Paleo/Neo
Nomadic
Houston, New York, Tokyo
Advanced Cities
This place is known as the birthplace of civilization
Mesopotamia OR Fertile Crescent
This is the first monotheistic religion
Judaism
Society stays in one location
Permanent Settlement
Cuineform, hieroglyphics, and Sanskrit, taxes, stories
Record Keeping
This is the first system of writing
Cuneiform
4 noble truths, nirvana, must suffer for enlightenment
Buddhism
Era of basic tools made of stone
Stone Age
phone, tv, car
Advanced technology
These were used by early river valley civilizations to modify their environment for the better
Irrigation systems
This religion was created when the Aryans migrated east into the Indus River Valley and blended with the locals
Hinduism
Era of advanced tools made of metal
Bronze Age
Doctor, x-ray technician, nurse, caste system
Specialized Labor
This was the first written legal code
Code of Hammurabi
Filial piety, civil service exams, education, social order
Confucianism
Turning point in agriculture and domestication
Neolithic Era or Agriculture revolution
Bonus points: What is agriculture?
King or Priest
Democracy
Theocracy
Complex Institutions
Heavenly powers granted the dynasties of China the right to govern
The Mandate of Heaven
Bonus: Jewish Laws that became an example or influenced later empires
10 commandment