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Empires of the Middle East - Coggle Diagram
Empires of the Middle East
Complex Socieeties
Before Agriculture
There was no difference among the members of the hordes
Emergence of Agriculture and Technology
It appeared:
Division of work: farmers, potters.
Trade
Markets
Merchants
Result:
The bosses reserved the monopoly of forces and Information.
Control
States and Empires
States
An ancient states was a political
organization, or power of organization that controlled a territory and a subdinated population.
States stablished a city as a capital
Empires
An extensive group of
states or countries under a sigle supreme authority
3000-2000 B.C
India
Coast of peru
2000-1000 B.C
China
First Dynasty: Xia
4000-3000 B.C
Mesopotamia (West of Iran
Egypt
First Empire of the Humanity: Sumerian
Location
It was located to the South of old Mesopotamia
It was the first and oldest civilization of the world
Characteristics
Its agricultural wealth was based on the control of technology to control floods
Its capital was Babylon
Their gods were: the sun, the moon, rivers, and trees.
Contributions to humanity
Writing: cuneiform
Wood: screw pump, wheel,
Stone: drils, nails, helmets, saw, tong
Objetos
Screw pump
wheel
tongs
nails
helmet
saw
Drill
Egypt of Pharaons
Location
It was located around the Nile river
Consolidated by the people from the Sahara Desert to the Sinai Peninsula
Characteristics
One single king called: Pharaon
Pyramids and pharaon tombs were built by slaves.
Contributions to humanity
Writing: hieroglyphs
Incredible pyramids and tombs
writing
hyeroglyps
Persi Empire
Location
It occupied the present territory of Iran, and extended immensely from northern Greece to the Indus, including Thrace, the Middle East, Asia Minor and the Caucasus.
Characteristics
Its army was one of the most powerful of antiquity. The king had a personal army of 10,000 soldiers, known as "THE IMMORTAL"
It became a weak empire after losing a war against Greece
Contributions to humanity
Excellent irrigation system: Qanat