Things You Need to Know Upfront No Quiz

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Things You need to KnowThings You need to Know

UpfrontUpfront

so that everything else willmake sense.


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History or Prehistory?History or Prehistory?

History is the recordedevents of the past.

Prehistory is the period oftime before writing

Archaeology is the scientificstudy of the physical evidence of

past human societies recoveredthrough excavation which helpsus understand prehistory as well

as documented events.


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Fact or Myth?Fact or Myth?

A fact is an event known tohave happened or somethingknown to have existed

A myth is a traditional storyaccepted as history; servesto explain the world view of apeople

Proof???


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Civilization orCivilization orStone Age?Stone Age?

The Old and New StoneAges cover the earliestperiods of human prehistory.

Civilization is a society inan advanced state ofdevelopment with writing,government, religion, jobsand social classes, arts andarchitecture, and publicworks


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22-4322-43 PaleolithicPaleolithic NeolithicNeolithic CivilizationCivilization

LivingLivingArrange-Arrange-

mentsments

NomadicNomadicSmall groups in the tensSmall groups in the tens

Settled in villages and smallSettled in villages and smallcommunities (100s)communities (100s)

Cities, trade, transportation,Cities, trade, transportation,1000s1000s

Tools andTools andTechTech

Stone, wood, bone,Stone, wood, bone,animal parts, used foranimal parts, used forweapons and toolsweapons and tools

Stone, wood, bone, animalStone, wood, bone, animalparts, used for weaponsparts, used for weaponsand toolsand tools

AND METALS LIKEAND METALS LIKEBRONZEBRONZE

Stone, wood, bone, animalStone, wood, bone, animalparts, used for weapons andparts, used for weapons andtools, metals like bronze,tools, metals like bronze,

AND IRON,AND IRON,

Food andFood andCommun-Commun-icationication

Hunting and Gathering,Hunting and Gathering,limited communicationlimited communicationcovering small regioncovering small region

Hunting and gathering,Hunting and gathering,FARMING ANDFARMING ANDDOMESTICATION OFDOMESTICATION OFANIMALS, trade beginsANIMALS, trade begins

which improveswhich improvescommunicationcommunication

Hunt, gather, farm, animals,Hunt, gather, farm, animals,increased trade, war andincreased trade, war andconquestconquest

Role of MenRole of Menand Womenand Women

Equal: both contributeEqual: both contributeequally to meeting theirequally to meeting theirneedsneeds

Farming led to maleFarming led to maledomination: men workdomination: men workaway from home and huntaway from home and huntwhile women take care ofwhile women take care of

the household, children,the household, children,and food prepand food prep

As cities grew men gainedAs cities grew men gainedmore and more power inmore and more power inmost societies. The weremost societies. The wereoften the warriors and rulersoften the warriors and rulers

of the landof the land


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Rise of CitiesRise of Cities


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City-States or Empire?City-States or Empire?

A city-state is anindependent, self-governingcity that incorporated itssurrounding territory,

including smaller towns andvillages

An empire is a state that

extends dominion overpopulations distinct culturallyand ethnically from theculture/ethnicity at the center

of power


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Continents/Regions and OceansContinents/Regions and Oceans


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Egypt and Mesopotamia MapEgypt and Mesopotamia Map

Egypt

Mesopotamia

Nile River

Tigris River

Euphrates River

Mediterranean Sea

Red Sea

Persian Gulf

Africa

Asia

JerusalemSumer

Giza

Upper Egypt

Lower Egypt


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Sumerian AchievementsSumerian Achievements


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Egyptian CivilizationEgyptian Civilization

Periods and Dates Characteristics

Old

Kingdom:2700BC-

2200BC

divine kings had mostly free farmers

and some slaves to build pyramids

(tombs) to provide hope for theirafterlife

Middle Kingdom:

2050BC-1650BC

pharaohs were concerned for their

people; period of expansion: CHAOS

New Kingdom:

1567BC-1085BC

militaristic; massive wealth; religious

revolution; Famous Pharaohs like

Hatshepsut, Ramses, Akhenaton, Tut


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New Centers of CivilizationNew Centers of Civilization

Civilization Lasting Achievements

Hittites Used iron

Phoenicians Developed an _alphabet_ that was passed onto the Greeks.

