HIST 1001 : Hist 1001 Exam 1
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What is history: something you do, active pursuit. Herodotus: father of western history, from halicarnassus (modern day turkey, ca. Types of history: as society changes, our interest in the past changes. 2: from when led from mecca, christian calendar, birth of jesus, anno domini, ad 2016=ce 2016, started being used in 700s, ce=common era, ad=ce, bc=bce, 21st century ad= 2000s, 12th century=1100s. 3: 3,200 bc- first written documents, sumerians in mesopotamia. First cities are led by an independent king: palace connected to the temple and food storage, most buildings were 1-2 stories. Relationship of the two: a young king realizing impermanence of life xi. 6: on top there is a seated figure on a throne and a guy standing, receiving something from the sitting figure, hammurabi is the standing man receiving law, god of justice is on the throne xi. Two main western language groups: semitic, mesopotamian civilizations, very old language.
