History and Civilization Concepts

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Characteristics of a timeline

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show events, chronological order, spaced time

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Definition of prehistory

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Period before writing and recorded history

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Definition of history

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Study of recorded events

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Definition of civilization

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Complex society with government, religion, social class, cities

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8 characteristics of civilization

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cities, specialized jobs, writing, government, social classes, art, religion, technology

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Definition of culture

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Interaction with environment, technology, customs, beliefs, art

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Examples of writing systems

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Cuneiform, hieroglyphics, pictographs, characters, Sanskrit

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Definition of geography

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Study of earth and human interaction

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7 continents of the world

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North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica

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6 main physical features of a map

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mountains, plains, rivers, oceans, deserts, forests