1. 2.1 Global Political systems
The Emergence of Civilization | BCE

2. Similarities and Differences
Human societies share the need for order and stability
Justifications for order and stability vary by culture

3. East Asia Dynastic System (families that rule)
Supreme emperor or empress
Royal court of other prominent families
Nobles/aristocrats as part of an aristocracy
Worked in the government bureaucracy
Large commoner base
Mostly peasants
Dynasties in power were divinely “chosen”
The Mandate of Heaven

4. South and Southeast Asia
Indus River Valley civilization
Uniquely well-organized
Suggests a powerful central authority
Ability to pool resources and manpower
Access to specialized labor
Without evidence, we can deduce
The leader was powerful
There was a form of bureaucracy
Assistance with building, irrigation, et cetera
Southeast Asia was still developing/consolidating

5. The Middle (Near) East Agrarian city-states
Self-governing and self-sustaining city and surrounding area
Theocracies with powerful “divine” rulers
A political system that co-exists with a religious system
Example: Saudi Arabia; Vatican City
Result of unpredictable nature of environment
Powerful religious leaders needed
Powerful priest class: appease the gods
Dynasties of rulers

6. Africa Nile River Valley civilization
Theocracy: Pharaoh as figurehead/god (dynasties)
A large bureaucracy (government of departments)
Helps organize and administer the country
Oversaw by a powerful vizier
Aristocratic class of nobles
Children would be trained in specialized jobs
Scribes, artisans, engineers
Commoners
Peasants, merchants, workers
Pyramids built by government contracted labor
Not by slave labor (Old Testament)

7. Europe A collection of scattered, tribal farming communities
Clan-based leadership
Aegean (Minoan) civilization on Crete
Heavily influenced by Egypt
Court-based aristocracy
Various palaces constructed
Knossos, the maze, and the Minotaur

8. The Americas
Like Europe, Mesoamerica was a collection of small agricultural tribes
Chiefdoms
Larger farming communities produced greater power
Evidence of highly specialized labor
Probable bureaucracy for administration

9. Recommended Resources
Independent research
Be sure to cite with Chicago Manual of Style with footnotes.1
Suggested reading
Human Legacy.2 Make sure the title of the text is in italics (see below).
These notes
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2 Human Legacy, pages 1-10.
3 Mr. Geier, Political Systems, 2.1 East Asia.