1.) The definition and characteristics of civilization. (Class Lecture) A civilization is a moderately large population inhabiting‚ extending territory‚ sharing a common culture. Civilizations have Societies within which are organized with three components government‚ rules and laws. In order for a civilization to be prosperous it must have these three necessities: 1.) Water 2.) Soil made to grow food. 3.) Good Climate More Characteristics of a civilization can include 1.) Agrarian based society:
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Chapter 4 Big Picture Questions 1. What common features can you identify in the empires described in this chapter? • All empires controlled large areas and populations. • All empires were brought together by conquest and funded in part by extracting wealth from conquered peoples. • All empires stimulated the exchange of ideas‚ cultures‚ and values among the peoples they conquered. • All empires sought to foster an imperial identity that transcended more local identities and loyalties. • All
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Mexico displays rich history‚ excellent cuisine‚ Spanish colonial attraction‚ indigenous wisdom‚ and hospitality. Mexico has hosted civilizations like Olmecs‚ Teotihuacans‚ Zapotecs‚ Toltecs‚ Mayas‚ and Aztecs. Olmecs being the oldest of the pre-colonial civilizations‚ the period spanned from around 1500 BC to the last civilization of Aztecs in 1521. Olmecs centered around todays Veracruz and Tobasco states. They invented mathematical language and calendar system. Teotihuacans was formed
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because players that participated in this game offered their lives to the Gods. The Mesoamerican ball game was played all over Central and Latin America‚ but it has origins in the Olmecs culture. The balls that were used for this game were made out of rubber and 20 inches in diameter and weight up to 8 pounds. The Olmecs were also the first people that used rubber from the trees. Rubber gave ball an ability to bounce‚ but they were still hard enough to caused injuries (Pacaritambo‚ 1). Even if it
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HISTORY OF MEXICO History Early History The Olmecs‚ Mexico’s first known society‚ settled on the Gulf Coast near what is now Veracruz. Remembered for the giant head sculptures they carved from native stone‚ the Olmecs had two main population centers: San Lorenzo‚ which flourished from about 1200 to 900 B.C.‚ and La Venta in Tabasco‚ which lasted until about 600 B.C. By 300 B.C.‚ villages based on agriculture and hunting had sprung up throughout the southern half of Mexico. Monte Albán‚ home to
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Francisco Pizarro Hernán Cortés Huascar Isabel John II Manco Inca Moctezuma Pedro Alvares Cabral Indigenous ethnic groups (Historical significance/contribution‚ where‚ when) Arawaks Aztecs Cañaris Incas Mayas Mexicas Nahuas Olmecs Quechuas Tlaxcalans Tupis Alcaldía mayor: administrative institution with powers in both indigenous and Spanish grounds. Altepetl: in Pre-Columbian and Spanish conquest-era Aztec society‚ was the local‚ ethnically based
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Chapter 5 The Classical Period: Directions‚ Diversities‚ and Declines by 500 C.E. I. Expansion and Integration A. Key point – how did classical civilizations adjust to expansion 1. Between 550>400 BCE Confucius‚ Laozi‚ Buddha‚ Socrates a. Need to articulate central values B. How did they all unite? 1. China – more centralized 2. Mediterranean – more localized/diverse 3. India – key religious values – not as vulnerable to collapse – like Rome C. What are the two challenges
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highest Mexican pyramid was erected at Cholula (in its initial stages‚ an Olmec site)‚ and was consecrated to Quetzalcoatl‚ wise and beneficial god. There are important zones of pyramid concentrations at Chichén Itzá (pyramid of Kukulcan‚ the Maya name of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl‚ the Feathered Serpent)‚ at Palenque‚ Teopalzolco‚ Monte Alban‚ «city of pyramids» in Teotihuacan‚ an urban centre‚ which started out as Olmec. The Temple of the Inscriptions at Palenque proved to be an eight-story
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1. Identify economic and social features of human societies during the Paleolithic era. Paleolithic‚ Homo afarensis‚ Neandertal‚ Lascaux‚ Natufian Culture‚ Homo sapiens‚ Venus figurines. See: 10-15 in Traditions and Encounters 2. Explain the reasons behind the transition to agriculture during the 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
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CHAPTER ONE: Before History IDENTITIES: Complex Society Paleolithic Venus Figurines Metallurgy Social Class/Social Structure Lucy Neolithic Lascaux Cave Paintings Neolithic Revolution Agricultural Revolution MAP: Olduvai Gorge Neander Valley Catal Huyluk Lascaux CHAPTER TWO: Early Societies in SW Asia and Indo-European Migrations IDENTITIES: The Epic of Gilgamesh Sargon of Akkad Hammurabi’s Codes/Laws Stele Assyrians Economic
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