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425
China Enviroment- Disease
A historical search of traditional Chinese medical sources revealed several ancient descriptions suggestive of Parkinson disease dating back to 425 BC. -
430
Greece Enviroment- Disease
The Plague of Athens was a devastating epidemic which hit the city-state of Athens in ancient Greece during the second year of the Peloponnesian War (430 BC), when an Athenian victory still seemed within reach. -
500
Rome Political- Government
From 500 BC to nearly 1500 AD, for two thousand years, Roman government had more or less the same system -
Dec 12, 600
Rome Enviroment- Disease
Hygiene in ancient Rome was not ideal for combatting diseases. -
Dec 12, 700
Rome Enviroment- Technology
Rich Romans liked to be warm and cosy. They had central heating at home, in villas and in public baths. The heating system was kept going by slaves -
Dec 12, 750
Greece Rise
The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history in Classical Antiquity, lasting from ca. 750 BC, (the archaic period) to 146 BC -
Dec 12, 750
Greece Social- Class Structure
The Upper Class/ Athens
The Middle Class/Metics
The Lower Class/Freedmen
The Slaves -
Dec 12, 750
Greece Social- Urbanization
Urbanization spread from Mesopotamia to Egypt and, from there, to Greece and it seems, early on, that the lesson of the city of Ur, and others -
Dec 12, 750
Greece Political- Government
The Greeks had a lot of different kinds of governments, because there were many different city-states in ancient Greece -
Dec 12, 750
Greece Enviroment- Technology
Life in ancient Greece was based mainly on farming, but lots of other crafts existed such as pottery, weaving, shoe-making, jewellery-making, woodworking -
Dec 12, 750
Greece Culture- Religion
Many of the ancient Greek people recognized the major (Olympian) gods and goddesses (Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Apollo, Artemis, Aphrodite, Ares, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Athena, Hermes, Demeter, Hestia, and Hera ), although philosophies such as Stoicism and some forms of Platonism used language -
Dec 12, 750
Greece Culture- Language
Ancient Greek was the language spoken by the people of Ancient Greece from the 9th to 4th century B.C. Ancient Greek and Latin are the most important ancient languages (languages which are no longer spoken) for speakers of English today. -
Dec 12, 750
Greece Economic- Labor System
The academic study of slavery in ancient Greece is beset by significant .... The extent to which slaves were used as a labour force in farming is disputed. ..... The system was developed with variants throughout the Near East -
Dec 12, 753
Rome Rise
Began in 753 BC -
Dec 12, 753
Rome Social- Class Structure
Patricians
Senators
Equestrians
Commons
Freedpeople
Slaves -
Dec 12, 753
Rome Polictical- War
The Roman Army was considered the most advanced of its time. The Roman Army created the Roman Empire - a huge part of Western Europe -
Dec 12, 753
Rome Culture- Language
The dominance of Latin and Greek among the literate elite may obscure the continuity of spoken languages, since all cultures within the Roman Empire were predominantly oral. In areas where Syriac, Coptic, Hebrew and Aramaic were spoken, they coexisted with Greek. -
Dec 12, 753
Rome Economic- Labor System
ancient slavery was part of a unified labor force in the early Roman Empire -
Dec 12, 760
Rome Social- Urbanization
Life in ancient Rome revolved around the city of Rome, its famed seven hills, and ... several military settlements, a very high rate of urbanization -
Dec 12, 1000
Rome Culture- Religion
Some of these old beliefs changed when Christianity was made the official religion of the Roman Empire by the Emperor Constantine in the 4th century AD. Before then, Christians got into trouble because they refused to worship the emperor as a god. Some Christians were arrested and put to death. -
Dec 12, 1500
China Culture- Writing
People in China began writing about 1500 BC -
China Economic- Banking
Xian had long been the capital of ancient China. It was the center of China's modern Banking system from 1825 -
China Rise
China rises in 2000 BC. -
China Social- Class Structure
King & his family
Shi Class
Nong Class
Gong Class
Shang Class -
China Social- Urbanization
Urbanization and urban system development in China. The urban system in most countries is influenced by market forces. -
China Political- Government
Ancient China had a government ruled by dynasties -
China Political- Wars
The ancient Chinese where involved in frequent wars of unification, expansion and defense of their territories. -
China Culture- Religion
Chinese Religions, Beliefs: Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism. China has been a multi-religion country since the ancient times. -
China Economic- Labor System
Landlord and slavery. The most works are in traditional sector. That lasted until the people revolution. -
China Enviroment- Technology
The four Great Inventions of ancient China: the compass, gunpowder, papermaking, and printing, were among the most important technological advances, only known in Europe by the end of the Middle Ages. The Tang Dynasty (AD 618 - 906) in particular, was a time of great innovation. -
Mesopotamia Falls
Mesopotamia falls in 539 BC. The babylonians were the last in Mesopotamia to fall. -
Greece Political- War
The Greco-Persian Wars (499-448 BC) were the result of attempts by the Persian Emperor Darius the Great, and then his successor Xerxes I to subjugate Ancient Greece. Darius was already ruler of the cities of Ionia, and the wars are taken to start when they rebelled in 499 BC. -
Mesopotamia Political- Revolts and Revolutions
The revolt of Sargon the Akkad took place in 2334 B.C.E. Sargon created an army and attacked Sumerian cities one by one in a bloody coup. As Sargon captured more cities, his army grew more powerful and eventually unbeatable by individual cities. Once he had total control Sargon created an empire that lasted until about the end of the twentieth century B.C.E. -
Mesopotamia Cultural- Education
