Monday-
No school, Labor day
Tuesday-
Forum post shared their stories
Assyrians-
Military
Taxed new lands
If they refused to pay, they destroyed their city and exiled people
Highly advanced military
Top of the line weaponry
Good strategy
Fell because they tried to take over too much land
Military spread too thin
Economic
Taxes
Agriculture and herding
Person could only do a job with their social class
Geography
Located in Northern Mesopotamia in what is now Iran, Syria, Iraq, Turkey
Settled because it had good soil, rivers, good protection
Social Class-
Kings/wealthy spent their life feasting
Other citizens spent their time farming and other hard labor
Harappans- Indian
Political
Began 5,000 years
Lasted 2,000
Ended with mutual consent to move where the monsoon winds were more reliable
No wars, focused on making their city a better place
People were very diverse
Economic-
Type of economy- Barter or trade
Geography-
Size of western Europe
Used same size bricks for all buildings
Settled in the land of 7 rivers
Wednesday-
Continue Harappans
Continue Geography-
Rivers- Provided for rich agricultural lands
Arabian Sea- Provided food and protection
Himalaya Mountains- Provided protection
Houses
Preferred 2 story buildings with a small courtyard
Advanced waste removal technologies
One public bath
Social
Gender roles- women had many rights
They could be chief
Religion- Theocracy
Education- Literature, agricultural civilization
Entertainment- Playing dice and marble, gambling
Advances/Inventions
Bullock-driven carts, boats
Egyptians-
Political-
They ruled in dynasties
There was 28 dynasties
Pharaohs- Kings
Government- Pharaohs/Kings
Economic-
Economy was strictly organized and controlled
Used a type of money-barter system
How do people make a living?
Nile River and Fertile land
Agriculture was very important
Raised animals, to eat and sell
Natural Barriers
Deserts to the East and West of the Nile River
Mountains to the south
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Education-
Only daughters of wealthy nobles received an education
Very few careers were open to women
Most women trained for motherhood
Some attended village school
Some attended school designed for specific career
Art-
Painting
Sculpture
Architecture
Sculptures in wood, stone and jewelry
Gender roles-
Women
Raised children
They were responsible for the family
Men
Taught the boys
Thursday-
Zhou dynasty-
Political-
King wen, after died son took over
Feudal government
Power was passed down from father to son, or someone of same family
Came into power in 1046
Longest reigning dynasty in china
256 BCE came to end, invaded by Qin
Social
Iron age
Military improvements
Roads, canals, and bridges
Language
Silk for trade
Economics
Agriculture based
Metal coins
Cowry shell
Iron tip plow
Crossbow
Geography
Great wall started
Yellow sea
Gobi desert
Friday-
Monday-
No school, Labor day
Tuesday-
Forum post shared their stories
Assyrians-
Military
Taxed new lands
If they refused to pay, they destroyed their city and exiled people
Highly advanced military
Top of the line weaponry
Good strategy
Fell because they tried to take over too much land
Military spread too thin
Economic
Taxes
Agriculture and herding
Person could only do a job with their social class
Geography
Located in Northern Mesopotamia in what is now Iran, Syria, Iraq, Turkey
Settled because it had good soil, rivers, good protection
Social Class-
Kings/wealthy spent their life feasting
Other citizens spent their time farming and other hard labor
Harappans- Indian
Political
Began 5,000 years
Lasted 2,000
Ended with mutual consent to move where the monsoon winds were more reliable
No wars, focused on making their city a better place
People were very diverse
Economic-
Type of economy- Barter or trade
Geography-
Size of western Europe
Used same size bricks for all buildings
Settled in the land of 7 rivers
Wednesday-
Continue Harappans
Continue Geography-
Rivers- Provided for rich agricultural lands
Arabian Sea- Provided food and protection
Himalaya Mountains- Provided protection
Houses
Preferred 2 story buildings with a small courtyard
Advanced waste removal technologies
One public bath
Social
Gender roles- women had many rights
They could be chief
Religion- Theocracy
Education- Literature, agricultural civilization
Entertainment- Playing dice and marble, gambling
Advances/Inventions
Bullock-driven carts, boats
Egyptians-
Political-
They ruled in dynasties
There was 28 dynasties
Pharaohs- Kings
Government- Pharaohs/Kings
Economic-
Economy was strictly organized and controlled
Used a type of money-barter system
How do people make a living?
Nile River and Fertile land
Agriculture was very important
Raised animals, to eat and sell
Natural Barriers
Deserts to the East and West of the Nile River
Mountains to the south
Mediterranean Sea
Red Sea
Education-
Only daughters of wealthy nobles received an education
Very few careers were open to women
Most women trained for motherhood
Some attended village school
Some attended school designed for specific career
Art-
Painting
Sculpture
Architecture
Sculptures in wood, stone and jewelry
Gender roles-
Women
Raised children
They were responsible for the family
Men
Taught the boys
Thursday-
Zhou dynasty-
Political-
King wen, after died son took over
Feudal government
Power was passed down from father to son, or someone of same family
Came into power in 1046
Longest reigning dynasty in china
256 BCE came to end, invaded by Qin
Social
Iron age
Military improvements
Roads, canals, and bridges
Language
Silk for trade
Economics
Agriculture based
Metal coins
Cowry shell
Iron tip plow
Crossbow
Geography
Great wall started
Yellow sea
Gobi desert
Friday-
Comments
Only had two of the four weeks done.