HIST 1001 : Exam 1
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What is history: herodotus, circa 484-420 bc, greek writer of the history of the persian wars , better described as the research into the persian wars. How does it relate to its context? (section 3 on exams!) Understanding dating systems: year of king"s rule, olympic years, greeks; every four years, significant events, jewish calendar, amno mundi, am 5774 (the year we are in right now, getting time from the supposed origins of the world. Very similar in the way they live and work the land; all four use cuneiform and irrigation to work the fields; develop a complex calendar; seafarers; Invented the wheel and writing (inventories and lists) Sumerians: one of 4 major civilizations in mesopotamia, black stone statues, started in independent city-states; political system = kingship, city of gilgamesh, common language and religion (polytheism) Akkadians: semitic, spoke a different language than the sumerians.
