ANTH 1100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Bronze Age, Egyptian Language, Terracotta Army
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8 fill in the blank, using terms (2 points each) 1 short essay, pick one of two to answer (20 points; likely essays are noted by * above) (intro. to complex societies) Storage (people are storing extra, aka surplus) (mesopotamia) Record keeping- stamp to keep track of stuff. What is the earliest writing used for in mesopotamia? (all economic) Uruk stuff is seen in north and east: ration bowls, architecture, writing, counting devices, stamp seals, tracked goods. (egypt) The nile because everyone lives by it, pharaoh is divine, worshipped when died. Temple is always essential next door to worship dead pharaoh (egypt and nubia) Chisels, stone tools, bronze stools, string, string with weights, ramps, rollers. Pyramids, statues of rulers, but looks egyptian, worship egyptian gods, amut (indus valley) Burials that had lots of wealth, and some that had nothing. Religious: asking questions of spirit world, write on bones, throw in fire and the way it cracked.
