PPT-Ancient

China Warring States Period amp Qin Dynasty Chin 221206 BCE Essential Standards 6CampG1 Understand the development of government in various civilizations societies and regions . Egypt. The people of ancient Egypt did not have scientific explanations for natural phenomena. . They believed sunshine . and . the great Nile River . were . gifts from their . many . gods. The beliefs . Dynasties, Philosophers . and Ancient Life. Geography. Huang He (Yellow River). Named for the rich yellow soil it carries . Runs from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean. Chang Jiang (Yangtze River). . Runs east across Central China to the Yellow Sea. Like a giant snake, the Nile River slithers through some of the driest desert land on earth to create a narrow green valley. . The ancient Greeks called this land Egypt. For more than five thousand years, famous and often mysterious civilizations thrived along the banks of the Nile. About . . A Glimpse Into Religion. Explore the myths and legends that the Ancient Egyptians valued to find their place in the universe. Find out why the Egyptians’ used mummification rituals and why the cat was placed high on the list of sacred animals. Discover what made up the human “soul”.. By Lauren Feeley. &. Angel Nieves. Hammurabi’s Code of Laws. Law 48: . if a storm came and blew all the grain and other crops in the air, or they died because of lack of water, they would not have to have to pay the rent for the entire year.. A few prehistoric points…. Early music is thought to mimic naturally occurring sounds and rhythms.. Development of “. motherese. ”… a type of communication between mothers and infants.. These gestures and sounds are similar across many cultures.. By Linda L. Tavares. Homes. Most homes in ancient Greece had a courtyard, which was the center of activity. Children could safely play outside in the warm climate. Homes were divided into areas for the men and areas for the women. The . “. But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves” (James 1:22). Delusion Defined:. Delusion: “a pathological condition in which imaginations are mistaken for reality” (Warren). Earliest forms of Mummification. The earliest ancient Egyptians buried their dead in small pits in the desert. The heat and dryness of the sand dehydrated the bodies quickly, creating lifelike and natural 'mummies'.. Egyptian Numerals. The system of ancient Egyptian numerals was used in Ancient Egypt in around 3000 BC. It was a system of numeration based on the scale of ten, written in hieroglyphs. To write a number, Egyptians wrote their symbols in order from largest to smallest, either in one long line or grouped together. -. The term '. celtic. music' is a rather loose . one. It covers . the traditional music of the . celtic. countries - Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany (in France), Galicia (in Spain) and areas . that came . Ancient Egypt. In ancient Egypt, LINEN was by far the most common textile. It helped people to be comfortable in the subtropical heat..  WOOL was considered impure. Only the wealthy wore animal fibers that were the object of taboos. They were used on occasion for overcoats, but were forbidden in temples and sanctuaries.  . in making the country run properly so the Egyptians . w. orshipped gods for just about everything- flooding, health, love, having babies, the sun, the sky and so on.. There were over 2000 gods- that’s a lot more than all of the gods in all of the different religions that exist nowadays! The gods were male, or female (goddesses) and were often shown as having the body of a human and the head of an animal or bird. . Ancient Axum. Ancient Kush. Kingdoms in North Eastern Africa:. The Nile River Valley. Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egypt. Ancient Egypt. In the Nile River Valley, kingdoms arose because of agricultural growth, urbanization and the creation of large-scale political units. (5000-4000 B.C.E.) .