chapter 1 – from human prehistory to early civilizations
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Early CivilizationsChapter 1 – From Human Prehistory to Early
Civilizations
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A long time ago, on a continent far, far away…
Paleolithic Age (2.5 million years ago until 10,000 BCE)Humans traveled in small hunting-gathering
groupsMigrated from origins in East Africa to Eurasia,
Australia, and the Americas Mobile and adaptive to various climactic and
geographical settingsUse of fire: to aid in hunting, protection against
predators, and adapt to cold environmentsMostly hunter-gatherers; some groups exchanged
people, ideas, food, and goods DIFFUSION!!!!!!!!!!
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Neolithic RevolutionNeolithic Revolution began after the last Ice Age
(10,000 BCE)Humans began settling and adapting to their
environmentsSome remained hunter-gatherers
Switch to agriculture and settling in an area created a more reliable food supply (but not diverse)
Begin using domesticated animals for food and for labor
Settlements lead to population increaseFood surplus led to specialization of labor (division
of labor)
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Çatal HüyükLargest early
settlement.Located in present
day southern TurkeyFounded around
7000 BCEHouses made of mud
bricks and timberVery crowded
Area covered over 32 acres
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The 4 Initial Centers of CivilizationStarting around 3500 B.C.E., major
civilization developed in 4 initial centers:3500 BCE - Mesopotamia – Tigris & Euphrates
Rivers3000 BCE - Egypt – Nile River2500 BCE - India - Indus River2200 BCE - China - Huang He (Yellow) River
These were the most densely populated parts of the world.
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Other Areas Of CivilizationThe Americas:
Olmecs, Mayans, & AztecsLocated in Mesoamerica (present day Central
America Mexico)Incas
Located in South America in/near the Andes Mountains (present day Ecuador & Peru)
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The Initial Centers
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MesopotamiaMesopotamia means “land between rivers.”
Refers to this area being between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
Also referred to as the “Fertile Crescent”Farming in this area required communication
& coordination between communities, thus leading to beginnings of complex political structure.
Mesopotamia was familiar w/ bronze and copper (metals); also had invented the wheel for transportation
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MesopotamiaSumerians were first to invade this
region .Developed a cuneiform alphabet (first
known case of human writing) alphabet used pictures to represent objects; later
shifted to geometric shapes to symbolize spoken sounds.
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Cuneiform Writing
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MesopotamiaSumerians:
Developed complex religious ritualsMassive towers were the first monumental
architecture for this civilizationSumerians were polytheistic – they
believed in multiple gods. (monotheistic = belief in one god).They believed in the divine force of “natural”
objects (nature; examples: trees, mountains, rivers)
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Ancient Sumerian ZigguratZiggurat – temple; “mountain of the Gods”
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MesopotamiaSumerians:
Political structure: tightly organized city-states ruled by a king who claimed divine authority.
Sumerian states had strict boundaries.Government helped regulate religion.This region was hard to defend from
outsiders
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MesopotamiaBabylonians:
Extended their own empire into the Middle East.King Hammurabi introduced the most famous
early “code of law” (Hammurabi’s Code).Hammurabi’s Code established rules of
procedure for courts of law, regulated property rights, and regulated the duties of family members.
Example: “If the slave of a free man strikes the cheek of a free man, they shall cut off the slaves ear.” Other examples on page #18 of your textbook
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Babylonian Empire
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Hammurabi’s Code
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Babylonian Numbers
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Egyptian CivilizationNortheast Africa along the Nile RiverCivilization formed by 3000 B.C.E.Egyptians benefited from the trade and
influence of Mesopotamia DIFFUSION of ideas/technology!
Egypt not as open to invasion as Mesopotamia.
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Egyptian Civilization – cont.Political strutcure:
Pharaoh (king) had immense power = “god-like” status
Pharaoh’s built tombs for themselves (The Pyramids!)
Government controlled the economyEgyptian science or alphabet was NOT as
elaborate as Mesopotamia, though mathematics was more advanced.Egyptians produced the idea that a “day” was
divided in to 24 hours.
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Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs
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Ancient Egyptian Pyramids
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Indian & Chinese CivilizationsIndia:
Civilization emerged along the Indus River by 2500 B.C.E.
Several large cities, including Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro
Trading with MesopotamiaHad own alphabet and art formsInvasions by Indo-Europeans resulted in
destruction of this culture, so we know little about their ancient nature or influence on India!
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Indian & Chinese CivilizationsChina:
Civilization along the Yellow River (Huang He River)
Isolated from the rest; though there was some trading w/ India & Mesopotamia
Learned how to ride horses and were skilled in pottery.
Already were using bronze (metal) and by 1000 B.C.E. were using iron.
Most people lived in small houses made of mud bricks.
By 1500 B.C.E. the Shang dynasty ruled over this area.
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ConclusionBy 1000 B.C.E. most river valley civilizations
had declined.Introduced us to: invention of the wheel,
monuments (Pyramids), taming of the horse, alphabets and writing (communication), mathematic concepts, functional calendars and divisions of “time,” and the development of organized monarchies and bureaucracies.