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The spread of civilization (Eastern of Mediterranean (characteristics…
The spread of civilization
The Kindom of Egypt
characteristics about the religion
characteristics about the momification and the piramids
-mummification was a very expensive procedure that only the wealthiest families could pay
-Workers first removed the liver, lungs, stomach, and intestines and placed them in four special jars that were put in the tomb with the mummy then they covered the body with a special salt which absorbs water from the body, after 70 days of process they put a mask on the head of the mummy and thus concludes the mummification process
momification
-The pyramids were special tombs for the
pharaones
-The Great Sphinx has a peculiar shape, a lion's body and a human head.
-The Egyptians believed that the great sphinx was the guardian of sacred sites
characteristics about the goberment
-According to the Egyptian people, by obeying their pharaoh, they were fulfilling the wish of the
superior god
-at the beginning all the governors had help from their family so that they knew how to govern the Egyptian people
.Egypt was divided into 42 provinces which were led by governors that Pharaoh chose.
-The Egyptians were polytheists.
-They believed in a god called "the King of Upper and Lower Egypt" who was the father and mother of all.
The Indus Valley
characteristics about the religion and the goverment
characteristics about the civilization
-They have a very advance bathroom system
-they lived the introduccion of iron
-implementation of the irregation system
-they use the sanskrit language for they religion
-marriages were from the age of 12.
-marriages were arranged only for girls
chracteristics about the economy
-its economy is based on agriculture and trade, they exchanged their crops for iron or other metals
-in religion they had a strong bond with divine
beings
-its leaders were known as rajas
-different towns were formed but they are always at war
Rise of China
chracteristics about the goverment
characteristics about the religion
-they believed that supernatural forces could help kings in worldly jobs
-they believed in life after death
-the tradition "veneration of the dead" arose from the previous belief
characteristics about the civilization
-when the kings died they were buried together with their faithful servants
-the shang are remembered for their bronze dominance
-the family was like financial support
-rice was China's main crop
-each family member had his place
.the ceda became the most important article of Chinese trade
-they used pictography and ideography
-China was ruled by dynasties
-the main fear of the aristocracy was the war
-the towns were divided and governed by aristocratic military leaders who were called "warlords"
-dynasties lasted for years but when they began to lose power they had to be replaced by a new one
civilization in the Americas
characteristics about the civilizations
characteristics about the goverments
-in the Zapotec civilization the farmer and artisans were the ones who ruled
-teotihuacan was a great center of commerce
characteristics about the religions
-the Mayans revered a jaguar like the Olmecs
-all these civilizations believed in the gods and the universe
-the chavin made stones that represented their gods
-they change with other civilizations jade and monuments
-they built pyramids and monuments
-they made heads of stone in the form of veneration to the Gods
-they used stone tools
-the Zapotecs built a terrace on top of a mountain
-Teotihuacan was one of the civilizations that had the most fertile soil
-obsidian was used for mirrors and was much appreciated
-in exchange for the obsidian they exchanged with mesoamerica they received jewelry and raw materials
-the oldest civilizations appeared in peru and in ecuador they developed an advanced irrigation system
-They also planted beans and pumpkins
Eastern of Mediterranean
characteristics about the civilizations
-the Hittites created an empire in western Asia -the Phoenicians built ships and became great merchants
-the Phoenicians simplified their writing
-It is believed that when Moses brought his people out of slavery, God made a pact with them in which they had to follow his 10 commandments and he would protect them.
characteristics about the govermnet
-King Solomon expanded the government and the army
-King Solomon reached the peak of his power
characteristics about the religion
-the Israelites believed in Judaism
-but then religions like Christianity and Islam emerged
-King Solomon reached the peak of his power
-the persians allowed the jewish people to return to israel
-the Jews were monotheists
-For the Jews it is good to have a relationship and if he is not obeyed there will be punishments but pious punishments
-the prophets said that the command of God would be fulfilled with justice
piramids