River Valley Civilizations

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Mesopotamia

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Land between rivers (tigerus and Euphrates)

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Fertile Crescent

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Arch of rich farmland in SW Asia Iraq, best farming for Mesopotamia

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Tigerus and Euphrates

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Rivers unpredictable flooding every year, ideal for growing crops

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City state

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Political unit that functioned like a country, 4 major

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Dynasty

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Series of rulers from a single family

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Social class development (4)

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Priest/King > wealthy merchants > artisans > slaves

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Cultural diffusion

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Spreading new ideas from one culture to another

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Babylon empire

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2000 bc beat Sumerians

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Empire

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Peoples, nations, it independent states under control of one ruler

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Hammurabi

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Babylonian ruler famous for his code of law

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Hammurabi code

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“An eye for an eye”
282 specific laws
Covered family relations, business, conduct and crime.

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Nile river

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Center of Egyptian life. 
Flooding brought water for farming 
Worshiped Nile 
Flooding on time 
Sandwiched between two deserts 
Flows north

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Delta

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Marshy area at the mouth of river

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Pharaoh

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Egyptian ruler thought of as a gods.
Others worked for them
Life leisure
Free time to think

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Narmer

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King of upper Egypt who united upper and lower Egypt.

Moved capital to Memphis

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Hieroglyphics

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Egyptians writing system, were articulate record keepers.
Pics
Allows ideas to be transferred

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Papyrus

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Plant used to make paper-like material

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Theocracy

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Government in which the rulers is considered to be a divine figure.
Believed in many gods
Temples
Priests

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Anubis

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Helped mummify bodies

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Pyramid

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Resting place for Egyptian kings after death.

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Ramses II

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Pharaoh that rules the peak of the ancient Egypts glory.
17 wives
200+ kids

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Subcontinent

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Land mass that us a distinct part of a continent. (India)

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Monsoons

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extreme seasonal winds.
Winter: dry
Summer: floods

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Harappan

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Ancient settlements in the Indus River valley.
Planned cities
Grid system
Plumbing system

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Harappan and monenjo

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Major cities in India

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Pictographic script

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Indus writing style | Creates decimal system

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Harappan civilization

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``` Collapsed in 1500 bc Plate tectonics Earthquakes Disturbed river course Overworked land ```

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Huange hu and Yangtze

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2 major river systems that flow from west to the Pacific Ocean "Heartland"

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Shang dynasty

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1st known civilization Famous for bronze work 1st Chinese writing Massive earthen walls (war)

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Dynastic cycle

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Pattern of rise, fall and replacement of dynasties

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China

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Supplied everything No trade Isolated

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1 family

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Central to China Respect for parents Men treated women as inferior expected to obey fathers, husbands and sons Arranged marriages

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2 religion

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Spirt of ancestors Family related Mandate of Heaven

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Mandate of Heaven

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Divine approval ruler

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Oracle bone

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Animal bones used by ancient Chinese priests to communicate with the gods

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3 writing

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Character writing Not sound Read w/o speak

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Zhou dynasty

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Dynastic cycle Mandate of Heaven Books

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Feudalism

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Political system in which lords are granted the use of land that belongs to the king

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Qin dynasty

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200 years Highly centralized state fro Feudal system

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Han dynasty

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200bce-220ce Major golden age Opened Silk Road

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Regions of India (2)

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Indo-gangetic plain | Deccan plain

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Environment challenges Indus faced 3

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Flooding Drought Erosion

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Natural advantages of Egyptian

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Nile for transportation Natural land barrier(deserts) Rapids

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Challenges for Sumerians 3

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Flooding Limited natural resources Small land area