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paleolithic age/old age people were nomads, hunter gatherers, lived in caves. during ice-age. They used stone and bone tools, learned how to use fire for light and cooking, symbolic art in caves.
neoloithic revolution/new age CAUSES- iceage ends, seasons, warmer weather, drier land for farming. CHANGES- growing gain led to farming/demostication. Chopping trees led to building villages. Settlements. IMPACT- rise of farming/civilizations.
mesopotamia DETAILS- on tygris and Euphrates river, fertile crescents, hot/dry, middle east, silt (thick mud). ACHIEVEMENTS- cuneiform(worlds earliest know writing system created by sumerians), ziggurat (pyramid/temple), Babylon, Hammurabi's code, city-states, irrig
Nile river valley DETAILS- Delta, Nile river, Egypt, gift of the Nile, flood calanders, cataracts, hot/dry = desert (Saharra). ACHIEVEMENTS- pyramids, mummification, pharoah-theocracy, paprus, sphynx, heiroglyphics
indus river valley DETAILS- india (Ganges, Indus), monsoons(rain storms) got/wet. ACHIEVEMENTS- draining system, Hinduism (Aryan, caste system), mohenjor daro, harappa
huang he (yellow river) valley DETAILS- China, yellow river,(silt=loses), deserts, mountains, forests. river valleys. ACHIEVEMENTS- dynastic cycle(mandate of heaven)
Greece DETAILS-islands/mountains, mediterean ((Aegean, Ionian), little arable land. ACHIEVEMENTS- athens v Spartans, democracy/oilgardy, philosophy, tradey/comedy, acropolis, hellenism, socrates-plato-aristotle.
rome DETAILS-italy, meditearanan, Tiber river, swiss Alps. ACHIEVEMENTS- gladiators, aqueducts, tribal assembly(senate, republic, colossum, roads, Punic wards, pax Romana, ceaser, christans
qin DETAILS-china. ACHIEVEMENTS-built terrocata/soilders, great wall of china, shi-huangdi
han DETAILS- china. ACHIEVEMENTS- developed silk road, trade network, civil service, centralized gov., monopoly, silk road, assimilation
maurya DETAILS- india. ACHIEVEMENTS- asoka (great king), asokas pillars, relogious tolerance, cultural diffusion
gupta DETAILS- India ACHIEVEMENTS- 3p's (peace, prosperity, progress) of the golden age, created math
hinduism FOUND- India. BELEIFS- karma, dharma, reincarnation, caste system, polytheism(Shiva, Brahma, Vishnu), Ganges river, vedas, cow
buddhism FOUND-india. BELEIFS- 8 fold path, 4 noble truths, siddharta gutama, 1st Buddha, enlightment, nirvana, meditate, karma, reincarnation. SPECIFIC IMPACT ON NATION- china(eastern Asian countries)
judaism FOUND- mesopotamia. BELEIFS- monotheism, Moses, Abraham, Torah, 10 commandments, Hebrew, Canaan, covenant. SPECIFIC IMPACT ON NATION-israel, North America, europe
christianity FOUND- roman empire. BELEIFS-apostles/pope/bishops,preists, bible, resereaction, Jesus, messiah. SPECIFIC IMPACT ON NATION- Europe and rest of world
confusianism FOUND- china. BELEIFS- filial piety, education, civil service.
daoism FOUND- china. BELEIFS-yin yang, lao zi, dao/tao
legalism FOUND-china. BELEIFS-military dictaorship
democracy IDEA- citizens vote for laws or representatives directly. EX/SOCIETY- athens. NOTES- ruled by the people
republic IDEA- citizens vote for representatives. EX/SOCIETY-rome. NOTES- ruled by the senate
theocracy IDEA- religous laws/leader rule the gov. EX/SOCIETY-ancient Egypt. NOTES- pharoah=god
12 tables IDEA-all roman citizens are equal under the law. EX/SOCIETY-rome. NOTES- trial by jury. Innocent till proven guilty
hammurabis code IDEA- revenge = justice. EX/SOCIETY- mesopotamia (Babylonians). NOTES- eye for eye and tooth for tooth. (Steal=chop off hand)
asokas pillars IDEA-religous toleration (ex- anyone in country can do what they want). EX/SOCIETY- India.
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