FINAL GLOBAL

Paleolithic AGEstart of human advancment. started in Africa Old Stone Age: palcolithic agehunter-gather, migratedno homeseat berries and other naturly grown plants, raw meat.Neolithic Age: New Stone Age begging of the Agriculture Revolutionbegan the start of surplus of food settaled down and formed civilizations around rivers for fertial ground to farmalowed new jobs to open up forming job specialization houses built with new material were builtWhat Makes A Civilization?Writing System(language) Advanced Technology(Tools)Complex Institution(government)City(established society)Specialization(division of labor)Major Civilizations Sumer: located in Mesopotamia in between Tigris and Euphrates Riverbuilt canals, dikes, and damsdeveloped writting and a scribes that was a new job that wrote and dated historical events.began a trade system Egypt: North Africa along the Nile Riverhad a writting system called hieroglyphsmany animals were well respected most important catsfasion was very important men and woman wore make up.was ruled by priest and emperorsIndia: South Asia along Indus Riverinvented the numerical systemHarrapa and Mohenjo-daro were the largest cities along the Indus riverChina: East Asia along Yellow River(Huang He River)Ruled in dynasties ruled by families had many new inventions including gunpowder Empires/ Advance civilizationsAncient Greece: South EuropeGreece split into many city-statesAthens and Sparta were the largestAthens was a Democracy(land owning males could vote)started the Olympicswere polythisic and myths were very importantMacedonia: South EuropeAlexander the Great conquered 3 continents(Asia, Africa, Europe)Rome: South Europe (Italy)Started as a Republic than later moved to a EmpireSpread over 3 continents Ceaser Rose to power after the third Punic War(Carnthage Vs Rome)