Classic Civilizations
Rule by the people, carried out through voting by citizens; made famous by Greeks
Direct Democracy
Government in which people rule through representatives; made famous by Romans
Republic
New Stone Age, era of farming, cities and first civilizations
Neolithic
Society in which members enjoy equal status, like most hunter-gatherer societies
Egalitarian
In what country will you find the world's tallest building?
United Arab Emirates
Location: Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Oldest Civilization in World
City-states produced grain, bronze
Built large temples (ziggurats)
Writing - cuneiform (used as receipts)
Traded with Egypt and Indus River Valley
MESOPOTAMIA
Location: Nile River (safe and reliable)
Most influential of ancient civilizations
Lasted for 2700 years
Major grain producer (fed the Greeks)
Writing - hieroglyphics
Built Pyramids for Pharaohs
EGYPT
Herders who moved away from farming communities, periodically move with animals, frequently spread knowledge of agriculture to other areas
Pastoral Nomad
Biological process in which the physical characteristics of wild plants and animals change as a result of human intervention, very slow process
DOMESTICATION
Name a similarity between the Han and Romans
Strong centralized rule
Expanded borders militarily
Expanded trade and commerce
Established times of peace and prosperity
Downfalls - internal power struggles, border pressures, military spending, peasant revolts, epidemics
What was the Han Dynasty's main export?
City that runs as an independent state and controls the immediate territory around it
City State
Ranking of groups of people, caused by Neolithic Revolution and food surpluses
HIERARCHY
Lifestyle: Hunts animals, gathers plants, largely nomadic, very egalitarian
Hunter-Gatherer
Who named their son X Æ A-12?
Elon Musk and Grimes
Invasion from which empire led to the unification of Greek City States?
Persian
What religion did King Ashoka spread through the Mauryan Empire
Buddhism
Hunter-gatherer societies usually travel in family groups led by:
In contrast to egalitarian hunter-gatherer societies, farming villages became
socially stratified (developed social classes)
Location: Yellow and Yangtze Rivers
Expanded empire militarily
Rice farming and irrigation = population boom
Believed in Mandate of Heaven and Confucius
Bureaucrats were valued
Most advanced - silk, iron
Started Silk Road
Han
Silk Road
Pax Romana- building series of road throughout Rome
The '_______________________' established the idea that a ruler must be just to keep the approval of the gods. It was believed that natural disasters, famines, and astrological signs were signals that the emperor and the dynasty were losing the '_______________________' .
Mandate of Heaven
The following are examples of:
Ag/Surplus of Food
Writing
Geography
Large Cities
Hierarchies/Social Structure
Components of Civilization/ Things you need for a civilization.
Work from the village being split between men hunting and women gathering is known as:
Division of Labor
How many bones do sharks have?
Zero