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1.3THE DEVELOPMENT AND INTERACTIONS OF EARLY AGRICULTURAL, PASTORAL, AND URBAN SOCIETIES
AP World History
I. CORE AND FOUNDATIONAL CIVILIZATIONS DEVELOPED IN A VARIETY OF GEOGRAPHICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTINGS WHERE AGRICULTURE FLOURISHED.
GEOGRAPHY OF MESOPOTAMIA
“Fertile Crescent” ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY
Tigris and Euphrates River Little rain, but floods provided for rich soil Need for water supply led to irrigation system
(and an organized government)Around 3000 BCE
GEOGRAPHY OF EGYPT
“Gift of the Nile” Regular floods Red Land Vs. Black
Land Upper and Lower
Egypt Natural barriers
offered protection from invasion
Lots of natural resources
GEOGRAPHY OF INDUS VALLEY
Indus River floods twice a year
Two crops a year instead of one
NEOLITHIC CHINA 3500 BCE-1500 BCE
SHANG DYNASTY 1766 BCE-1122 BCE
CHAVIN 900 – 250 BCE In modern day
Peru (Andean region)
Domesticated Llamas
Large capital city Began
metallurgy (silver, gold)
OLMEC Central America
(modern Guatemala) 1200-400 BCE Large agricultural
and fishing industry Giant heads Laid out cities in
alignment with the stars
Merchants trade obsidian, jade, and pottery
II. THE FIRST STATES EMERGED WITHIN CORE CIVILIZATIONS.
A. States were powerful new systems of rule that mobilized surplus labor and resources over large areas. Early states were often led by a ruler whose source of power was believed to be divine or had divine support, and who was supported by the religious hierarchy and professional warriors.
SUMERIANS 1st organized civilization 5000 BCE-2000 BCE City-states
Inter-dependantAgricultural areas plus the City
Built ziggurats and irrigation system Political power held by
Temples Landholders Held power before royalty
Palaces “lugal”
EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Central administration in the capital Changed with the different kingdoms
BureaucraciesKept track of land, people, taxes, and laborCollected goods for the capital, temples, and to
construct monuments If central power was strong, bureaucrats were
chosen by merit If central powers were weak, the offices became
hereditary as they gained more autonomous power
EGYPTIAN “OLD KINGDOM”
2700 to 2200 BCE Menes combined upper and lower Egypt to
create an Empire ruled by dynasties Pharaoh was seen as a god
Absolute power Bureaucracy developed
Vizier was Pharaoh’s representative 42 Departments w/ governors for each
EGYPTIAN “MIDDLE KINGDOM”
2050 to 1652 B.C.E Image of Pharaoh changed from
impersonal god-like figure to someone who was a protector of the people
Egypt expanded Developed vast trade New public works projects
Wall of Princes and a pyramid for every Pharaoh was built
Drainage to get more farmland
EGYPTIAN “NEW KINGDOM” 1500-1750 BCE Conflict arose between the priests and
the PharaohPharaoh Akhenaton attempted to create
monotheism with his wife Nefertiti
ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY
INDUS RIVER VALLEY Gov’t system is unclear because the
written language is not deciphered
ORIGINS OF CHINA Longshan culture first to build walls Towns and cities began to include non-
farmers Began to make silk First dynasty called Xia
Possibly a mythical dynastyEmperors of this dynasty had hero
characteristics
SHANG DYNASTY IN CHINA Around the Yellow River
Valley, but claimed vassals in the west
Kept slaves (war captives) Accurate calendar for farming
purposes Advanced astronomy and
geometry Food surplus Specialization
Horse carriagesCompound bow
II. THE FIRST STATES EMERGED WITHIN CORE CIVILIZATIONS. B. As states grew and competed for land and resources, the more favorably situated — including the Hittites, who had access to iron — had greater access to resources, produced more surplus food and experienced growing populations. These states were able to undertake territorial expansion and conquer surrounding states.
C. Early regions of state expansion or empire building were Mesopotamia and Babylonia — Sumerians, Akkadians and Babylonians — and Egypt and Nubia along the Nile Valley.
EMPIRES: SUMERIANS Many city-states expanded outside their
city center They did not last long nor did they have
a huge impact Spread the worship of each cities’ main
deity until the next city-state exapnded
EMPIRES:AKKADIAN “THE FIRST EMPIRE” Lugal was able to break away from the
temples and create his own palace Political peak was under Sargon I from 2334–
2279 BCE Sargon claimed to be the son of La'ibum and a
priestess of Ishtar He worked in irrigation projects, which allowed
him to manage many laborers He conquered Mesopotamia and into the
Mediterranean regions, where he erected statues of his victories
Spread the use of Akkadian language throughout the region
The Empire collapsed in 2154 BCE
EMPIRES: BABYLONIAN Akkadian speaking Semitic people group Created a new empire out of old
Akkadian lands Hammurabi
Part of the Amorite Dynasty 1894–1595 BCCreated a taxation system, a bureaucracy,
and a law code Invaded what will become Persia and fought
with Assyrians There were a couple of other dynasties
prior to next major Empire: the Assyrians
EMPIRES: EGYPTIAN Egyptian gained and lost control of
Nubia throughout the different kingdoms
The interest was in gold During the Midddle Kingdom, one of the
dynasties had Nubian Pharaohs The relationship was often one of
cooperation
II. THE FIRST STATES EMERGED WITHIN CORE CIVILIZATIONS. Pastoralists were often the developers and disseminators of new weapons (such as compound bows or iron weapons) and modes of transportation (such as chariots or horseback riding) that transformed warfare in agrarian civilizations.