PPT-The Birthplace of Western Civilization

A peninsula of peninsulas A troubled history A United Europe Europe Countries as ranked by GDP Luxembourg N orway Countries ranked by land size U K RAINE Countries ranked by Population. : . Overview: The West. What is “The West?”. Civilization in Europe emerged after Near Eastern Civilizations declined; Daniel’s era. How Did the “The West” Begin?. Civilization in Europe emerged after Near Eastern Civilizations declined; Daniel’s era. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Historic Resource Study TABLE OF CONTENTS COVER LIST OF FIGURES FOREWORD INTRODUCTIONHISTORIC SITE CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO1865-1935 CHAPTER THREEMEMORIAL, 1906-1911 CHAPT Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent. Geography of the Fertile Crescent. Section 1. What made civilization possible in Mesopotamia?. Tigris and Euphrates flooding left a fertile layer of soil for crops, which provided food for early settlements.. SOL-WHI-3. The 1. st. River Valley Civilizations. During the New Stone Age, permanent settlements appeared in river valleys and around the Fertile Crescent. . River Valleys provided water and rich soil for crops as well as protection from invasion. . 3000 BCE – 338 BCE. By Harry Green. Location. Climate. . Hot and dry summers. . Not much rain. Geography. . On a plain. . 215 meters above sea level. . . Acropilis. Food. Farmed. Corporate Sponsorship. “Shanti – A Journey of Peace”. ©2014 Dharma Civilization Foundation. All rights reserved.. Shanti in Sanskrit means “Peace”. Shanti is a spectacular multi-media musical production, featuring over 250 Bay Area artists, that integrates western forms of music, choir, dance and orchestral symphony with Indian musical and dance elements. . Corporate Sponsorship. “Shanti – A Journey of Peace”. ©2014 Dharma Civilization Foundation. All rights reserved.. Shanti in Sanskrit means “Peace”. Shanti is a spectacular multi-media musical production, featuring over 250 Bay Area artists, that integrates western forms of music, choir, dance and orchestral symphony with Indian musical and dance elements. . How a culture is considered a civilization. What is Civilization?. The Oxford Dictionary gives one definition as . "the act or process of civilizing or being civilized." . The other definition that the Oxford Dictionary gives is: . Cox Paisley IB. WHAP. Why Homer was used as the basis for Greek education. The . Polis,. or city-state, and how the city-states of Athens and Sparta differed. What the greeks meant by democracy, and in what way the Athenian political system was a democracy?. Presentation created by Robert L. Martinez. Primary Content Source: Prentice Hall World History. Images as cited.. Washed by the warm waters of the Aegean Sea, Crete was home to a brilliant early civilization. Minoan civilization reached its height between 1750 B.C.E. and 1500 B.C. E.. Meso = means middle. Refers to any cultures that lived in present-day Mexico & Central America. Olmec Civilization. One of the earliest Mesoamerican civilizations. Located near Gulf of Mexico. Knowledge of them comes from excavations of 2 main sites = San Lorenzo and La Venta . Mr. Pentzak. Level One Individuals & Societies . Spring 2016. Name at least three things Mesopotamia had in common with Ancient Egyptian Civilization. We are about to study another ancient civilization. Make some predictions about this civilization (starting points: geography, religion, matriarchal vs. patriarchal, social structures, etc.) . Unit Essential Question: . How does one characterize a civilization?. 5 Themes of Geography Review using Egypt as an example. Lesson Essential Question:. How do the Five Themes of Geography influence the development of civilization?. Emergence of Civilization. Control of Civilizations. IDs: Gilgamesh, Standard of Ur, Horus. Argument. In the . riverine. cultures of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus River and China, civilization was based upon unions of kingship and religion and social hierarchies, in which elite groups controlled surplus production, building programs & writing. .