PPT-Trade and Civilization Re-Visited

While trade has been central to all great civilizations the European experience of the Middle Ages provides a few key insights We can enumerate and elaborate on them here from which we draw inferences for the future. 第. 九. 講：　. 農業、商業發展. 劉　慧　　教授. 【. 本著作除另有註明外，採取. 創用. CC. 「姓名標示－非商業性－相同方式分享. 」. 臺. 灣. 3.0. 版. SSWH8. . Engineering an Empire: Aztec 1. Standard. SSWH8 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the development of societies in Central and South America. . a. Explain the rise and fall of the . the Early Greeks. EQ: How did the geography of Greece help shape early Greek civilization?. Mountain and Settlements. Mountains cover much of Greece, few flat areas for farmland . People settled in flat areas along the coast and in river valleys in villages and towns separated by mountains and seas.. I. Minoans Trade in the Mediterranean. Lived on Crete. Minoans dominated trade along eastern Mediterranean from 2000- 1400 BC. . traded pottery, swords, figurines, and vessels of precious metals.. Influence others through trade esp. Greeks. i. Beginnings – reformation. August 30: Beginnings. Beginnings. Mesopotamia. Egypt. Beginnings. History of civilization: how to date?. Definition of “text”. Hunter/gatherer vs. producer/settler. Can I explain how the civilization of the Minoans developed and how the Mycenaeans gained power in the Mediterranean? . An Island Civilization. Greek myths describe an early civilization that developed on Crete.. What makes a civilization tick?. How do we determine what IS a civilization?. Cities. People live together in groups and all contribute in some way. Cities serve a function with a common government and organization. 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 . Know. Hercules (demigod) – Disney movie. Zeus (King of the Gods- Lighting/sky). Poseidon(Sea, trident). 12 Main Greek Gods (Pantheon). Hades (god of the underworld). Everything from Percy Jackson. Titans. Introduction. The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the world's first great urban civilizations. It flourished in the vast river plains and adjacent regions in what are now Pakistan and western India. . Early African Development. Bantu were a language group from west Africa. used . iron tools to clear lands and cultivate crops. grew . yams, millet, and . sorghum. . increasing . food supply. population growth strained. Vedic India, Hinduism, and the formation of the core Indian culture. India Topography. Khyber Pass. Deccan Plateau. Centrally located for trade. Indian Ocean & Silk Road. Himalayas insulate India from China. Review Questions. What group finally ended the Abbasid caliphate in 1258?. What was the name of the mystics/missionaries of Islam during this period?. What was one issue that has always plagued Islamic governments, going back to Sunni-Shia split?. Strayer. : Ways of the World. Commercial Beginnings in West Africa . trans-African trade was also based on environmental . variation. North Africa manufactured . goods. Sahara had copper and salt deposits, .