civilization to begin using irrigation practices for their agriculture. His civilizations of Ancient Mesopotamia brought many important advances in the areas of science and technology. Writing Perhaps the most important advance made by the Mesopotamians was the invention of writing by the Sumerians. Go here to learn more about Sumerian writing. With the invention of writing came the first recorded laws called Hammurabi’s Code as well as the first major piece of literature called the Epic Tale
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were that in Egypt women were treated with respect and as equals where in Mesopotamia women were treated like property and didn’t have the same privileges as men. Both Egypt and Mesopotamia based their social culture through religion‚ but the Mesopotamians believed that the gods punished them for their wrong doings and that’s why the river flooded unpredictably giving them a pessimistic view of the gods and eternal life. The people of Egypt didn’t fear the gods because the world was always good to
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to represent the daily way of life (Stearns‚ 29). These two examples demonstrate the use of art to show an image or a story that can be told over and over‚ a new concept to people. Another similarity is the religion basis. Many Mesopotamian city-states believed in animism‚ that gods had a special purpose for all objects made in the world (Stearns‚ 32). This concept is similar to those of the Aryan civilization‚ the belief in polytheism (Stearns‚ 55). The similarity is that many civilizations believed
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Chapter Review Human migration began in eastern Africa‚ where remains of the earliest types of human remains were found to originate. Gradual migration was caused by the need to find scarce food and slowly caused the spread of the human population across to the Americas and Australia. Agricultural societies first emerged in the middle east. Since population was increasing‚ it encouraged people to find a more reliable food source and since the ice age had come to an end‚ it brought the retreat
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Question 1: Explain the beginning of Judaism. Judaism originated with three men‚ known as the patriarchs. These men were Abraham‚ his son Isaac‚ and his grandson Jacob. Abraham was born in the city state of Ur by the name Abram. Abram’s father was Terach. In Terach’s time‚ people worshiped idols and a monotheistic religion did not exist. They worshiped idols. When Abram was a little boy‚ he took a hammer and broke all of the idols with a hammer except for the largest one‚ and told his father
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came up with the idea of domestication in the Neolithic era (New Stone). It enhanced there civilization and made them be able to accomplish other thing that were important. They didn’t start out that way‚ but thing where able to change in the Mesopotamian area. The Mesopotamia area is between two rivers the Tigris and the Euphrates. Mesopotamia was the creation of the universe with their ruler Marduk. He made things possible to achieve which made and kept the gods happy. During the Paleolithic
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Chapter 2 Early Civilizations in Mesopotamia Cumulative effects of agriculture + wave of technological changes around 4000 B.C.E. = generated civilizations as a new organizational form The process of agricultural economies = civilizations began in the Middle East. The Sumerians Sumer 1st river valley civilizations Major floods occurred Northeastern section along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers that lead to the Persian Gulf Rainfall is scant Generated large food surpluses = population
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that contributed to the rise of the first agrarian- urban centers. Between 5500 and 3500 BCE‚ Eridu and other villages in lower Mesopotamia and Upper Egypt developed into towns. This was the beginning foundation of the social structure where the Mesopotamian towns administered themselves through local assemblies. All male adults came together at these assemblies to decide on communal matters such as mutual help during the planting and harvesting seasons‚ and many more. Irrigation made it possible for
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John Moore AP world history Chapter 5:The classical period; directions‚diversions and decline by 500 C.E. Thesis: Picture: A picture of a painting of Christ with his head surrounded by a halo. Timeline: 1000B.C. 1000 Polynesians reach Fiji‚ Samoa 1000 independent kingdom of Kush
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Marcus Aurelius 46. Constantine 47. Diocletian 48. Aryans 49. Dasas 50. Chandragupta Maurya 51. Ashoka 52. Chandra Gupta RELIGIONS/BELIEF SYSTEMS TO KNOW: 53. Confucianism 54. Daoism 55. Animism 56. Buddhism 57. Christianity 58. Hinduism 59. Judaism PERIODS‚ AGES‚ ERAS TO KNOW: 60. Mesolithic era 61. Neolithic era 62. Paleolithic era 63. Bronze Age 64. Iron Age WARS AND CONFLICTS TO KNOW (WHO‚ WHY‚ RESULTS):
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