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Chapter 1: From the Origins of Agriculture to the First River-Valley Civilizations 8000-1500 B.C.E. By: Kim Jacobsen

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Page 1: Chapter 1: From the Origins of Agriculture to the First River-Valley Civilizations 8000-1500 B.C.E. By: Kim Jacobsen

Chapter 1: From the Origins of Agriculture to the First River-Valley Civilizations 8000-1500 B.C.E.

By: Kim Jacobsen

Page 2: Chapter 1: From the Origins of Agriculture to the First River-Valley Civilizations 8000-1500 B.C.E. By: Kim Jacobsen

Key Terms Stone Age - The historical period characterized by the

production of tools from stone and other nonmetallic substances.

Paleolithic - The period of the Stone Age associated with the evolution of humans.

Neolithic - The period of the Stone Age associated with the ancient Agricultural Revolution.

Foragers - People who support themselves by hunting wild animals and gathering wild edible plants and insects.

Agricultural Revolution - The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between ca. 8000 and 2000 B.C.E.

Ziggurat - A massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mud bricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities, but its function is unknown.

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Key Terms Cuneiform - A system of writing in which wedge-shaped

symbols represented words or syllables. Originated in Mesopotamia and is one of the first written languages ever invented.

Hieroglyphics - A system of writing in which picture symbols represented sounds, syllables or concepts. It was used for inscriptions on monuments in Egypt.

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Before Civilization Culture Stone Age Hunter-gatherer societies Agricultural Revolution

- Domestication

- Pastoralism Hunter-gatherer societies vs. Farming societies

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Mesopotamia: Politics Semitic people were politically dominant

City-states

Lugal (king)

Hammurabi

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Mesopotamia: Society Social division

Hammurabi’s Code

Male dominated

Women

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Mesopotamia: Religion Gods that embody nature

Anthropomorphism

Temples and ziggurats

Priests

Demons and amulets

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Mesopotamia: Tech and Art Cuneiform

Irrigation

Clay

Bronze

Number system

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Egypt: Politics Divine kingship - Pharaoh

Ma’at

Hereditary kingship

Complex bureaucracy

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Egypt: Society Ethnically diverse

Less pronounced social divisions

Women had more rights

Slavery limited

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Egypt: Religion Polytheistic

Some of the more important gods: Ra, Horus, Osiris, etc.

Pyramids

Afterlife

- Mummies

Divine kingship

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Egypt: Tech and Art Architecture

- Pyramids

- Temples

- Monuments

Hieroglyphics

Irrigation

Chemistry

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Egypt: Economy Self-sufficient

Nubia

Trade

Agriculture

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Indus Valley Civilization

“Priest-King” Strong central authority Writing system City layout Technology Natural resources Metal “Systems failure”