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07.04.02 Describes the significance of legal codes, belief systems, caste systems, written languages in the development of human civilization

Describes the significance of legal codes (the Code of Hammurabi), belief systems (Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism), caste systems (Hinduism), written languages (hieroglyphics) in the development of human civilization

Legal Codes

http://www.ushistory.org/civ/4c.asp

Belief Systems

http://www.britannica.com/topic/Confucianism

http://www.ducksters.com/history/china/confucius.php

http://www.britannica.com/topic/Buddhism

http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/taoism/

Caste Systems

http://www.ushistory.org/civ/8b.asp

Written Languages

http://www.ancientscripts.com/egyptian.html

http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egyptian_hieroglyphics.php

http://www.ducksters.com/history/ancient_egypt/hieroglyphics_examples_alphabet.php

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