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218834045Paleolithic"Old Stone" Nomadic, Hunters and Gatherers, Gender Equality, Venus Sculptures, Mastery of Fire0
218834046Neolithic"New Stone" Domesticated, Domestication of Animals, Cultivation (Slash and Burn Technique), Creation of First City: Jericho, Organized Religion, Writing, Bureaucracy, Social Classes, Public Works1
218834047Mesopotamia"The Land Between Two Rivers" Tigris and Euphrates Rivers2
218834048Mesopotamian City StatesBabylon, Sumer, Ur, Uruk, Kish3
218834049Epic of GilgameshGilgamesh is from Uruk The greatest adventure is the unknown4
218834050Sargon of AkaadSargon was from Kish, staged an uprising and became the first emperor Created a capital city, his empire lasted three generations until it was taken over by Babylon5
218834051HammurabiRuler of Babylon, "Hammurabis Law" "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"6
218834052AssyriansInvaders of Babylon7
218834053NebuchadnezzarAssyrian ruler who took over Babylon, created the Hanging Gardens for his wife8
218834054AbrahamOriginal leader of the Hebrews, from the Mesopotamian city of Ur Judaism originally was polythisitc but believed one God was better than all the others9
218834055MosesConvinced Hebrews that there was only one true God (Judaism becomes the first monotheistic religion) Jews become slaves in Egypt Moses leads them across the REED Sea (Exodus)10
218834056PhoeniciansModern Day Lebanon and Syria Textiles (Purple Dye), Sailing and Trade Expanded to Sicily, Crete, Sardinia, Spain, Canary Islands and British Isles Alphabet (22 letters)11
218834057Ancient EgyptUpper Egypt was South, Lower Egypt was North Nile River runs North Memphis and Thebes major cities12
218834058Osiris and IsisOsiris killed by his brother Seth, cut into 14 pieces and scattered throughout Egypt. Isis collected the pieces of his body so that he could move on to the underworld. Isis is the ruler of the underworld13
218834059PyramidsCompleted by volunteers NOT slaves 8-Day rotation (Egyptian way of paying taxes) every 8 days you move on to a new job for the Egyptian government Built going up, decorated going down14
218834060King MenesUnified upper and lower Egypt15
218834061Old KingdomPyramids, Civil War16
218834062Middle KingdomCulture, Expedition, Trade, Invasion from the Hyksos17
218834063New KingdomConquer Mesopotamia and Africa, Tribute, Slaves, Food, Gold Nubians attack from the South, Assyrians were attacking from the North. Assyrians take over Egypt18
218834064Harappan SocietyIndus River Valley (similar to the Nile and Yellow Rivers the Indus River floods) Domestication of the chicken, cotton textile industry, wheat and barley were grown, uniform system of weights and measures, barter system, each home had its own water supply, baths could have hot water, sewage system19
218834065Decline of Harappan SocietyMost likely a flash flood Skeletons found in the streets20
218834066AryansHad goats, cattle, horses (cattle were a symbol of wealth) Aryans and the Dravidians (Harappan descendents) both lived in Indus River Valley. No writing system, eventually develop Sanskrit, wrote the Vedas, CASTE SYSTEM21
218834067Ancient ChinaLocated along the Yellow River "Chinas Sorrow"22
218834068Xia DynastyFirst Dynasty of China was it even real? power of Xia Dynasty declined gradually23
218834069Shang DynastySecond Dynasty of China Walled cities, countryside homes dug into hills (cave-like), changed capital 6 times, use of the chariot, King Wu Ding buries Fu Hao under the palace24
218834070Zhou DynastyThird Dynasty of China co-existed with Shang until it took complete control created the first feudal system, mandate of heaven, read oracle bones, worshipped ancestors, importance of military25
218834071Olmec CivilizationLocation: Between Yucatan Penninsula and Modern Day Mexico/Honduras Cultivation and Agriculture (squash, beans, mango, chili peppers, corn Ate turkey and dog No wheel Human Sacrifices Sacrifice Blood (Blood Letters) Bled their tounges, ears, arms, and penises ... Worshipped the jaguar26
218834072Mayan CivilizationChechen Itza (most famous temple) Traded cocoa beans like money Played a sport similar to soccer27
218834073AndeanLocated in Andes Mountains Llmas and Alpacas28
218834074OceaniaLocated around Austrailia and New Guinea Made boats29

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