First Civilizations Thesis: Agriculture allowed for far greater population than did any previous way of life‚ which led to greater individuality‚ oppression‚ and inequality. I. Trace the origins of the first civilizations. A. Civilization arose in six major locations scattered around the world. 1. One of the earliest civilizations emerged in Sumer (in southern Mesopotamia) between 3500 and 3000 b.c.e. 2. Norte Chico (central coastal Peru)‚ emerged between 3000 and 1800 b.c.e. 3. Indus Valley
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by saline action due to a rise of the water table of the Indus River” (Archeological). The artifacts recovered from Mohenjo-Daro have yielded many great insights into the lives of pre-Maurya Empire civilizations making the site priceless to the archeological community (Wheeler 1). Archeologists are still not able to tell exactly who occupied the city but they collectively refer to its people and other nearby cities as the Indus Civilization (Roach). Today it is believed that Mohenjo-Daro was one
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The demise of the Classic Maya‚ the Polynesia of Easter Island or the Harappans of the Indus Valley to name a few‚ offer one of the best examples of how population growth can contribute to the collapse of the environment and eventually to an entire civilization. The demise of the ancient Maya society offers one of the best examples of how population growth has contributed to the collapse of an entire civilization. First and foremost‚ the Maya
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Fertile Crescent ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- GEOGRAPHY POSITIVE abundant amount of clay‚ easy till-able soil‚ water supply from Tigris-Euphrates Rivers NEGATIVE few natural resources‚ minimal protection from deserts and mountains City-States SUMERIAN CIVILIZATION‚ BELIEVED TO BE SETTLED . 3000 B.C. DIVIDED INTO CITY-STATES HELPED TO DEVELOP THE FIRST FORM OF ORGANIZED RELIGION CREATED ONE OF THE EARLIEST FORM OF WRITING ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA- SUMERIAN CITY-STATES ALWAYS IN CONSTANT CONFLICT OVER WATER RIGHTS
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social needs did they serve‚ and how are these social functions addressed in our culture? During the Vedic Age of Indian civilization‚ it is believed that after the collapse of the Indus Valley civilization some of the kinship groups and patriarchal families migrated into India. As some within the Aryas tribe (light-skinned) entered into the Ganges Valley‚ they encountered a struggle with the Dasas tribe (dark-skinned) but managed to force the tribe into southern India. The struggle
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the fall of three major classical civilizations - Rome in the Mediterranean region‚ Han China‚ and the Gupta Empire of India. Broad topics addressed in the Foundations time period are: Environmental and periodization issues Early development in agriculture and technology Basic cultural‚ political‚ and social features of early civilizations: Mesopotamia‚ Egypt‚ Indus Valley‚ Shang China‚ and Meso/South America The rise and fall of classical civilizations: Zhou and Han China‚ India (Gupta
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THE IMPORTANCE OF GEOGRAPHY American students are often criticized for their lack of knowledge of geography‚ but it is essential in the study of world history. Although you will not have to specifically identify places on the AP Exam‚ you cannot follow change over time nor make accurate comparisons unless you know something about both physical and political geography. Our concepts of geography have been shaped by western historians of the past‚ and in recent years some scholars have questioned
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of this school year‚ we have learned and examined multiple civilizations. For this project‚ we had to create our own ultimate civilization-gathering achievements from other civilizations and piecing them together to from the perfect Utopia. Like with Mesopotamia‚ Ancient Egypt‚ Ancient China‚ Ancient Greece and just about every early civilization-location played a vital role in the upbringing and culture of the peoples. My civilization resides in where the Sumerians lived; Mesopotamia‚ between
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not until the Mauryan Empire in the third century b.c.e. when most of India was brought together under one ruling dynasty. Before the Mauryans there was the ancient era known as the Indus Valley or Harappan civilization‚ and then the invasion and settlement of the Aryans along the Ganges River plain. The Ganges and Indus Rivers are known as the mother and father of India. Other rivers traverse the land‚ which has a lot of desert regions‚ the mighty Himalayan Mountains‚ and the torrid and humid south
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Chapter One Notes Before Civilization (Circa Lorraine) Culture: constituted by learned patterns of action and expression FOOD GATHERING AND STONE TECHNOLOGY Stone tool-making first appeared around 2 million years ago Stone Age Lasted from 2 million to about 4‚000 years ago Misleading label: bone‚ skin and wood just survive poorly Paleolithic = Old Stone Age Neolithic = New Stone Age Foundations of science‚ art‚ and religion begin here May have believed in afterlife In game-rich areas
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