Descent UInts and Groups.
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This document discusses different types of kinship units and descent groups, including lineages, clans, and descent units. It describes demonstrated descent, which traces kinship through documented ancestors, versus stipulated descent, which assumes kinship without documentation. It also covers different types of marriage, including parallel and cross-cousin marriage, and how these alliances impact the formation of descent groups and social structures.
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- Australopithecus had smaller brains and more primitive tools than Homo. Homo habilis was the first toolmaker.
- Homo erectus had a larger brain and more advanced tools than earlier species. It was the first hominin to spread globally.
- Later Homo species like Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens had even larger brains and more advanced stone tool technologies.
Greece and the Arts
Greek art evolved from stylized Egyptian influences to more naturalistic representations, emphasizing balance and ideal human forms. Sculpture progressed from rigid archaic kouroi to representations showing movement and realism. Architecture featured temples built with columns in the Doric, Ionic or Corinthian orders and decorated pediments honoring gods. The Parthenon housed a statue of Athena and featured sculpted friezes depicting myths and processions.
Mesopotamia and the Near East: Foundation of Western Culture
Mesopotamia, located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, was the site of early agricultural developments and the world's first cities. Key Mesopotamian civilizations included Sumer, Akkad, Assyria, and Babylon. Writing developed from tokens used for accounting to the cuneiform script on clay tablets. Major cities such as Uruk, Ur, and Babylon featured ziggurats, temples, and palaces at their cores and traded extensively by river and overland routes. Recurring themes in Mesopotamian art, literature, and religion included war, powerful rulers, and gods and goddesses like Ishtar.
Mesopotalia and the Near East: The Roots of Western Culture
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Egypt: The Kingdom Along the Nile
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- The Nile River provided highly predictable flooding that made the land fertile and facilitated Egypt's isolation, uniform culture, and political stability. Egyptians developed a complex religion, burial customs, hieroglyphic writing system, and constructed large pyramids and temples.
- Egyptian society was highly stratified with the pharaoh as a god-king at the top. After death, individuals underwent mummification to preserve their body for the after
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