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The Neolithic Revolution, also called the Agricultural Revolution, marked the transition in human history from small nomadic bands of hunter-gatherers to larger, agricultural settlements and early civilization.
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Code of Hammurabi developed during the reign of Hammurabi of the 1st dynasty of Babylon. It consists of his legal decisions that were collected toward the end of his reign and inscribed on a diorite stela set up in Babylon’s temple of Marduk, the national god of Babylonia. These 282 case laws include economic provisions, family law , as well as criminal law and civil law. Penalties varied according to the status of the offenders and the circumstances of the offenses.
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Greece is a rocky peninsula with lots of mountains. Few crops
can grow in its stony soil. But Greece is surrounded by water,
which is its greatest natural resource. Ancient Greeks
depended on the sea for fishing and trade. Athens, located in the center of the Greek Peninsula, was a democracy. Sparta was in the southern part of the Greek Peninsula. It was an oligarchy ruled by two kings. The ancient Greeks were known for their great literature, learning, and architecture. -
As legend has it, Rome was founded by Romulus and Remus, twin sons of Mars, the god of war. Left to drown in a basket on the Tiber by a king of nearby Alba Longa and rescued by a she-wolf, the twins lived to defeat that king and found their own city on the river’s banks in 753 B.C. After killing his brother, Romulus became the first king of Rome, which is named for him. A line of Sabine, Latin and Etruscan (earlier Italian civilizations) kings followed in a non-hereditary succession.
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The Middle Ages is also known as the medieval era. It was the time between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the modern world. Medieval life centered around the church. The church held worship services and took care of the sick, poor, elderly, and orphans.Monks and nuns gave their lives to the church
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