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Early Societies in South Asia

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Kinberg, Nicholas Michael Chakmakian AP World History 17 June 2015 Chapter 4 Outline Societies in South Asia Told by Aryans, Indra was alone Aryans were herding ppl. Who spokeIndo-Euro lang./migrated to south Asia >1500 BC Took Indra as chief deity/sang hymns in his honor War between gods/demons; gods were flagging, appointed Indra as leader, turned tide Indra brought rain to earth; fought dragon who lived in sky/hoarded waterin clouds Indra slaked thirst withsoma, hallucinogenic potion consumed by Aryan priests, attacked dragon, killed by hurling thunderbolts Dragon?s fall caused turmoil on earth/atmosphere, rains filled 7 rivers that flowed in north India/brought it to ppl. Aryans took Indra as leader against earth/heaven forces

The Earth and its People CH 1 Summary

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Chapter ?1: ?From ?the ?Origins ?of ?Agriculture ?to ?the ?First ?River-??Valley ?Civilizations, ?8000-??1500 ?B.C.E. Chapter ?Summary Mesopotamia ? The ?Mesopotamian ?culture ?started ?with ?the ?Sumerian ?people ? Organized ?into ?city-??states ? Controlled ?the ?surrounding ?Agricultural ?land ? Priest ?originally ?ruled ?these ?lands ?but ?the ?power ?shifted ?over ?to ?a ?king ?that ?ruled ?over ?everything ? Social ?divisions ?based ?off ?of ?Hammurabi?s ?Code ? Public ?strived ?to ?appease ?their ?God?s ? They ?generally ?had ?God?s ?of ?the ?environment ?because ?of ?unpredictable ??loods ?and ?such ? Various ?technologies ?to ?respond ?to ?the ?agricultural ?changes ? EX: ?Cuneiform, ?Irrigation, ?stone ?age ?tools Egypt ? Surrounded ?by ?desert

Ways of the world

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Copyright ? 2011 by Bedford/St. Martin?s Robert Strayer Ways of the World A Brief Global History with Sources First Edition CHAPTER 3 First Civilizations: Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E.?500 B.C.E. Something New: The Emergence of Civilizations (pgs. 86-93) Introducing the First Civilizations The Question of Origins An Urban Revolution Monday Tuesday The Erosion of Equality (pgs. 94-98) Hierarchies of Class Hierarchies of Gender Patriarchy in Practice Wednesday The Rise of the State (pgs. 99-103) Coercion and Consent Writing and Accounting The Grandeur of Kings Thursday Comparing Mesopotamia and Egypt (pgs. 103-112) Environment and Culture Cities and States Interaction and Exchange Reflections: ?Civilization?: What?s in a Word?

The Earth and Its People 3rd edition Chapter 1 Notes (Part 2)

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Violence and Order in the Babylonia New Years Festival Egypt Geographical Barriers Proves the impact of natural environment on history and culture of society. Egypt is located at the intersection of Asia and Africa, surrounded by desert and marshy sea coast. Isolation Geographical barriers isolated Egypt from other lands. Unlike Mesopotamia, Egypt was not open to migration or invasion. Cultural Isolation Physical, geographical isolation led to cultural isolation of Egypt. Egyptians learned to be dependent on material self sufficiency because imported resources were unavailable, and self sufficiency encouraged unique culture of Egypt. The Land of Egypt: ?Gift of the Nile? The Nile
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