND CITIES, DEVELOPED GUN POWDER, MOVES TO THE YANGTZEE |
| NILE RIVER | PAPYRUS WAS USED TO WRITE ON, USED SLAVE LABOR |
| INDUS RIVER | FIRST TO USE PLUMBING AND SEWAGE, CITIES WERE PLANNED, CITADEL-WALLED AREA IN THE CETER OF CITY,MOHEGO-DARO (FAMOUS STRUCTURE) |
| TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES/MIDDLE EAST | WRITING-CUNEIFORM,1ST MONARCY WAS NEEDED TO RULE, MATH, 1ST CITY-STATES |
| FERTILE CRESCENT | FERTILE AREA BEWEEN TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES RIVERS |
| LAW/CENTRALIZED AUTHORITY | INFLUENCED HAMMURABI'S CODE IN BABYLON |
| CHARACTERISTICS OF EARLY CIVILIZATIONS | SURPLUS OF FOOD/ANNUAL FLOODS/GOVERNMENT |
| CITY STATES | BREAKING DOWN THE LAND INTO SMALLER PARTS |
| CIRCA | AROUND OR ABOUT |
| CE | COMMON ERA |
| BCE | BEFORE COMMON ERA |