PDF-Civilizations of the Ancient Near East. Edited by Jack Sasson. 4 vols.

P P 0 P 2 P 0 B BMW Bible and other ancient Near Eastern corpora within their respective ancient contexts Over the course of two years this section focused on the interse. Science and Technology Egyptians made advances in calendars geometry medicine and other areas Belief Systems Egyptians believed in many gods and a happy life after death Work and Family Life ESSENTIAL QUESTION How did work and social roles affect pe Belief Systems Chinese philosophies such as Confucianism and Daoism had a lasting in64258 uence on East Asia Science and Technology During Han times China made many advances in technology agriculture and trade The Silk Roads ESSENTIAL QUESTION What It is called civilization Government A new type of government developed in Sumer that included a city and its surrounding lands Government Religion dominated life in Sumer but in time powerful men who were not priests became the political rulers The It is called civilization Government A new type of government developed in Sumer that included a city and its surrounding lands Government Religion dominated life in Sumer but in time powerful men who were not priests became the political rulers The 3500 B.C.E. - 331 B.C.E.. Greater Gods & Goddesses. of the ancient near east. Anu. . (chief deity of Sumerians) . - . god of the sky. Enlil. . (son of . Anu. ) . – . lord of the winds and the earth. 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. . Geography and History of the World . 1. History, as we know it! . Prehistory- time before writing and reading . Large span of time where we know little about the people and world inhabitants . Prehistory . Jack the Ripper. The name given to a serial killer in nineteenth century London, 1888.. He is believed to have killed 5 or 6 women, all prostitutes.. He brutally mutilated 4 of the 5.. The killer was never identified.. Demise of Egyptian Civilization . Class Notes Mrs. Lewis. Egyptian civilization reached its pinnacle during the New Kingdom era (1550BCE- 1069BCE).. . This was considered the Golden Age of Egypt. . . Turbett. . The Pyramids . The pyramids are the stone tombs of Egypt's kings - the Pharaohs and one of the world's greatest historical mysteries. They have stood for thousands of years, filled with many hidden secrets: clues about what life (and death) was like In Ancient Egypt.. Ancient World, Classical Empires, and the Fall of the Classical World. We begin at about 8,000 . BCE. when village life began in the New Stone Age. . . Also known as the . Neolithic Revolution. . . MESOPOTAMIA. EGYPT. Mesopotamia and Egypt are together known as the Fertile Crescent. Just like Mesopotamia, Egypt is one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Although Egypt arose after Mesopotamia, what characteristics do you think they shared?. Chapter 2. 2008. A subcontinent is a large piece of land that is somewhat smaller than a continent.. The two most important rivers in India are the Khyber and the Ganges.. Khyber is the name of a mountain pass, the rivers are the INDUS and the GANGES . . Satellite View. Africa’s Size. Second largest continent .  11,700,000 sq. mi.. 10% of the world’s population.. 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.. 5. 0. 0. 0. M. I. L. E. S. 4 6 0 0 M I L E S.