Cities, States, and Unequal Societies

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Period One Technological and Environmental Transformations to 600 B.C.E.

Advertisements

First Civilizations. Definition: The most complex stage of human societal organization, made possible by the immense productivity of Ag. Rev. Characteristics.

Ancient Societies. Agricultural Revolution Changed the way people lived – People stayed in one place – Extra food resources allowed people to do other.

Six (6) Traits of A Civilized Society Unit 1 - World History.

The First Civilizations: SPRITE

This statue shows Raherka, an “inspector of the scribes” of Egypt, with his wife, Mersankh, around 2350 B.C.E. The couple wears their hair in similar traditional.

The erosion of equality

Foundations of Civilization the building blocks of society.

E. Napp “A permanent division of labor inevitably creates occupational and class inequality and conflict. “ Robert Shea.

Period I 8000 BCE – 600 BCE. BIG IDEA  THE CHANGE FROM PALEOLITHIC TO NEOLITHIC SOCIETIES  WHAT ARE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A PALEOLITHIC SOCIETY? 

Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources Second Edition Chapter 2 First Civilizations: Cities, States, and Unequal Societies (3500 B.C.E.–500.

Ways of the World: A Brief Global History First Edition CHAPTER 3 First Civilizations: Cities, States, and Unequal Societies 3500 B.C.E. –500 B.C.E. Copyright.

First Civilizations: Cities, States, and Unequal Societies

REVIEW PREHISTORY AND ANCIENT RIVER VALLEY SYSTEMS.

1 Chapter 3 A.P. World History Ways of the World First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies.

Norte Chico and Olmec.  Norte Chico emerged between 3000 and 1800 BCE with as many as twenty-five urban centers  Norte Chico differed in several ways.

Cities, States and Unequal Societies. What is a civilization? Cities with populations in the 10’s of thousands Monumental Architecture Powerful states.

PART I: FROM HUNTING AND GATHERING TO CIVILIZATIONS APWH/HUMANITIES LEVEL 5.

Period 1: Technological and Environmental Transformations to c. 600 BCE.

First Civilizations Chapter 2 – Cities, States, and Unequal Societies (3,500 B.C.E. – 600 B.C.E.)

Technological and Environmental transformations ORIGINS to c. 600 B. c

AP World History Unit B.C.E..

The Neolithic Revolution and The Rise of Civilization

First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies

Prehistory – River Valley Civilizations

of civilization(s) have a widespread impact on the lifestyle(s)

Ancient Civilizations

Bell Ringer/Warm Up/Rev it UP

Early African Societies and the bantu migrations

Cities, States and Unequal Societies

Beginnings of Civilization

Ancient Civilizations

The Olmec Olmec emerge in Mesoamerica c BCE

From Prehistory to Civilizations

Chapter 3 First Civilizations: Cities, States, and Unequal Societies

Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources Third Edition

AP Themes and Key Concepts

Chapter 1 – From Human Prehistory to Early Civilizations

Period 1: Foundations.

I. Something New: The Emergence of Civilizations

Technological And Environmental Transformations, to c. 600 B.C.E.

The First Civilizations

AP Review Unit 1.3 (pt 2).

First People – First Farmers

“A permanent division of labor inevitably creates occupational and class inequality and conflict. “ E. Napp Robert Shea.

From Prehistory to Civilizations

The Beginning of WHAP 8/14/18.

Chapter 3 Overview.

Technological and Environmental Transformations to 600 B.C.E.

Early River Valley Civilizations

Chapter 1 – From Human Prehistory to Early Civilizations

Cities, States, and Unequal Societies

AP World Review: Video #3: The First Urban Societies and Civilizations (Key Concept 1.3, I) Everything You Need To Know About The First Urban Societies.

Chapter 1 – From Human Prehistory to Early Civilizations

Ancient Civilizations

From Prehistory to Civilizations

Warm-Up List the four river valley civilizations and the rivers by which they are located.

Ancient Civilizations

Ancient Civilizations

Section 2.2- Cities & Civilizations

Technological and Environmental Transformations to 600 B.C.E.

Warm-Up Define agriculture. Define domestication.

Cities, States and Unequal Societies

River Valley Civilizations BCE

Ancient Civilizations

Ways of the World: A Brief Global History with Sources Third Edition

3500 BCE – 500 BCE First Civilizations.

The First Urban Societies

Cities, States and Unequal Societies

Ancient Civilizations

Presentation transcript:

Cities, States, and Unequal Societies First Civilizations Cities, States, and Unequal Societies

First Civilizations Civilization represents a new and particular type of human society, made possible by the immense productivity of the Agricultural Revolution. Far larger populations, ten of thousands; Cities Some used force to compel obedience Differences in economic function, skill, wealth, status sharply divided civilizations. End of egalitarianism Subject to oppression Pyramids, temples, palaces, elaborate sculptures, written literature, complex calendars, class, slavery, patriarchy, large- scale warfare. (Cultural products of civilization)

Emergence of Civilizations Civilization was a global phenomenon, showing up independently in six major locations around the world during the several millennia after 3500 B.C.E. Mesoamerica (Olmec) South America (Norte Chico) Mesopotamia (Sumer) Nile River Valley (Nubia, Ancient Egypt) Huang He River Valley Indus River Valley (Harappa, Mahenjo-Daro) What do they have in common?

Complex Society What is a complex society? Cities lay at the heart of all the First Civilizations: What could you find in those cities? Political/administrative capitals Art Architecture Literature Ritual and ceremony Marketplaces Specialization and Inequality Slavery Patriarchy

The Erosion of Equality Hierarchies of class Inequalities in wealth, status, and power. Upper classes: Enjoyed great wealth Avoided physical labor Had the finest of everything Occupied he top positions in political, military, and religious life. Free Commoners Lower-level officials, soldiers and police, servants, farmers. Slaves Slavery and civilization seemed to have emerged together.

Hierarchies of Gender Patriarchy (men hold power) emerged in First Civilizations. What was it about civilization that seemed to generate patriarchy? Heavier work in agriculture. Far away work. More often pregnant Men were less important in the household took on public roles. Warfare

Hammurabi’s Code

Hammurabi’s Code Read Hammurabi’s Code (one law for each category) and explain how the document illustrates the following themes: Social- Development and Transformation of social structure Political- State Building, Expansion and Conflict Interaction- Interaction Between Humans and the Environment Cultural- Development and Interaction of Cultures Economic- Creation, Expansion and Interaction of Economic Systems