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3 Earliest Civilizations in the world established in Asia

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MESOPOTAMIA, INDUS VALLEY, SHANG
CIVILIZATION

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(present day IRAQ)
It means “the Land between the two rivers”

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mesopotamia

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The two main rivers of ancient Mesopotamia

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TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES Rivers

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Served as the cradle of a latter urban civilization

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TIGRIS AND EUPHRATES Rivers

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It was part of the “FERTILE CRESCENT”,
an ancient region in Asia known for its rich and fertile soil.

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mesopotamia

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The people in mesopotamia believed in multiple gods instead of just one.
(3600 gods and demigods)
- Often practiced rituals and sacrifices to the many gods.

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POLYTHEISTIC BELIEF

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a form of temple in mesopotamia common to Sumerians, Babylonians, and Assyrians.

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Ziggurats

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in mesopotamia where they worship their gods and goddesses

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Ziggurats

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The famous Ziggurat in mesopotamia was called

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“ TOWER OF BABEL”

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a system of writing first developed by ancient Sumerians of Mesopotamia.

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CUNEIFORM

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mesopotamia - A reed stylus was the main writing tool used

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CUNEIFORM

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mesopotamia - Experts in cuneiform writing

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SCRIBE

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mesopotamia - irrigated fields and produced 3 main crops:

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barley, dates, and sesame seeds

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A well-preserved Babyloniancodeoflawof ancient Mesopotamia

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The Code of Hammurabi

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Drainage systems
Wheel and borrow

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mesopotamia

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It is one of the oldest deciphered writings of significant length in the world.

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The Code of Hammurabi

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mesopotamia was ruled by:

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kings

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Their kings only ruled a single city rather than the entire civilization.

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mesopotamia

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Mesopotamia Civilization was divided into 4

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Sumer – Southern part
Akkad- Northern part
Babylonia- Babylonian empire
Assyria- Assyrian empire

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(mesopotamia) sumer

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southern part

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(mesopotamia)Akkad

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Northern part

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(mesopotamia) Babylonia

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Babylonian empire

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(mesopotamia) Assyria

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Assyrian empire

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The Great Leaders of Mesopotamian Civilization

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gilgamesh, sargon the great emperor, king hammurabi of babylonia, nabopolassar, nebuchadnezzar II, shamshi-adad

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Known as a great judge

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(M) Great builder of temples and cities; restored Uruk after the flood

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gilgamesh

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(M) Known as a great judge

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gilgamesh

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(M) 2/3 god ,1/3 human being

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gilgamesh

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(M) His mother was a goddess, his father was a mortal king of Uruk

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gilgamesh

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Sargon the great, or

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Sargon of akkad

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(M) Founded the world’s first empire, the Akkadian Empire.

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Sargon the great

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(M) He conquered many of the Sumerian city-states and united them under one rule.

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Sargon the great

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Akkadian king (M)

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sargon the great

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babylonian king (m)

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Hammurabi, nabopolassar, nebhuadnezzar II

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summirian king (m)

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(m) was the sixth king of Babylon and founded the first Babylonian Empire

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(m) He is most famous for establishing a written code of laws called the Hammurabi Code.

38
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allied with the Medes to overthrow the Assyrian Empire and conquer the city of Nineveh (m)

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nabopolassar

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He established the Second Babylonian Empire and ruled for 20 years (m)

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nabopolassar

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expanded the Babylonian Empire conquering Judah and Jerusalem. (m)

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nabuchadnezzar II

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He also built the famous Hanging Gardens of Babylon.

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nabuchadnezzar II

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assyrian king (m)

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shamshi-adad

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conquered many surrounding city-states in northern Mesopotamia.

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shamshi-adad

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He was an excellent leader and organizer.
(m)

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shamshi-adad

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He established the first Assyrian Empire.
(m)

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shamshi-adad

46
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Developed trade system with barter

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mesopotamia

47
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livelihood of Agriculture (main crops barley, dates, and sesame seeds

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mesopotamia

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social structure of mesopotamia

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THE UPPER CLASS
1. king
2. priest
THE MIDDLE CLASS
3. scribes
4. merchants & artisans
THE LOWER CLASS
5. commoners
6. slaves

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The Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro or “ Hill of the Dead” which can be found on the present-day India and Pakistan

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indus civilization

50
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Both cities shared urban design and architectural features

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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

51
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Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

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“ Hill of the Dead”

52
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Located in the Indus River Valley.

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indus civilization

53
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(i)Yearly floods deposit:

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fertile soil

54
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The —– —- thru the Hindu Kush mountains allows people to cross into Indus River Valley (i)

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kyber pass

55
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Originally, probably an animistic religion

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Eventually, developed Hinduism influenced by Aryans

57
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Rulers probably ruled by divine right

58
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No civilization before Romans had such an advance irrigation(i)

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Drainage System

59
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Each house has a vertical and horizontal drainage (i)

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Drainage System

60
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architecture of: Public Bath, Irrigation System, Public Well, drainage system

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indus c system of writing

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pictograph (sanskrit)

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Rulers within the cities of —– —– governed through the control of trade and religion rather than military strength

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indus valley

63
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There are indicators of complex decisions being taken and implemented

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The livelihood of the Harappa’s was farming, domesticating of animals, barter trade, weaving, and metal work

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indus c social structure

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  1. Gods (brahmin)
  2. nobles, & warriors (kshatriya)
  3. merchants & skilled workers ( vaishya)
  4. (Unskilled Workers) SERVANTS, PEASANTS, SLAVES (sudra)
66
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The two important rivers in China, the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) and Yellow River are located.

67
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The two important rivers in China are the

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chang Jiang (Yangtze) and Yellow River.

68
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is the longest river in Asia and the 3rd longest river in the world (s)

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chiang jiang

69
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become a strong geographical force in China ‘s history, and brought about good and bad memories to the Chinese since ancient times

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yellow river

70
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Before ——- had their own civilization, it is believed that communities have been built in the Yellow river (s)

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Overtime, these communities were became cities. Around 1750 B.C a family rose to power and lorded over the Yellow River valley.

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The leader of the community would always came from the SHANG family. Their reign became to be known as

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SHANG DYNASTY.

73
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ruled over China, particularly the area east of the Yellow River and the Chiang Jiang (s)

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shang dynasty

74
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was the center-city of Shang Dynasty and know as the most progressive city.

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anyang city

75
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was lasted for 500 years. Because it was occupied by group of Chinese from the Western part of China known as “ZHOU” that resulted to the decline of the Shang Dynasty

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worship many gods. (s)

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chinese people

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They believed that the gods had absolute power over the things and events.

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chinese people (s)

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It was believed that the power of Shang leaders came from the spirits of nature.

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shang c religion

79
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created an economy based onagriculture,trade, and the work of its craftspeople.

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shang dynasty

80
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were used to connect them with faraway lands. (s)

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trade routes

81
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Used as the CURRENCY during the Shang Dynasty while they trade to other cities.

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cowrie shells

82
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At first, they used bronze to make weapons. Eventually , they made things for religious rituals.

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bronzeware

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This includes statues, cups, and receptacles used in ceremonies

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bronzeware

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shang c social structure

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  1. king
  2. nobles
  3. artisans & traders
  4. farmers
  5. slaves
85
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are parts of animalbone,usedin divination ceremonies in ancient China (s)

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oracle bones

86
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areimportantbecause they bear the earliest form of ancient Chinese writing and contain historicallyimportantinformation

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oracle bones

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