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In ancient India there were many grate mountains and rivers. some mountains included Harappa, Himalayas, ghat, etc. some of the great rivers were the Indus River the Ganges river, etc. -
the climate in India is mostly hot an humid. they also had monsoons. this influenced Indias climate tremendously. a monsoon is a seasonal wind pattern. -
in ancient china there where many monsoons and they were important to the people. monsoons are changes in wind patterns that cause heavy rainfall. they accused 1 million years ago. -
in the Neolithic times brain started to advance, farming was discovered in 9500 BCE. they also discovered jobs in 3500-3000 BCE -
the Mesopotamians began to farm. They would farm more than they needed and keep what they needed. What they didn't need they would trade or sell. -
around 3500 BCE the Mesopotamians created a writing system called cuneiform. They wrote with wedge shaped tools. They wrote on a tablet of hardened clay. -
Egyptians had gods for almost every thing. they had gods for the sun, rain, and love gods and many more. they would pray to the gods so they could get the sun or rain. so they were polytheistic. -
existed around 3000 BCE and was home to many civilizations. Spanned between tigris and Euphrates. also called "Fertile Crescent" -
the Egyptians were ruled by people. they had rulers that were usually male that they listened to. they believed what they said and abided by rules. -
the epic of Gilgamesh was the first known piece of literature. it was a story about a king named Gilgamesh who interacts with the gods. -
the Egyptians learned how to built pyramids. they built pyramids to put there things in for the afterlife. -
the ancient Egyptians would mummify there bodies when they died. they would cut there bodies open and take out major organs and put them in separate tombs. they would love the heart in the body because they believed that the heart would guid them to afterlife. after they did these things they would stuff the body, sew it together, and wrap it in a bandages and place it in a tomb. -
the ancient Egyptians believed that after you die you go to the afterlife. they believed that if you died you would live in afterlife and everything you brought to your tomb when you died is what you would have in the afterlife. -
there were rulers and groups called Taoism and legalism and more. the rulers would make the rules and they would have to follow them. -
they were discovered in 1991 in Eastern Europe, Georgia. they were the first to utilize fire. they also used a lot more advanced weapons like axes ands spears. it was noticed that the had the most consistent upright figure. They lived 1.8 million years ago. -
the first homo Habilis was discovered in 1960 in Tanzania south eastern Africa.they were a species of early humans who lived 1.5-2 million years ago. they were the first ones to use stone tools and were often called the "handy man". -
hominids were first discovered in 1924, The first hominid an was Australopithecus. They lived in Eastern Africa along the Great Rift Valley, around 3-4 million years ago! -
the neanderthals were similar to humans, they adapted to cold temperatures. they also had more developed brains and wore animals skins for warmth. they also built shelter. they also buried there dead. they were discovered in 1856 in Germany. -
in ancient china there's things called dynasties. Some of the dynasties are the Han, Qin, and Shang. -
the Mesopotamian people created a 22 symbol alphabet. the alphabet was eventually used by greek, Romans, and us toady! -
rome is surrounded by the Mediterranean sea ( to the south), the Adriatic Sea ( to the east) and Tyrrhenian Sea ( to west) the alps mountains formed a natural barrier for them -
there alphabet was from Etruscans. gods from Greece. olives and wine from Phoenicians. arches and domes from Etruscan. and there language was from Latins. -
in ancient Greece they had chariots that they would hold races and things with. they were very serious about the races and many people would be killed or seriously injured. -
it was a series of wars between Greece and Persian empire. they intimidated them into the Asia Minor. Athens won the battle of marathon and repels serious the great Persians. -
Rome was originally a kingdom until the overthrow of the last king, tarquin the Great i. In 509 BCE, Romans led by Lucius Junius Brutus overthrow Tarquin. Romans decide to create a republic. -
the Athens were greek polis, they had there own laws and rules. some laws and rules include, only male citezens could vote. the Athens often went head to head with the spartans with had very different laws from them. the Athens didn't value there women and were unfair to them -
the main prt of the greek army was called phalanx. they would bench up closely and put shields together for protection. a greek soldier was called hoplite. -
had a oligarchy government. had a council of elders. life based around military strength. they did lots of farming. women were valued more and had rights of owning property and other equal aspects of men. -
A series of three wars between Rome and Carthage
Carthage was a colony of the phonician empire in Northern Africa (modern-day Tunis) Carthage is a naval powerhouse while Rome is much better on hand-to-hand combat. the First Punic War was in 264 BCE -
according to a myth god of war "Mars" grew fearless that his twin sons would one day overthrow him. the Tims, rumpus and remus, were sent to drift down the tiber river. here they were saved by a wolf from drowning. later on Romulus killed remus and named the city Rome after him -
the Great Wall of china was made by the Qin dynasty and shi Huangdi. it was built to keep out mongol and hun invaders. it was originally built with straw and dirt. the current wall stretches over 5,000 miles long. -
early humans were discovered around 2 million years ago. the first humans were discovered in Africa. they were known as homo sapiens. some of them spread from Africa into Asia and Europe. they had more advanced skills and smarter dicisions -
Layla Louise Hinzman was born in Charleston, WV. -
They were established in the Indus Valley. they thrived between 2300 to 1700 BCE. both of the cities were planned and protected. there were market squares, workshops, and elite homes with indoor plumbing. -
the aryans were a nomadic tribe from Europe. they invaded age Indus River Valley and dominated the harappan civilization. they were more warlike than the harapans. the cast system was a way to govern the life in ancient India -
Buddism was a ancient India god who was for calm and peace. he believed in the enlightenment stage and he beloved in the eightfold path.