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World History Unit 1 Key Notes. Early Civilizations. Civilizations. Mesopotamia Egypt Hebrews Phoenicians. Mesopotamia. Farming in the area allowed for the emergence of civilization. Fertile cresent Agriculture allowed people to settle down, social and cultural prosperity - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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World History Unit 1 Key
NotesEarly Civilizations
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Civilizations Mesopotamia Egypt Hebrews Phoenicians
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Mesopotamia Farming in the area allowed for the emergence
of civilization. Fertile cresent Agriculture allowed people to settle down,
social and cultural prosperity Code of Hammurabi
First written law code “Eye for an eye” Social inequality
Cuneiform = wedge-shaped form of writing
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Mesopotamia
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Mesopotamian Religion Ziggurat = political and religious
center Polytheistic = belief in multiple gods Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Unpredictable flooding led to the development of religion People believed the gods were angry when
the rivers flooded
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Mesopotamian Government City-state: political unit that included a
city and its surrounding lands and villages
Instable because of constant warfare with each other
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Egypt Pharaoh = religious and political leader
(theocracy) Pyramids are a symbol of the Pharaohs’
divine power Hieroglyphics = Egyptian form of writing
with symbols and pictographs
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Judaism a.k.a. Hebrews Monotheistic = belief in one god
Different from polytheistic Mesopotamian and Egyptian religions
Torah = holy book, first five books of the Old Testament
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Zoroastrianism Monotheistic Created by Zoroaster Believed in one universal god Struggle of good vs. evil
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Phoenicians Traded throughout the Mediterranean,
spreading language and culture Created the Phoenician alphabet
Most similar to present-day English alphabet
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Phoenician Trade
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Key terms Monotheism Polytheism Hieroglyphics Cuneiform Pyramid Ziggurat Hammurabi’s Law Code Hebrews (Judaism) Zoroastrianism Pharaoh City-state Theocracy Phoenician alphabet