Chapter 3 Study Guide I.Key Terms Sudanic societies: agriculture took root in Sudan first. The region used to be grassy with lakes‚ rivers‚ and streams. They domesticated cattle and became nomadic herders. After 7500 B.C.E they established permanent settlements. Around 5000 B.C.E Sudanic people had formed small monarchies and developed religious beliefs. “Gifts of the Nile”: Herodotus said Egypt was “the gift of the Nile” because of Egypt’s advantages over the floods from the Nile. With the floods
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Foundations 14% of the AP Exam Climate Climate has been a major factor in determining where people settled. Peopled settled in areas that has climates that would accommodate agriculture and livestock. Time Periods • The Paleolithic Age refers to about 12‚000 BC. During this time people were nomadic. • The Neolithic Age refers to the age from about 12‚000 BC to about 8000 BC. It is during this time that people settled in communities and civilization began to emerge. • River Valley Civilizations
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Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________ Enduring Vision Ch 1 & 2 Use your knowledge of U.S. History to answer the following questions. Put your answer on the answer sheet. Save the answer sheet as your name‚ type your name on it‚ and email to me in 1 week. ____ 1. Which of the following is not one of the theories about how America was originally settled? 1-3 |a. |Siberian hunters crossed from Asia to North American during the last ice age.
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guardian spirit providing protection for the family. It is captured in the rain forest when still a nestling‚ and fed and treated like a divine spirit by the family. The harpy eagle was part of the pantheon of olmec gods 3‚000 years ago and‚ in Peru‚ was among the gods venerated by members of the Chavin culture. Today it is included in Huaorani mythology as well as in that of other Amazon groups. The Kachuyana of Brazil‚ for example‚ claim that the harpy "possesses the wisdom of all the spirits"‚ and that
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from Mesopotamian‚ Shang‚ Indus Valley‚ Chavin‚ and Phoenician) in terms of three of the following: economy‚ political system‚ art and architecture‚ religion‚ technology‚ legacy. Answer: Of the world’s first civilizations‚ all successful and renowned were located on or near a river. The Mesopotamian and Chavín civilizations were no exception to this. Mesopotamia originated in modern-day Iraq in 8000 B.C.E.‚ between the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers‚ and the Chavín civilization was located on the coast
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Peruvian Textiles‚ Ceramic‚ and Architecture History When the Spanish Conquistadores decided to take over The Incan Empire they only had eyes for the gold but not for their unique textile practices. The textiles were used to explain their cultural beliefs. The Incan textile was inherited by pre-Inca cultures. In the time of the Incas a textile production was obtained mainly from the Tahuantinsuyo. Also‚ the in writings of the observations made by the chroniclers‚ it can be seen that the dresses
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is now Lebanon‚ Syria‚ and parts of northern Africa‚ the Chavin society developed around modern day Peru where the Mosna and huachescsa rivers merge. The Phoenician civilization created their society around 1100 B.C.E and the Chavín civilization was established around from 900 B.C.E. The Phoenician and the Chavin showed many similarities and differences in the aspects of technological advancements‚ economics‚ and social behavior. The Chavin and the Phoenician displayed more differences than similarities
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9/19/12 Farming and Emergence of Complex Societies * Farming and complex societies are the result of change * One of major changes is reflected in this frieze on a wall in Mesopotamia -reflects domestication of animals and plants – was a monumental change – resulted in a new way of living we know as farming – included pastoralism * Development of farming communities – a major change – started to be accompanied by a wall structure * Between about 12‚000 and 1‚000 BCE – Appeared independently
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Classical Era (600 BCE – 600 CE) 3. Development of Classical States and Empires in Africa and the Americas (10/07) - Strayer (p. 282-300) Classica Era Variations Africa and the Americas 500 BCE – 1200 CE The Maya Temple of the Great Jaguar in Tikal: in the Maya city of Tikal (present-day Gutaemala)‚ served as tomb of Tikal ruler Jasaw Chan K’awiil I Mesoamerican Maya + Peruvian Moche + civilizations in Africa (Meroë‚ Axum‚ Niger River valley) thrived Those that did not organize around
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Civilizations: Mesopotamia (Sumerian city states and later Assyrian and Babylonian Empires) on the Tigris and Euphrates River Egypt on the Nile River Valley Harappan Civilization of the Indus River Valley Shang China in the Yellow River Valley Olmecs in Mesoamerica Chavin in Andean South America State-building and roles of monumental architecture‚ promotion of arts and artisanship‚ writing‚ legal codes‚ religion‚ trade From Unit 2: From Chapter 4 and religion presentations
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