When I was little it was very hard for my parents to get me to read‚ I hated it with all my heart until I entered the 3rd grade and found a book on mummification. The only things I remember about this book is that the Egyptians removed the brain by pulling pieces of it out through the nose until the cranium was empty. I thought that was the coolest thing in the world and my love for all things brain developed. I didn’t acknowledge that my love for playing doctor and my love for the brain could be
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AP WORLD STUDY GUIDE UNIT 1 Chapter 1 Before Civilization Around 10‚000 years ago‚ during the Neolithic Age‚ humans began to cultivate plants and to domesticate animals in various parts of the world. Climate change is probably the major reason for the switch from food gathering to food production. Although farming is often harder than hunting and gathering‚ agriculturalists‚ because of their capacity to increase their population‚ expanded across much of the planet at the expense of hunter-gatherers
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justice for all social classes. Correct Answer: was a harsh law code that afforded some justice for all social classes. • Question 6 0.5 out of 0.5 points Which of the following Egyptian gods was most closely associated with the mummification of the dead? Answer Selected Answer: Osiris Correct Answer: Osiris • Question 7 0.5 out of 0.5 points Originally the Osiris cult was reserved for Answer Selected Answer: the wealthy who could afford preservation
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Features | Mesopotamia | Shang China | Community Development * Large settlements * Stable food supply * Trade and communication | Most of the settlements began along the borders of Mesopotamia and date from the 10th to the 9th millennium BC. Because of the dry climate and flooding of the river‚ farmers had to adapt and eventually began to grow crops of fruits and vegetables. | People settled towards the middle or lower parts of the Yellow River in places called urban centers. They
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Lexi Martin Unit 1 Study Guide – Chapters 1-6 Vocabulary- Australopithecus- an extinct genus of small-brained‚ large-toothed bipedal hominids that live in Africa between one and four million years ago. Paleolithic Age- At sites dating from the Lower Paleolithic Period (about 2‚500‚000 to 200‚000 years ago)‚ simple pebble tools have been found in association with the remains of what may have been the earliest human ancestors. Neanderthal- an unenlightened or ignorant person; barbarian. Neolithic
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Banister Hist-11050-003 Religious Practices Worldwide 4/23/2014 “Almost every society since the beginning of time has practiced religion in some form. Religious practices shaped international relations in profound ways and those practices continue to influence the ways humans interact with each other all over the world”. Religious practices worldwide‚ ranging from now‚ the Middle Ages‚ to the ancient times‚ has helped to create the world we live in. There are important religions that were
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(God of the Nile)‚ Isis (wife of Osiris)‚ Set (Osiris’ evil brother)‚ believed in life after death (judged by Osiris)‚ Writing (Hieroglyphics-picture form‚ demotic-simple for everyday use‚ ideogram- pictures that symbolize an idea or action)‚ mummification (preservation of
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rebellion. 7. Queen Hatsheput of Egypt wanted a course for myrrh resin‚ which was [A] believed to ward off evil spirits. [B] believed to keep royalty young forever. [C] a fragrant substance burned on Egyptian altars. [D] used in mummification of the Egyptian pharaohs. [E] a necessary material used in early ship building. 8. The pharaoh Akhenaten is credited by many historians with [A] damaging the economy beyond repair. [B] implementing political reforms that harmed the
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HISTORY OF PHARMACY Unique characteristics of HOMOSAPIENS – propensity to treat ailments‚ physical and mental with medicine INTRODUCTION * What is medicine? MEDICINE- is a mixture of myth and science‚ folklore and demonstrated facts. * How are medicines prepared? 1. Collection of active ingredients and drugs 2. Processed: and 3. Prepared for incorporation into medicaments PREHISTORIC PHARMACY SHANIDAR – oldest settlements‚ supports the contention that prehistoric people
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Stonehenge: In England… features in Arthutian legend and in other novels… built during the Neolithic‚ meaning new stone 2950-1600 BCE Middle Eastern Art BCE Dates: Sumerian/Mesopotamian/Old Babylonian – present day Iraq 4‚000 – 1‚925 BC Hittite – from Turkey 1‚500 – 700 BC control overlaps with Assyrian Assyrian – drive out Hittites 1‚000 – 612 BC Neo-Babylonian/Chaldean – 605 – 562 BC Persian – (present day Iran) 538 – 330 BC Innovations of the culture: Plough‚ cuneiform‚ developed tax
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