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Definition of history. Examples

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Social science that studies all the civilizations which have developed over time. Egyptian and roman

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Definition of civilization

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Human society that exist in a particular time and space with a complex organization with political, economical, social and cultural elements

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Definition of historical sources

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Resources that an historian studies to get information

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Types of historical sources

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  • primary
  • secundary
  • material remains
  • written documents
  • audiovisual
  • oral tradition
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Primary sources

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Occurs at the same time of the events that appear on text (written in the 1* person)

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Secundary sources

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Doesn’t occur at the same time, generally afterwards

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Material remains

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Bone, stone, ceramics, wood and metal

Architecture, sculptures, engravings, paintings

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Written documents and materials

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Decrees, letters, poems.

Clay tablets, papyrus, parchment, paper scrolls

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Definition of eras

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System of counting the time from a starting point

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Most important eras

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Jewish
Chinnese
Greek
Roman
Muslim
Christian
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Jewish era

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3761 bc : god creates the world

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Chinnese era

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2637 bc: origin of the world

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Greek era

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776 bc : first olympic games

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Roman era

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753 bc : fondaction of rome

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Muslim era

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622: hegira

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Christian era

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Year 0: birth of jesus

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Decades

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Ten years

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Millenium

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One thousand years

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Lustrum

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Five years

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Century

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One hundred years

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A.D

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Anno domini=in the year of God

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B.C

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Before Christ

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C.E

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Current era

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State (def)

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political organisation of a country or territory

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Nation (def)
group of people with the same feeling
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Country (def)
lands with similar landscapes
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Types of government
Central government and Local and Regional government
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Central government
Their activity affect the inhabitants of the whole country (Madrid)
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Local and Regional government
their activities affect yhe inhabitants of a specific area Local: municipalty Regional: region
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The political powers of the state are:
Legislative, executive and judicial.
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Legislative power
Pass laws and ensure they are followed (parliament)
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Executive power
Apply the law and govern the country (government)
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Judicial power
judge those who break the law (judges)
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Types of power
Concentration of power and separation of power
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Concentration of power
one person holds the three powers. (dictator or emperor)
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separation of power
each of the powers is held by different people or institution ( democracy)
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forms of government depending on who holds the power
empire monarchy republic
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Empire
the emperor holds all the power. he should be absolutist, religious and expanssive
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monarchy
the king is the highest representative of the country. could be: absolutist or parliamentary
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republic
the president of the republic holds the country. could be: presidential or parliamentary.
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forms of government depending on how they are organised
dictatorship or democracy
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dictatorship
a single person holds all the power
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democracy
the power belongs to the people who choose the representatives
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rulers (def)
those who represent or run a country.
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there are two types of rulers
head of state and head of government
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head of state
this person represents a country (commonwealth od isabel II
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Head of government
this perosn runs a country (rajoy)
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Economy ( definition)
administration of resources in order to satisfy the needs of individuals and societies.
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economic systems (types)
Closed economy/self-suficient/ autarchy open economy/ marquet economy Socialist/ communist
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Closed economy: (def)
very strict feudal societies no trade self-suficient/ subsistance/ autarchy
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Open economy: (def and types)
Type of economy with trade between societies. Types: -trade economy: ancient rome and greece - Market or capitalist economy
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Market or capitalist economy
the objective is the accumulation of profits which are invested in order to generate more wealth.
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Socialist or communist economy
mix of closed economy and open economy.
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Primary sector of economy ( activity and works)
Activity: obtain raw materials from nature works: livestock, fishing, forestry mining extraction and agriculture.
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Secundary sector of economy ( activity and works)
Activity: transform natural products into consumer goods with energy works: mining transformation, industry, construction and energy
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Tertiary sector of economy ( activity and works)
Activity: provide services works: transport, trade, tourism, education and healthcare.
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Quaternary sector of economy ( activity and works)
activity: high-tech and research works: robotics, computering, space, genetic and bio-tech.
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types of society
closed society | open society
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Closed society
based on birth, people can't change. this society was very common in middle ages and in early modern ages. other names: estates of realm/ ancient regime
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Open society
``` based on wealth, people can change. it't today's society. other names: liberal/ bourgeoisie/ class bassed. ```
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Culture
way of thinking and of explaining the world that a civilization has. it indicates the level of development. culture refers to: customs, knowledge, level of artistic, scientific and technical development.
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Main elements of culture
1. religion 2. mythology 3. literarture 4. philosophy 5. science 6. art
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Art is divided into 2 types....
Fine arts and decorative arts
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Fine arts are.....
architecture, sculpture, painting
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decorative arts are.....
``` pottery/ceramics mosaics tapestry stained glass engravings ```

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