Monday, August 27th

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Early River Valley Civilizations (Kingdoms)

Mesopotamian

Powerful state in ancient world
Most fertile and rich parts of ancient world
Kings are called first dynasty of Babylon
Babylon is the capital
Jews were help there for 70 years
Babylonia was an ancient empire that was in the Near East in southern Mesoptamia in between the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers; it was long and narrow country about 40 miles wide an area of about 8,000 square miles

Fun Facts:

Death Penalty: the death penalty was prescribed for theft, murder kidnapping, rape and marriage was only legal when recorded in writing

The First Dynasty

3100 BC - 2890 BC
IT was during the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
The first dynasty was founded in the Lower Kingdom of Egypt
It was founded by the Egyptian Pharaoh Narmer
Pharaoh Narmer is also known for reuniting the twp kingdoms
The Narmer Palette was made and the shield was on of the first objects to have Egyptian hieroglyphic writing on it
There is no definite ending so many historians combine dynasties 1 and 2
Historians obtain this information from tombs

2nd Dynasty

2890 BC- 2686 BC
It was during the Early dynastic Period of Egypt
The capital at this time was Thins
Hotepsekhemwy was the founder of the Second Dynasty of Egypt
The last pharaoh of the Second Dynasty was Khasekhemy
Their marriage strengthened the unity of the Upper and Lower Kingdom of Egypt
Their son, Djoser was the first pharaoh of the 3rd dynasty and it strengthen the New Kingdom Period in Egypt

Indus- Arose 2500 BC

Yellow River Civilization

Shang Dynasty
Formed 1600- 1046 BC
First family of Chinese rulers that left a written records
Built palaces and tombs
Ruled Yellow River Valley in 2nd millennium BC defeating the Xia
Capital: Anyang
Language: Old Chinese
Lived off of agriculture. lots of farming and hunting
The fought a lot of war with neighboring settlements and nomadic people who raised animals

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