PPT-AP World History Classical Civilization China

THE SHANG DYNASTY 17661122 BCE Streched from the north and southern region from the Huang He River valley Lasted 700 years Bronze metallurgy monopolized by elite Agricultural surpluses supported large troops . Ameri can political leaders frequently said that the United States was the heir to Western civi lization and that it had a duty to defend the West against its enemies most obviously the communist bloc led by the Soviet Union sometimes termed the Eas List some things that you feel would be needed for a civilization to be successful…. River Valley Civilizations. Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China. 9000 – 3000 Years Ago… . Advanced. Cities. 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. . 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. . APCIV | Organization and Reorganization of Human Societies . c. 600 BCE - c. 600 CE. Transitioning out of the Classical Age. Rome, China, and India were economically and culturally self-sufficient . However, long-distance trade developed between them and assisted their growth. The largest island of the Aegean sea is the island of Crete. It is on the island of Crete 6 000 years BC the first farmers settled and there was the Cretan civilization.. In Crete there were four States. The center of each of them was a large Palace on the territory of which lived the king, the priests, court nobles, and numerous servants. Palaces were developed around agriculture and trade, there were many skilled craftsmen and artists, some of the inhabitants of Crete were able to read and write.. 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 . Compare and contrast . Classical India and China. Describe geography. Of Greece. 11/21 11/22. Review:. What was the first Chinese dynasty to leave written records. On what river did the first Chinese civilizations . .. ”. Karl Popper. “. The Rise of . the West. after Twenty-Five Years. ”. Title: . “. The Rise of . the West . after . Twenty-Five Years. ”. Written by . W. illiam H. McNeill. Published by Journal of World History, Vol. . 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. . 600 CE – 1450 CE. Introduction to Unit . 3. The Post-Classical World . (600 – 1450 CE). Review: What has happened so far in world history?. In your notebook, create a list of the five most important things that have shaped world history BEFORE 600 CE. . 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. . APWH – . Unit 2. Persian Empire. Indo-European people with a homeland in today’s Iran. 500 B.C.: Persian Empire was the largest and most impressive empire. Expanded under the leadership of Cyrus and Darius into Egypt and India.