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Riverine Cultures & Civilization, 3500 - 2000BCE
I. Emergence of CivilizationII. Control of Civilizations
IDs: Gilgamesh, Standard of Ur, Horus
ArgumentIn the riverine cultures of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the
Indus River and China, civilization was based upon unions of kingship and religion and social hierarchies, in which elite groups controlled surplus production, building programs & writing.
C. Riverine Cultures (River Valley Civilizations)
• Mesopotamia: 3500 BCE (Tigris & Euphrates)
• Egypt: 3000 BCE (Nile)• Indus Valley: 3000 BCE
(Indus)• China: 2200 BCE (Yellow
& Yangzi)
4. Distinct Social Classes & Social Hierarchy
ElitesReligion (priests)Kingship(kings, nobles)
Elites
Mesopotamian Social Hierarchy
Priests
Kings
Officers, Bureaucrats & Specialized Craftsmen (Patricians)
Dependent Workers (Plebeians)
Slaves
Egyptian Social Hierarchy
Elites: High Priests & Nobles
Pharaoh
Local Officials, Lesser Priests & Nobles
Peasants
Slaves