ACS 200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Numa Pompilius, Minoan Civilization, Maat
15 Oct 2016
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Religion: a belief in a higher being, a moral code, a practice of belief, a shared systematic belief system, belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, a particular system of faith. Primary sources: produced by society during a particular historical period. The evidence that the historian uses to prove a conclusion. Examples: rosetta stone (196 bce), the epic of. Secondary sources: later discussions and analysis of primary sources. Ce - common era (everything after year 0) Bce - before common era (everything before year 0) Ad - anno domini (the year of our lord) Relative chronology: a comes before b, but b could come before or after c. Examples: people, territory/land, city/buildings, laws, government, religion, social hierarchy, economy, trade, social roles, language. Also means fertile crescent and the land between two rivers . The birth of the first state and society. Easy access to water and land is flat and surrounded by mountains, allows for agriculture.
