Chapter one the first civilization I. Introduction A. The Idea of Civilization The West is an idea that developed slowly during Greek and Roman civilization. Initially the Greeks referred to their homeland as the Europe—or “West.” The Romans took up the concept and applied it to the western half of their empire. Asia—or the East—was similarly a geographical innovation of the Greeks and Romans. Asia was that land that belonged to non-Greek cultures of Asia Minor‚ particularly the Persians
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Chapter 1 Stone Age Societies and the Earliest Civilizations of the Near East 1) The earliest prehuman species thus far discovered is called A) Homo sapiens. B) Australopithecus. C) Homo habilis. D) Neanderthal man. E) Homo erectus. Answer: B Page Ref: 4 2) The first use of fire is attributed to A) Homo habilis. B) Cro-Magnon man. C) Neanderthal man. D) Australopithecus. E) Homo erectus. Answer: E Page Ref: 4 3) Neanderthal man lived primarily in A) North America. B) Europe. C) Arabia D)
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History 4A Lecture Notes Fall 2012 The Origins of Western Civilization: The Ancient Mediterranean World 8/24/12 Introduction (power point on bspace contains images if desired) * Instructor: Carlos Norena * GSI: Patrick Clark‚ Brendan Haug‚ John Olmsted‚ Norman Underwood * historia (history) – Greek‚ lit. “inquiry‚ learning by inquiry; a [written] account of what has been learned by inquiry” Resources of History (example) * clay prism (Sumerian King List) * marble etchings
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On the Postcolony On the Postcolony Achille Mbembe UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS Berkeley · Los Angeles · London studies on the history of society and culture Victoria E. Bonnell and Lynn Hunt‚ Editors 1. Politics‚ Culture‚ and Class in the French Revolution‚ by Lynn Hunt 2. The People of Paris: An Essay in Popular Culture in the Eighteenth Century‚ by Daniel Roche 3. Pont-St-Pierre‚ 1398–1789: Lordship‚ Community‚ and Capitalism in Early Modern France‚ by Jonathan Dewald 4. The
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Muslim ’s Should Read Allah ’s Miracles in the Qur ’an Truly it (the Qur ’an) is revelation sent down by the Lord of all the worlds. (Qur ’an‚ 26:192) Harun Yahya ISBN June 2005 Printed in India (c) Goodword Books‚ 2005 Goodword Books 1‚ Nizamuddin West Market‚ New Delhi 110 013 Tel. 435 5454‚ 435 1128‚ 435 6666 Fax. 435 7333‚ 435 7980 e-mail: info@goodwordbooks.com Website: www.goodwordbooks.com
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