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Empires of the Middle East - Coggle Diagram
Empires of the Middle East
STATE.- An ancient state was a political organization, or power of organization that controlled a territory and a subordinated population.
States stablished a city as a capital.
First States
4.000-3.000 B.C: Mesopotamia- Egypt.
3.000-4.000 B.C: India-Coast of Perú.
2.000-1.000 B.C: China-First dinasty Xia
First Empire of the Humanity: Sumerian
Characteristics
Its agricultural wealth was based on the control of technology to control floods - it capital was Babylon.- They gods were: the sun, the moon, rivers and trees.
Contributions to humanity
Writing: cuneiformen Wood: screw pump wheel Stone: drills, nails, helmets, saw, trong.
Location
It was located to the south of old Mesopotamia -It was the first and oldest civilization of the world.
EMPIRE.- As extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority.
Egypt of Pharaons
Characteristics
One single king called: Pharaon - Pyramids and pharaon tombs were built by slaves
Contributions to humanity
Writing: hieroglyphs- incredible pyramids and tombs
Location
It was located around the Nile river -Consolidated by the people from the Sahara Desert to the Sinai Peninsula - One single king called: Pharaon - Pyramids and pharaon tombs were built by slaves.
Persian 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, know as "THE INMORTAL" It became a weak empire after losing a war against Greece.
Contributions to humanity
Excellent irrigation system: Qanat