IAP* World History Study Guide and Graphic Organizers - Unit 1: Foundations‚ ~8000 BCE - 600 CE 1. Themes in AP* World History . Why you should know this: Knowledge of these themes assists you especially when developing a thesis for an essay. Moreover‚ because these themes are overarching‚ they will most likely be the basis of the essay questions. You should always keep these themes in mind when analyzing civilizations and societies‚ both when you are comparing
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1. Both Christians & Muslims share what belief in God One god omnipotent 2. Buddhist religious statues found in China are examples of what? Cultural Diffusion 3. The Code of Hammurabi illustrates the laws of Babylonian society were influenced by lex talionis and what? Social Class structure – social inequalities 4. What of the following contributed to the fall of both the western Roman and the Han? Invasion by barbarian & borderland tribes (Huns‚ Visigoths‚ Vandals) 5. Graph 6. Describe
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According to Siena College‚ history is the analysis of and interpretation of the human past that enables us to study continuity and change over time. History is his story‚ the story of mankind and its interaction with the world‚ environment and life. Ancient history is the beginning of recorded events in the history of the world from the first civilizations to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in 476 A.D. Ancient history discusses great civilizations of the world that have had a profound effect
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Early civilizations influence our culture in many different aspects. Ranging from religion to governmental structures‚ civilizations have blended their traditions and practices and make the people we are today. The influences early African and Mesoamerican civilizations had on history were as important as the influences of the large eurasian empire‚ Mesopotamia. Religion has come far through time. Mesopotamia practiced polytheistic religions and built ziggurats‚ temples used for worshiping the gods
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One of the beautiful things about Kantian ethics is that it is based on the individual. The individual can decide if their actions are worth doing to another person by weighing if the person would want the action done to them. The Kantian point of view is completely different from the Utilitarian point of view because the Kantian point of view deals with the individual‚ whereas the Utilitarian point of view deals with the group and the needs of the group. When you hear the words “basic human rights”
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city-state (3000-2100) Major art forms -Architecture: Ziggurat -Stone carves: stories from “Epic of Gilgamesh” Styles -Geometrical and mathematical Akkadian and Babylonian Old Babylonian Period (1795-1595) -King Hammurabi (1792-50)‚ Stele of Hammurabi Middle Babylonian Period (1595-1155) Old Assyrian Empire (?-1500) Middle Assyrian Empire (1500-1200) Neo-Assyrian Empire (1000-612) -Tiglath-Pileser III (745-27) -Shalmaneser V (727-22) -Sargon II (721-05)
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Mesopotamia is a Greek word meaning between two rivers. This name was given due to the fact that this land is between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers. This is where the Mesopotamian civilization was started. It should be understood that Mesopotamia was a region that had several different empires and civilizations due such a diverse set of cultures within the same region. They were able to bond their cultures together through their writings‚ gods and attitudes towards the female population.
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civilization as language did‚ but the way the ruled their nation did. The Code of Hammurabi‚ a set of laws written on a stele‚ was posted on a hill so the citizens would know what consequences were to the actions they could make. Unlike other nations that punishment would be decided strictly to what the king decided. In today’s world not every single law is posted on a hill but is written‚ voted on‚ recorded and announce. King Hammurabi came up with all the laws by gathering laws around the civilizations near
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Jesus and God. Churches were created for the Sabbath and houses for the people were much like the same style as Judaic period. Buddhism Religion was part of rituals which they adored they had people‚ royalty and a laws code Called the laws of Hammurabi. The religion was based on nature as Gods and it is being said they adored them with figurines. They evolved in such as astronomy‚ medicine‚ and surgery. It is also a remarkable fact that in the Mesopotamian era they worked with
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sculpture b. Freestanding sculpture; Subtractive method c. 5) Ziggurat: a. Human-made mountain to reach the gods b. Originally made of mud brick with wood temple on top c. Site of rituals ad processions (religious theater) d. e. 6) Hammurabi- great ruler that emerged in the early 1700s B.C.E. His capital was Babylon & it became the hub of the world (for a while). Babylonian
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