The Emergence of Ancient Civilizations Flashcards
What is the meaning of ancient?
belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence
What is the meaning of civilization?
a society or group of people
What is the meaning of civilized?
to bring (a place/people) to a stage of Social and cultural development considered to be more advanced
What is the meaning of nomad?
People without help fix a habitation
What is the meaning of sedentary?
not Migratory
What is the meaning of emergence?
Become known
What Are The Necessary conditions for civilization?
Freshwater Agriculture Cities Specialized jobs Writing Laws and government Social structure
What are Early Civilization Rivers?
Mesopotamia-the Tigris and Euphrates River
Egypt-the River Nile
Indian-the Indes and Ganges River
China-yellow or hung he
What are the Functions of the Rivers?
domestic purposes -example washing and source of food-fish and animals that come for water travel for trade for for every for irrigation recreational purposes deposit rich soils build mud houses
Where does the Tigris and Euphrates Rive flows from and Empty in?
Flows through Central Iraq and empties in the Persian Gulf
What does “Mesopotamia” means?
Mesopotamia is known as the land between the rivers
Why does Mesopotamia exists?
The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers flooded the land and deposit rich soil that made it perfect for agricultural practices
Where did the men started the earliest civilization?
Fertile Crescent between the two rivers
Where does the Yellow River (Hung He) flows through and empties in?
Flows through Northern China and empties in the Yellow Sea
Why is it called Yellow River?
It is called yellow because of loess, which is yellow-brown soil that gets deposited in the river
What happens to the land because of the Yellow River?
It gets flooded by river and loess is deposited which is good for farming
What is the nickname for the Yellow river and why is it called that?
called River of Sorrow because it caused mass destruction such as death, the loss of crops, and lost of the houses
What are “Dikes” and what is the reason for it?
dikes are barriers built at the edge of the river to decrease flooding
Where does the Indus River flows through and empties in?
Flows through Central Pakistan and empties into the Arabian Sea
What is the location of the Indus River valley civilization?
the location of South Asia
What is the date that Mesopotamian civilization emerge?
4000 BCE
What is the date that the Yellow River Valley civilization emerge?
4000 BCE
What is the date that Egyptian civilization emerge?
3800 BCE
What is the date that the Indus River Valley civilization emerge?
2500 BCE
