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Chapter 7 The Earth and Its People

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Chapter 7 Outline ? India and Southeast Asia, 1500 b.c.e.?1025 c.e. India and Southeast Asia, 1500 b.c.e.?1025 c.e. I.????? Foundations of Indian Civilization, 1500 b.c.e.?300 c.e. The Indian Subcontinent India has three topographical zones: (1) the northern mountainous zone; (2) the Indus and Ganges Basins; and (3) the peninsula. The Vindhya Mountains and the Deccan plateau divide the peninsula from the other two zones. The peninsula itself includes further topographical sub-regions including: (1) tropical Kerala coast in the west; (2) Coromandel Coast in the east; (3) flat area of Tamil Nadu in the south; and (4) island of Sri Lanka.

The Earth and its Peoples: 5th Edition - Chapter 6 Notes

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Chapter 6 Notes India and Southeast Asia, 1500 B.C.E. ? 600 C.E. Foundations of Indian Civilization, 1500 B.C.E. ? 300 C.E. India is a subcontinent because of its size and isolation. It is isolated by the Himalayas and the Indian Ocean. The Indian Subcontinent Encompasses Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka Extremely cold mountains and dry Main source of moisture is monsoons. Monsoons allowed for three harvests per year in some areas. Staple crops were wheat, barley, and millet The Vedic Age, 1500 ? 500 B.C.E. Named after the Vedas, religious texts and our main source of information about the period. Warriors who spoke Indo-European languages (WHITE PEOPLE!!!) invaded the lands from the north around 1500 B.C.E. ARYAS

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* Chapter 9 State, Society, and the Quest for Salvation in India * The Mauryan and Gupta empires 321 B.C.E.-550 C.E. * India Before the Mauryan Dynasty 520 BCE Persian Emperor Darius conquers north-west India Introduces Persian ruling pattern 327 Alexander of Macedon destroys Persian Empire in India Troops mutiny, departs after 2 years Political power vacuum * Kingdom of Magadha Most significant remaining kingdom after Alexander?s departure Central Ganges plain Economic strength Agriculture Trade in Ganges valley, Bay of Bengal Dominated surrounding regions in north-eastern India * Chandragupta Maurya Took advantage of power vacuum left by Alexander Overthrew Magadha rulers Expanded kingdom to create 1st unified Indian empire Mauryan Dynasty * Chandragupta?s Government

The Earth and its People CH 1 Summary

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Chapter ?1: ?From ?the ?Origins ?of ?Agriculture ?to ?the ?First ?River-??Valley ?Civilizations, ?8000-??1500 ?B.C.E. Chapter ?Summary Mesopotamia ? The ?Mesopotamian ?culture ?started ?with ?the ?Sumerian ?people ? Organized ?into ?city-??states ? Controlled ?the ?surrounding ?Agricultural ?land ? Priest ?originally ?ruled ?these ?lands ?but ?the ?power ?shifted ?over ?to ?a ?king ?that ?ruled ?over ?everything ? Social ?divisions ?based ?off ?of ?Hammurabi?s ?Code ? Public ?strived ?to ?appease ?their ?God?s ? They ?generally ?had ?God?s ?of ?the ?environment ?because ?of ?unpredictable ??loods ?and ?such ? Various ?technologies ?to ?respond ?to ?the ?agricultural ?changes ? EX: ?Cuneiform, ?Irrigation, ?stone ?age ?tools Egypt ? Surrounded ?by ?desert

Chapter One: From the Origins of Agriculture to the 1st River-Valley Civilizations (8000 - 1500 B.C.E.)

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Chapter One: From the Origins of Agriculture to the 1st River-Valley Civilizations (8000 - 1500 B.C.E.) 1. Agricultural Revolution: more precise than "Neolithic Revolution" b/c emphasizes central role of food production & signals changeover occurred many times 2. amulets: small charms meant to protect bearer from evil; survival suggests widespread belief in magic (use of special words & rituals to manipulate forces of nature) 3. Babylon: most important city in southern Mesopotamia in 2nd & 1st millennia B.C.E. 4. city-state: self-governing urban center & agricultural territories it controlled 5. civilization: indicated by: -cities that served as administrative centers -political system based on control of defined territory rather than on kinship connections

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Copyright ? 2011 by Bedford/St. Martin?s Robert Strayer Ways of the World A Brief Global History with Sources First Edition CHAPTER 3 First Civilizations: Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E.?500 B.C.E. Something New: The Emergence of Civilizations (pgs. 86-93) Introducing the First Civilizations The Question of Origins An Urban Revolution Monday Tuesday The Erosion of Equality (pgs. 94-98) Hierarchies of Class Hierarchies of Gender Patriarchy in Practice Wednesday The Rise of the State (pgs. 99-103) Coercion and Consent Writing and Accounting The Grandeur of Kings Thursday Comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt (pgs. 103-112) Environment and Culture Cities and States Interaction and Exchange Reflections: ?Civilization?: What?s in a Word?

The Earth and Its People 3rd edition Chapter 1 Notes (Part 2)

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Violence and Order in the Babylonia New Years Festival Egypt Geographical Barriers Proves the impact of natural environment on history and culture of society. Egypt is located at the intersection of Asia and Africa, surrounded by desert and marshy sea coast. Isolation Geographical barriers isolated Egypt from other lands. Unlike Mesopotamia, Egypt was not open to migration or invasion. Cultural Isolation Physical, geographical isolation led to cultural isolation of Egypt. Egyptians learned to be dependent on material self sufficiency because imported resources were unavailable, and self sufficiency encouraged unique culture of Egypt. The Land of Egypt: ?Gift of the Nile? The Nile
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