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| Rise of Cities | is a key feature of early civilizations |
| Neolithic Revolution | refers to the development of early agricultural settlements |
| rich soil, water | explains why early permanent settlements developed in river valleys |
| Hammurabi's Code | was the first major collection of laws |
| citizen participation | was the principal ideas within Athenian democracy |
| China | geographic features provided them physical isolation from the rest of the world and as such an ethocentric attitude |
| mountains, islands, isolated valleys, and penninsulas | geographic characteristics contributed to the development of city-states as opposed to an empire |
| cultural diffusion | occurs most rapidly in societies that interact frequenlty with other societies |
| Jesus Christ | proclaimed his mission to be the spiritual salvation of his followers |
| Judaism and Christianity | were significantly different from other early religions due to their monotheistic belief system |
| non-violence, reincarnation, idea of enlightenment | are fundamental beliefs shared by both hinduism and buddhism |
| filial piety | was the most important duty according to confucian teachings |
| Asoka | through the policy of religious tolerationd contributed to the spread of buddhism throughout the Asian world |
| epic poem | transmitted the histories and beliefs of early civilizations |
| caste system | contributed to a stable social order in india |
| Confucianism | contributed to social harmony in china |
| mandate of heaven | refers to the divine right of rule in china |
| Fertile Crescent | is referred to as the crossroad of early civilization |
| nomadic hunting and gathering | is a characteristic of paleolithic people |
| cultural diffusion | refers to the spread of people goods and ideas |
| population explosion | is a result of the agricultural revoltuion |
| Greece | heavily influenced roman art and literature |
| corruption, invasions | contributed heavily to the fall of rome |
| Greece (direct democracy) Rome (republic) | ideas served as a model for later democratic governments |
