Monday-
ch.1
Agricultural/ Neolithic Revolution
Prior to more Organized agriculture, people were nomadic and hunted animals and gathered plants-hunter-gather
They lived in groups of about 25-70 people
No one knows exactly how things changed, but about 10,000 years ago, people started more organized farming
Along with planting crops, people also domesticated animals such as horses, dogs,goats and pigs
As time went on, people started setting up villages, which then, over time, turned into towns and then some into cities.
As cities emerged, more complex ways of thinking and living emerged leading to civilization
As cities grew, social classes emerged
Ancient Sumerian City of Ur
Civilization - An advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture,science,industry, and government has been reached
The five traits of a Civilization
.Advances cities
.Writing/Record keeping
.Specialized workers
.Complex institutions
.Advanced technology
What are natural borders?
Deserts, Mountains, and Rivers
Arose 4 separate river valleys around 3500 B.C
Fertile soil,mild climate,waterway for crops and drinking
Tuesday- Arose 4 separate river valleys around 3500 B.C
Fertile soil,mild climate,waterway for crops and drinking
Key terms
City-state - a city and the surrounding territory it controls and functioned on in independent state
Dynasty - a series of rulers from a single family-father to son
Polytheism- belief of many gods
Monotheism - belief of one god
Empire - group of territories or nations ruled by a single ruler
Delta - a board, marshy area of land formed by deposits of silt where a river runs into a bigger body of water
King Narmer- King of Egypt that many believe united Upper and Lower Egypt around 3000 BC
Pharaoh - The god-kings of Egypt
Theocracy - government headed by religious leaders or a leader regarded as a god
Pyramid - Huge structure where the egyptian pharaohs are placed after they die
Mummification - The process of drying and embalming a corpse to prevent decay
Usually reserved for loyalty and the rich
Hieroglyphics - Egyptian form of writing
Papyrus - What egyptians wrote on. Came from papyrus reeds found in marshy areas
Indian subcontinent - The land mass that includes pakistan, India and Bangladesh
Monsoon - Seasonal winds
Mandate from heaven - A just ruler that has approval from the gods
An unjust ruler can lose their mandate to rule
Dynastic Cycle - The rise, fall and replacement of dynasties
Feudalism - A political system in which the king gives land to nobles/lords and in returns, they vow loyalty and military service to the king
Used in China, Japan and Europe
Wednesday- working on civilization power point
Thursday- working on civilization power point
Friday-present power point
Zhou dynasty-
In 1046 BCE,King Wu led an army of 50,000 troops against a Shang army of 700,000 in battle known as the Battle of Muye. Many of the Shang soldiers joined King Wu’s side.
The Zhou dynasty came to power in 1046
The Zhou dynasty lost power in 256 BCE
Nobles owned the farmland Iron tools increased harvest
Increasing population Merchant and trader
Zhou is in a valley
Located in a rain forest
Religion- Confucianism a thought process of balance in with yourself and Taoism life your life to the fullest and there is going to be good and bad
Entertainment- They played music. String instruments began to be played during this time.kites were invented.Operas were first made.
Gender roles- Women were treated as inferior to men, and they had to do whatever they were told by the men without question.
Advancements
Waterways
Dyed yarns
Started to record astronomy
First geographical maps
Discovered magnetism
Phoenicians-
An ancient civilization made of city-states which along the coast of the Mediterranean sea
Phonica had a lot of forests and woods
Phoenicia was also around lots of snow capped mountains, so they had a lot of natural barriers to protect it.
Led by a hereditary monarchy in power until the 7th century Bce Only one Queen ruled alone as regent for her son during 500 B.C
Tyre setup trade with the king of Israel and were the first people to establish a large colonial network based on seafoning
Priests came from the royal family or the leading merchant families
Phoenician cities very rarely formed alliances with each other
A collection of city-states
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