Rivers
_____________ played a key role in the development of civilizations, and in the agricultural revolution
Rivers
The Mayans
Having multiple gods
Polytheism
By 600 BCE this was the largest Monotheistic Religion
Judaism
This was the event that led humans from hunter gatherers to a sedimentary life style where we started to domesticate animals and grow crops.
The Agricultural Revolution (The Neolithic Revolution)
The Nile river was important to the development of this civilization
Egypt
The great wall would begin construction under this Dynasty
The Han Dynasty
Having only one god
monotheism
This religion believes in the Eightfold Path
Buddhism
This was an important piece of literature in Mesopotamia that described the adventures of a great man, and is one of the oldest pieces of literature known to date
The Epic of Gilgamesh
These 2 rivers were important for the development of cultures in North America
The Mississippi and the Rio Grande
In the civilization of Babylon, this king came up with a code of laws that would be posted throughout the kingdom, and be the first unified code of laws of any civilization. These laws would also be the origin point of the saying "An eye for and eye".
Hammurabi
The male head of a family or tribe.
Patriarch
This religion focuses upon living in harmony with other people and nature and was founded in 700 BCE by Laozi
Daoism
This was a form of writing in Eygpt
Hieroglyphics
This river was important in the development of Shang China
The Yellow River
This was the form of writing in Mesopotamia
Cuneiform
A system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
Democracy
These two religions would be extremely important to the development of culture in their regions and would eventually have offshoot religions come out of them
Hinduism and Judaism
By 400 BCE Christianity split into these 2 branches
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
These 2 rivers were important to the development of the ancient civilization Sumer
Tigris and Euphrates
This civilization created the radical idea of democracy
Greeks
A transcendent state in which there is neither suffering, desire, nor sense of self, and the subject is released from the effects of karma and the cycle of death and rebirth. It represents the final goal of Buddhism.
Nirvana
This religion is extremely important to culture in China. It is still one of the largest religions today, and mainly focuses on accepting your role in society
Confucianism
This man was able to conquer the Persian Empire and even got as far as India in the East and North Africa in the Southwest. This would become one of the largest empires during his time. He would die extremely young at the age of 32, and without his leadership the empire would crumble
Alexander the Great