PPT-Early Civilizations

of the Ancient Middle East What is Important Societies transition from simple agricultural equalitarian to Kingdoms and Empires Religion animism polytheism monotheism. Im going to start in fact talk throughout about an essay and a book written by Samuel Huntington entitled The Clash of Civilizations When it first appeared in 1993 in the journal Foreign Affairs it had a question mark after it and it announced in i Period 1 Review. Big Picture: Turning Points. Emergence of Humankind. Globalization of Humankind. Revolution of Farming and Herding. Emergence of Civilizations. Chronology. 1.1: Big . Geography and the Peopling of the Earth. The Classical Period: Directions, Diversities, and Declines by 500 C.E. . Chapter Objective:. Define history and the concepts of cause and effect, time, change and continuity and perspective across the global historical periods covered in this course. SPRITE. Comparison Chart. SPRITE. S – social structures. P – Political . R – Religion . I – Intellectual trend. T – technology used. E – Economy . What is meant by….. Society. Location and dates. 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 . 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. . . Lesson 1, Unit 3. 2. What differences do you see between these places? How would life be different in each one? Which one lines up more with your idea of “civilization” and why?. The city of Ur, Sumer (. E. arly Civilization. Chapter 1. What is prehistory?. The things that happened to humans before their was written records.. It is a lot like a vast black space penetrated by only an occasional pinpoint of light, representing our current knowledge.. History and Geography. River Valley Civilizations. All of the world’s earliest civilizations had something in common—they all arose in river valleys that were perfect locations for farming. Three key factors made river valleys good for farming. First, the fields that bordered the rivers were flat, which made it easier for farmers to plant crops. Second, the soils were nourished by flood deposits and silt, which made them very fertile. Finally, the river provided the water farmers needed for irrigation.. 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 . Third Edition. CHAPTER. 12. The Worlds of the Fifteenth Century. Copyright © . 2016 . by Bedford/St. . Martin’s. Distributed by Bedford/St. Martin's/Macmillan Higher Education strictly for use with its products; Not for redistribution.. Preview:. . What does this image show?. Native American Civilizations. Mayan, Incan, & Aztec Civilizations. The Civilizations of America. While classical civilizations were developing in the Mediterranean & Asia… . INTRODUCTION FLAGS AND CULTURAL IDENTITY On January 3 1992 a meeting of Russian and American scholars took place in the auditorium of a government building in Moscow Two weeks earlier the Soviet U . 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.