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Achaemenid Empire

Early Beginnings

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Early Civilizations Egyptians Overview of Ancient Egypt Early inhabitants (Neolithic's) called the land Kemet Renamed Egypt by the Greeks The Nile River Valley (annual floods) World?s Longest River ? flows from South to North Two Kingdoms by 4,000 BCE Lower Kingdom in the North Upper Kingdom in the South 3000 BCE ? Narmer (Menes) invaded Lower Egypt Marked the first Egyptian Dynasty Three Egyptian Dynasties The Old Kingdom (2700-2200 BCE) Established a theocracy (god-king) Built pyramids to honor god-kings (mummification) The Middle Kingdom (2050-1700 BCE) Egypt was reunited after a time of upheaval The capital was moved to Thebes Were invaded by the Hyksos (from Western Asia) The New Kingdom (1600-1200 BCE) Egyptians overthrew the Hyksos ? led by Ahmose

Early Beginnings

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Achaemenid Empire
Canaan
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Hyksos
Technology

Early Civilizations Egyptians Overview of Ancient Egypt Early inhabitants (Neolithic's) called the land Kemet Renamed Egypt by the Greeks The Nile River Valley (annual floods) World?s Longest River ? flows from South to North Two Kingdoms by 4,000 BCE Lower Kingdom in the North Upper Kingdom in the South 3000 BCE ? Narmer (Menes) invaded Lower Egypt Marked the first Egyptian Dynasty Three Egyptian Dynasties The Old Kingdom (2700-2200 BCE) Established a theocracy (god-king) Built pyramids to honor god-kings (mummification) The Middle Kingdom (2050-1700 BCE) Egypt was reunited after a time of upheaval The capital was moved to Thebes Were invaded by the Hyksos (from Western Asia) The New Kingdom (1600-1200 BCE) Egyptians overthrew the Hyksos ? led by Ahmose

Early Civilizations

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Early Civilizations Egyptians Overview of Ancient Egypt Early inhabitants (Neolithic's) called the land Kemet Renamed Egypt by the Greeks The Nile River Valley (annual floods) World?s Longest River ? flows from South to North Two Kingdoms by 4,000 BCE Lower Kingdom in the North Upper Kingdom in the South 3000 BCE ? Narmer (Menes) invaded Lower Egypt Marked the first Egyptian Dynasty Three Egyptian Dynasties The Old Kingdom (2700-2200 BCE) Established a theocracy (god-king) Built pyramids to honor god-kings (mummification) The Middle Kingdom (2050-1700 BCE) Egypt was reunited after a time of upheaval The capital was moved to Thebes Were invaded by the Hyksos (from Western Asia) The New Kingdom (1600-1200 BCE) Egyptians overthrew the Hyksos ? led by Ahmose

Foundations Review

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UNIT I: FOUNDATIONS (8000 BCE TO 600 CE) Of all the time periods covered in the AP World History curriculum, Foundations (8000 BCE - 600 CE) spans the largest number of years. It begins with an important Marker Event - the Neolithic Revolution - and ends after the fall of three major classical civilizations -Rome in the Mediterranean region, Han China, and the Gupta Empire of India. Broad topics addressed in the Foundations time period are: ? Environmental and periodization issues ? Early development in agriculture and technology ? Basic cultural, political, and social features of early civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley, Shang China, and Meso/South America ? The rise and fall of classical civilizations: Zhou and Han

greece and iran

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Achaemenid Empire
Trireme

Greece and Iran 1000 ? 30 B.C.E. ?Ancient Iran 1000 - 500 B.C.E ? Also known as the Persian Empire. ? Little written materials are left. A. Geography and Resources ? Northwest Iran was more open to attacks by the nomads of Central Asia. ? Irrigation in the first millennium B.C.E. enabled people to move to open plains so they could plant. ? Under ground irrigation channels. ? Human survival depended on a delicate ecological balance. B. The Rise of the Persian Empire ? ?Iranians? spread out across western and central Asia. ? Medes was the first group to achieve a complex level of political organization. ? Medes settled in the northwest and came under the influence of the ancient centers in Mesopotamia and Urartu.

REVIEW CHART 2B

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Maurya Empire
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Achaemenid Empire
Germanic peoples
religion

CHARLES LIAM PILLUS AP WORLD HISTORY MS.VENUTI REVIEW CHART B/2 (600 BCE- 600 CE) SOUTH ASIA GUPTA EMPIRE (320 -550 CE) POLITICAL SYSTEM came from the Mauryan Empire revamped between 375 and 415 CE more centralized + smaller than Mauryan Empire AKA golden age- peace founded by Chandragupta the Great invaded by the White Huns fended them off for awhile --> too weak to go on culture survived the invasion very centralized + strong military conquered all of the indian subcontinent dominated the Ganges valley Arthashastra was a manuel w/details on how to govern SOCIAL SYSTEM significant advances in art + science concepts of pi,zero, + decimal system culture survived the invasion ECONOMIC SYSTEM very wealthy traded often spices and precious gems RELIGIOUS SYSTEM

REVIEW CHART iA

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CHARLES LIAM PILLUS REVIEW CHART A/1 ANCIENT STUFF: ~(8000 BCE-600 CE) AP WORLD HISTORY MS.VENUTI EUROPE,S.E. ASIA, CENTRAL ASIA, XX BACKGROUND INFORMATION Nomads did not build cities, have tools + would follow food **spoken language, control/use fire, simple tools out of stone Foraging societies lived in small groups traveled a lot + limited by their surroundings Pastoral societies domestication of animals in mountainous regions w insufficient rainfall small scale agriculture --> supplemented animals women had few rights few personal possessions always on the move, animals needed to graze cultivation of plants (8000 BCE - 3000 BCE) AKA Neolithic (?New Stone?) Revolution or Agriculture Revolution small independent groups civilizations were not around till around 3000 BCE

world history quick quiz 2

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Sassanid Empire

Chapter 2 Section 4 Groupwork Why were the Assyrians so successful at conquering others? What were some of harsh tactics used by the Assyrians? How were the Persian and the Assyrian Empires different politically and socially? What caused the Persian Empire to decline after the death of Darius?
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