Trends in Ancient Civilizations Over the course of human history‚ humans and our ancestors have made tremendous strides. From Homo habilis making the first stone tools to the Egyptians building The Pyramids of Giza‚ human history is nothing short of intriguing. If it wouldn’t have been for each stride made by our ancestors we probably wouldn’t live in the world that we live in today. When the Neolithic Era began in 9600 BCE‚ human civilizations gradually started to spring up all over the world.
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Sumer‚ but continued most of their traditions. After a period of time‚ all of Sumer (or Akkadia) was united‚ with the city Babylon as the center capital. The area‚ now known as Babylonia‚ was ruled by a single king. This is when King Hammurabi decided to write the Hammurabi Laws. Later‚ the Assyrians‚ known for their brutality‚ came and conquered Mesopotamia. Egypt: Found along the Nile River‚ the Egyptians were the first to inhabit this area. The Egyptians had three kingdoms‚ or times of reign. In
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Neolithic era. Neolithic. See: 15-20 in Traditions and Encounters 3. Discuss the early development of Sumer. Sumer‚ Standard of Ur‚ Ziggurat. See: 21-35 4. Outline the causes and effects of a written cultural tradition in Mesopotamia. Hammurabi‚ Phoenicians‚ Gilgamesh‚ Indo-Europeans‚ Hittites‚ lex talionis‚ Yahweh‚ See: 35-42 5.Discuss the influences of Mesopotamian civilization on other regional societies. See: 37-42 6. Identify the key aspects and effects of the Indo-European migrations
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peopled through the Bering land bridge Art: Venus Figurines= used for the worshipping of women; belief in fertility Oracle Bones= where questions were written on them in which they were used to receive answers from deities in Shang dynasty Code of Hammurabi= law codes to help control civilians in Mesopotamia CLASSICAL ERA Other Names: NONE Accurate time span: 500 B.C.E to 500CE Top five Monotheistic religion a. Judaism- Major in the Mediterranean; Jesus was Jewish‚ Jesus’’ dad was god‚ therefore
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Emergence of Native Empire (Group 2) Cristobal‚ Lorraine Laxamana‚ Chelsi Nato‚ Joie Remigion‚ Lyndon Sambat‚ Ezekiel Sta. Romana‚ Catherine Mesopotamia 5000 BCE-600 BCE Mesopotamia (from the Greek‚ meaning ’between two rivers’) The ’two rivers’ of the name referred to the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers and the land was known as ’Al-Jazirah’ (the island) by the Arabs referencing what Egyptologist J.H. Breasted would later call the Fertile Crescent‚ where Mesopotamian civilization began. Lasted
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Mesopotamia and Egypt Ancient civilizations across history have shown unique and incredible feats of mankind. Arguably‚ two of the most prominent ancient civilizations in the Middle East and even the world are the Mesopotamians (Beginning 5‚000 B.C.) and Egyptians (Beginning 3‚150 B.C). Even though these two civilizations peaked about 2‚000 years apart‚ they share numerous similarities contributing to their success‚ and also show even more differences that distinguish how each had a unique culture
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_______. C. Independent of the local regional economies. 7. In river valley societies priest developed considerable social power because they _____. A. Controlled agriculture Which of these is an example of patriarchal society in the ancient world? E. After marriage‚ a woman moved to the residence of her husband’s family. 9. Periodic nomadic invasions in the early history of the Middle East _______. E. Failed to upset the established political
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Moral Systems Throughout history different civilizations have been able to demonstrate their moral systems through their codes‚ laws‚ and religions. Beginning with the Mesopotamian civilization during the Babylonian empire‚ King Hammurabi brought forth the Code of Hammurabi. The Hebrew civilization used guidance from their Hebrew bible as a template for their moral standards. Order was established by their religious beliefs which were derived from two stone tablets given to Moses on Mount Sinai.
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I. History Review through 600 CE A. Nomads: Follow the Food 1. Satisfy basic needs: shelter and food a. No cities‚ didn’t know how to farm 2. Foraging societies (hunter-gatherer clans): hunt and gather b. Small group of people traveled from point to point based on the climate availability of plants and animals in an area c. Limitations: i. Capacity of their surroundings ii. Inability to store food long-term
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The divine right to rule is also conveyed as bulls are illustrated on the top of the palette in reference to Hathor‚ an Egyptian goddess of the sky. Ultimately‚ Narmer’s power is shown. Another work that conveys authority and power is the Code Of Hammurabi‚ created in Babylon in 1780 B.C.E. The top image depicts Hammurabi’s divine right to rule‚ by being respective towards the God of the sun and law: Shamash. Below are over two-hundred laws and punishments that demonstrates his power given by Shamash
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