Basic Geography
Geographic Terms
Human Origins
Mary Leakey and her husband, Louis, were British anthropologists who discovered fossilised remains of human ancestors at Olduvai Orge, Tanzania, eastern Africa.
The Emergence of Civilization
The Fertile Crescent in modern-day Iraq and Syria was the birthplace of agriculture.
Emergence of Civilization:
Political Systems
Tutankhamun was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom. This is his burial death mask.
Political systems:
Religious Systems
Pharaoh Menkaure of the Fourth Dynasty, accompanied by the goddesses Bat and Hathor. Egyptians worshipped a pantheon of gods.
Religious systems:
Sumerian Civilization
The Code of Hammurabi is an ancient Babylonian code of law from around 1754 BC.
Egyptian Civilization
Archeologist Howard Carter discovered King Tutankhamen's mummy near Luxor, Egypt in 1921.
Indo-European
and Eastern Mediterranean Civilizations
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The ancient Phonecians developed the alphabet which became the basis of the writing system used by the English language today.
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Assyrian and Persian Civilizations
Assyrian king Ashurbanipal, who enjoyed hunting lions, established one of the first libraries.
Ancient Indian Civilization
An Indian statue of the Buddha dating to the 5th century AD.
Ancient Chinese Civilization
The tomb of Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China, is protected by the Terracotta Army of 6000 statues.
China
- Silk Road
- Period of Warring States
- Mandate of Heaven
- Confucianism
- Daoism
- Legalism
- How did Legalists hope to restore order in society?
- How did Legalists encourage rulers to act?
- Qin Shi Huangdi
Quizlets
UNIT 1: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS General Key Terms Quizlet
UNIT 1: ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS Religious Key Terms Quizlet