The __Roman_ alphabet that we use today is derived from

this alphabet.

Israelites The religion of the Israelites became a major world religion.

It is known today as Judaism and it influenced the religionsof Christianity and Islam. The Ten Commandments and thewords of the prophets became the basis for modern laws andideas of social justice. It was different from other religions in

western Asia and Egypt because it was __monotheistic__.


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New EmpiresNew EmpiresHow did the Assyrians communicatethroughout their empire?

Assyrians used relays of horses to carry messages along anetwork of roads to communicate throughout their empire

Who helped Persia become the largest

empire in the world and how far did it stretchCyrus the Greatruled with great wisdom andcompassion and helped make Persia the LargestEmpire in the World, but he respected other cultures.

He allowed the Jews, who had been brought to

Babylon in the sixth century B.C., to return toJerusalem.

Darius divided the empire into satrapies, orprovinces, each with its own satrap orgovernor to collect taxes, provide justice, andrecruit soldiers


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Features of Civilization in Egypt and MesopotamiaFeatures of Civilization in Egypt and MesopotamiaFeatureFeature MesopotamiaMesopotamia EgyptEgypt

CitiesCities

GovernmentGovernment

ReligionReligion

Jobs/Social ClassesJobs/Social Classes

Arts/Arts/AchievementsAchievements

WritingWriting

MesopotamiaMesopotamia FeatureFeature EgyptEgypt

Ur, BabylonUr, Babylon CitiesCities Giza, Cairo, Thebes,Giza, Cairo, Thebes,Gods rule the cities- theocracy-Gods rule the cities- theocracy-kings with divine right to rule,kings with divine right to rule,Code of Hammurabi= writtenCode of Hammurabi= writtencode of lawcode of law

GovernmentGovernment Dynasties=ruling families,Dynasties=ruling families,Pharaohs=Egyptian monarchs,Pharaohs=Egyptian monarchs,viewed as gods with absoluteviewed as gods with absolutepowerpower

Polytheistic: negative view of thePolytheistic: negative view of the

gods and afterlifegods and afterlife

ReligionReligion Polytheistic: provided securityPolytheistic: provided security

linked to naturelinked to naturePatriarchal, Nobles-Commoners-Patriarchal, Nobles-Commoners-Slaves, 90% farmersSlaves, 90% farmers

Jobs/SocialJobs/SocialClassesClasses

Pharaoh-Nobles and Priests-Pharaoh-Nobles and Priests-merchants artisans scribes-merchants artisans scribes-peasant farmers, women hadpeasant farmers, women hadmore rightsmore rights

Ziggurats, Wheel, PottersZiggurats, Wheel, PottersWheel, Bronze, 60 # system,Wheel, Bronze, 60 # system,Geometry, Arch, Dome,Geometry, Arch, Dome,

Arts/Arts/AchievementsAchievements

Pyramids=Old Kingdom, Temples,Pyramids=Old Kingdom, Temples,Mummification,Mummification,

Cuneiform,Cuneiform, The Epic ofThe Epic ofGilgameshGilgamesh

WritingWriting Hieroglyphics, The Rosetta StoneHieroglyphics, The Rosetta Stone


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Egypt and Mesopotamia ChartEgypt and Mesopotamia Chart

1.Of the vocabulary words that we havealready discussed, which ones apply toboth Egypt and Mesopotamia?

2.What stands out about Mesopotamia thatmakes it unique?

3.What stands out about Egypt that makes itunique?

4.Which one would you rather live in andwhy?


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New Centers of CivilizationNew Centers of Civilization

Copy the timeline.

Use Pages 54-64 to write three details for

each event.

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