Monday:
Mr. Bruns runs through some quick facts about the world history: including the meaning of BC, AD, BCE, and CE. (Before Christ, After Death, Before Common Era, and Common Era).
The oldest human fossils and where they were found, in Tanzania Africa
The first men and women are believed to be originated from Africa.
Agriculture revolution:
- Prior to more organized agriculture, people were nomadic and hunted animals and gathered plants-hunter-gatherer
- 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
5 traits of a civilization: advanced cities, complex institutions, advanced technology, record keeping, special workers.
Many primitive civilization had natural borders separating different territories, what are natural borders?
Why are dependable natural borders important for civilization to thrive? they provide some simple protection from certain areas, that way people can focus on protecting less of their border thanks to the natural borders and protection.
Many Big civilizations began around 3500 B.C. With fertile soil, mild climate, waterway for transportation and water for crops and drinking, provided for abundant crops and food surpluses
List key terms
Fertile Crescent- the region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape, from the Persian Gulf, through modern-day southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and northern Egypt
Mesopotamia - Greek “land between the rivers”
City-state - a city and the surrounding territory it controls functioned like an independent country
Dynasty - A series of rulers from a single family-father to son
Cultural diffusion - Process in which ideas spread from one culture to another
Polytheism - belief in many gods
Monotheism - belief in only one god
Empire - group of territories or nations ruled by a single ruler
Delta - A broad, 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-Seen as almost as powerful as the gods of the heavens
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 devay Usually reserved for royalty and the rich
Hieroglyphics - Egyptian form of writing
Papyrus - What Egyptians wrote on. Came from papyrus reeds found in marshy areas
Indian Subcontinent - The landmass that includes Pakistan, India and Bangladesh
Monsoon - Seasonal winds that can bring dry air or heavy rain-Huge impact on India
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
Tuesday:
Spoke more about key terms, for list of key terms view the Monday section.
Then all groups received their ancient civilizations to study, mine is Babylonia.
Wednesday:
He gave us time to work our presentation
Thursday:
Another work day for our presentations
Friday:
Mr. Bruns showed a video about the history of labor day, and we talked about it a little about it, then groups started presenting their projects about ancient civilizations, he also informed us of the upcoming chapter 1 & 2 test
Egyptian Empire -
- Pharaoh was the highest authority, who appointed smaller leaders
- Agriculture played a big role
- Economy was based mostly on agriculture, they traded which is where most of their income came from
- A money system might have developed over the years of the empire existence
- They were skilled craftsmen, jewelry and textile and such
- major exports - gold, wheat, barley, papyrus
- major important metals horses/cattle
- worshiped the gem lapis lazuli
- they considered their land to be a gift from the Nile
- the black is the only land for farming
- the red land was the desert and was used for protection as well
- their religion was based on gods and goddesses, had separate religions but joined as one when the two lands unified
- believe that every god is responsible for creating or responsible for something
- pyramids are simply tombs for them, the pharaohs are grand tombs and the peasants had typical tombs, and they built a series of them to confuse the grave robbers from finding the gold and prized possessions buried with them
- Boys were taught to read and write, some girls went to school and sometimes became doctors, in royal families both boys and girls were given equal education
- in the royal family the girls could go to princess classes where they would learn how to be proper
Zhou Dynasty
- came into power in 1045 bc
- Overthrowing the shang dynasty is when they came into power
- Religion - Confucianism and Taoism
- Confucius is the belief that being positive and loving each other is the proper way to live life
- Taoism based on humility and equality
- Zhou dynasty was located to the north eastern coast and near the yellow river
- Natural barriers, the gobe desert, the Himalayas, the yellow river, the yellow sea, pacific ocean, plateau of Tibet
- School was dived in state and village, state school was for the higher ups and the village school was for the peasants
- divided in 4 levels
- Ancient at included bronze-casting, jade carvings, gold smiting, lacker ware, calligraphy, paintings
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