So basically just a summary of notes and what i've learned:
mesopotamia- 2 rivers are Tigris and the Euphrates
many of the objects traded were domesticated animals, wine, donkeys, gemstones, camels, pottery and horse
they used cuneiform to write
used a base 60 numeral system, where the 60 min hr 24 hr day
religion: the world was a flat disk that was surrounded by a vast hollow space that was enclosed in an over arching heaven
sports and games: hunting, wrestling, polo but with men sitting on shoulders of other men instead of horses
government: were a monarchy
first cody of laws, believed that their rulers were descendents of gods.
Gunpowder, the compass, paper making, printing, poetry, Song Ci, and the Yellow River civilization is the Yuan Dynasty in glittering gems, are inventions and scientific achievements not only to promote Chinese culture development, but also spread to the rest of the world, made an important contribution to the culture development of human beings.
indus valley:
father of rivers
religion is still uncertain
born into social classes
woman were valued, they beared children
higly organized agriculture
harappa: one of the first cities located
three classes- religios elite, trading class, and the poor workers
the nile: it was during the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt, first dynasty was founded in the lower kingdom of egypt
pharoah narmer is also known for reaunting the two kingdoms of egypt
there is no definite ending. many historians combine dynasties 1 and 2
second dynasty: 2890B.C.-2686B.C.
the last pharoah of the second dynasty
fall of assyrian empire: ended in 612 BC when the capital city Nineveh was invaded by an allied force of babylonians, medes, and others
babylonian was the strongest empire after the fall of the assyrians
persian empire fell to alexander the great after a long military campaign around 332 BC
it became a part of the greek seleucid empire
nubia and egypt were the two biggest river valley civilizations by the nile river
indus- people dont know for sure what happened to the indu civilzation
historians believe there may have been a huge climate change
food shortages caused people to starve and spread diseases
fall of xia is blamed on its last king who fell in love with an evil woman and became a tyrant
people rebelled against his leadership
yellow river- shang dynasty ended when king zhou killed his son and murdered his ministers
zhou dynasty began with the suicide of zhou
many empires rose and fell.
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