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MESOPOTAMIA
Tigris and Euphrates Rivers EGYPT
Nile River Valley INDUS RIVER VALLEY
India and Pakistan EAST RIVER VALLEY
Phoenicians and Israelites
SOCIAL How do people relate to one another? How do people communicate? How do people spend their free time? How are the social classes set up? How do they live? Are there differences among social classes? How did people behave (customs, morals, dress, traditions)? In ancient societies, nobles and royals had very different lives from merchant and peasant classes. Their homes were different. The Near Eastern civilizations had social classes. The most powerful class included the warriors, nobles, and royal families. Next were the merchants and artisans. Israelites and Phoenicians shared this area.
POLITICAL Aryans brought with them the concept of "Rajah." Most civilizations were ruled by kings. The civilizations were also polytheistic and worshipped many gods. Aryans brought with them the concept of "Rajah." Hammurabi was the king of Babylon. He is well known for his Code. On this slide, you can see an image of Hammurabi and the sun god Shamash.
RELIGION Who is in charge? What is power based on? Is power based from an election or are people born into power? Is there a contract? How is the government set up? Are there any major wars, treaties, courts, or laws? They practiced polytheism and related the pharaoh to a god. They also believed in life after death. People needed to behave correctly and live faithful lives. They had to follow the religious laws. An important religious figure was Moses who received the Ten Commandments from God. They practiced polytheism and related the pharaoh to a god. They also believed in life after death.
INTELLECT Are there leaders or documents that define that religion? What do the groups see as the meaning of life? What are their basic beliefs? What does each group believe happens when they die? What role did religion play in the daily lives of the people? Who in a group talks to god(s)? The Israelites followed the Ten Commandments, and the Phoenicians created an alphabet like we use today. In the society of the Ancient Near East, they built the Temple at Jerusalem. This temple functioned as the center of the ancient Israelites' worship. They used the alphabet, a system in which each symbol represents a single sound. The Israelites followed the Ten Commandments, and the Phoenicians created an alphabet like we use today.
TECHNOLOGY They had the first walled cities and created the iron plow, sail, and wheel. The word "technology" usually makes modern people think of computers and electronics. Ancient people obviously did not have computers. However, technology was a big part of their civilizations. They had the first walled cities and created the iron plow, sail, and wheel. They had the first walled cities and created the iron plow, sail, and wheel.
ECONOMY Who are the thinkers or writers of the time? How did the ideas influence the society? What groups are given the chance to be educated? How do people learn? Where does knowledge come from? What art forms are produced in the society? How has the society contributed to philosophy, math, science, and education? They traded with Mesopotamia and built granaries to store surplus.
They relied on farming and trade. They traded with Mesopotamia and built granaries to store surplus.
They relied on farming and trade. They traded with Mesopotamia and built granaries to store surplus.
They relied on farming and trade.
Assignment: Choose FOUR of the questions below. Using details from the chart and the information in the lessons, answer each question in three or more sentences. Be sure to answer the questions in your own words.
Select one written work from THREE of the ancient societies and summarize what they wrote about.
The Phoenicians gave two important contributions to the world. Describe these two things and explain their importance.
The Indus river valley had kiln-baked bricks, while the Mesopotamians sun-baked their bricks. Which method was more effective, and why?
What do the terms polytheism and monotheism mean? In which civilizations were they practiced?
If you could go back in history, which of the civilizations from this lesson would you visit and why?