The earliest schools of which we have record were developed by the ancient Sumerians. The oldest evidence, lists of vocabulary words, survives from the ruins of the city of Uruk and dates to around 3000 BCE, close to the time when writing itself was invented. -
India Social- Urbanization
around 3000 BCE there appeared the first signs of urbanization. -
Mesopotamia Culture- Writing
It is considered the most significant among the many cultural contributions of the Sumerians and the greatest among those of the Sumerian city of Uruk which advanced the writing of cuneiform c. 3200 BCE. -
India Political- Revolutons
Urban Revolution. Made an urban area fore india. -
India Rises
When indus valley starts to bring in new things for the world. 3300 BC. -
India Social- Class Structure
The class structure started with the Brahmins (Priests), Kshatriyas (Warriors and rulers), Viasyas (Traders, Merchants, and minor officals), Sudras (Unskilled workers), Pariah ( Untouchable, Children of god). Their race where indian. Men worked within their designated caste social class, Women were valued because of their ability to produce offspring and nurse. The Women would take care of the family until the children would grow old enough then they would take the roles of the parents. -
India Political- Government
The civilization held its own government -
India Enviroment- Disease
`Violence, disease caused end of Indus Valley Civilization` Washington: Inter-personal violence, infectious diseases and climate change had played a major role in the demise of the Indus or Harappan civilization around 4,000 years ago, according to a new study. -
India Enviroment- Natural Recources
Fresh water and timber. Materials such as gold, silver, semi-precious stones. -
India Culture- Education
Education In Indus valley civilization only some kids attended school. -
India Economic- Consumption
The Indus civilisation is at its richest and strongest. -
India Culture- Clothes, Food, Music
They spoke the Harappan language. The Inuds vallet people would use scripts to talk write to others. Indus people kept cattle, pigs, sheep and goats for food, farmers grew fruit such as dates, grapes and melons, and field crops such as wheat and peas. They would wear clothes made of silk and cotton.The Indus civilization produced many statuettes made of steatite and limestone -
Ancient Egypt Begins
By about 3400 BC the Egyptians were building walled towns, and the country was divided into numerous small states. -
Egypt Social- Urbanization
Egypts Urbanization came from Mesopotamia in 5000 BC. -
Egypt Social- Family
Egyptians mostly lived in families made up of a mother and a father and children, just as many people do today. But their families often had five or more children, because so many children died before they grew up. So they needed more kids just in case some died, some still lived and made more Egyptians. -
Egypt Political- Law System
The head of the legal system was officially the pharaoh, who was responsible for enacting laws. -
Egypt Political- Conflict and War
most conflicts the Egyptians had fought had been civil wars. Which could have weakened them as a whole. -
Egypt Political- Nationalism
Egyptian nationalism has typically been a civic nationalism that has emphasized the unity of Egyptians regardless of ethnicity or religion. -
Egypt Social- Freedom and Rights
There were 7 Soical classes in Ancient Egypt. The higher they are on the list, the more rights and Freedom they had. First was Kings. Second was Priests. Third were Nobles. Fourth were Military Leaders. Fifth were Merchants, artisians, and scribes. Sixth were Farmers herders and fisherman. Last were slaves. -
Egypt Enviromenti Natrural Recources
Egypt is rich in natural resources, such building and decorative stone, copper and lead ores, gold, and semiprecious stones, which are all found in the Nile River Valley. These natural resources allowed the ancient Egyptians to build monuments, sculpt statues, make tools, and fashion jewelry . -
Egypt Enviroment- Technology
The Egyptians learned how to make durable sheets of parchment from the papyrus plant. It was used for important documents and religious texts. -
Egypt Culture- Writing
One of the most important inventions of the Ancient Egyptians was writing. They wrote in hieroglyphics. You can learn more about hieroglyphics here. Writing allowed the Egyptians to keep accurate records and maintain control of their large empire. -
Egypt Culture
All Egyptians wore makeup, even the men. They made a dark eye makeup called kohl from soot and other minerals. The makeup was a fashion statement, but it also had the side affect of protecting their skin from the hot desert sun. -
Egypt Economic- Consumption
They farmed a lot and dieted. So they consumed a lot of healthy food into there enviroment. -
Egypt Economic- Labor System
A prominent feature of the Egyptian labor system was the use of a corvee. -
Mesopotamia Enviorment- Technology
Although archeologists don't know for sure who invented the wheel, the oldest wheel discovered was found in Mesopotamia. It is likely the Sumer first used the wheel in making pottery in 3500BC and then used it for their chariots in around 3200 BC. -
Mesopotamia Social- Urbanization
Urbanization began in 4300 in Mesopotamia in the Uruk period. It is speculated, however, that a particularly prosperous and efficient village attracted the attention of other, less prosperous, tribes who then attached themselves to the successful settlement. -
Mesopotamia Economics- Production
Mesopotamia had trouble farming and producing things from farmings. Even thought they had a lot of water, it was hard. They had to migrate sometimes due to water supply. -
Mesopotamia Rise
Mesopotamia Rose in 5000 BC. When people called "Sumers" went to a land called "Mesopotamia." -
Mesopotamia Political- Government/ Leaderships
Mesopotamia had Kings and Nobles. The greatest leader of Mesopotamia was Hammurabi. He made a very affective law system. -
Mesopotamia Enviroment- Disease
Mesopotamia mostly blamed the Diseases on pre-exixting spirits, such as Gods and angels. People that were alive before them were blamed for the diseases that were there when they were there. -
Mesopotamia Enviroment- Migration
Mesopotamias Migration was usually for a few reasons. Such as climate, water supply and wars. -
Mesopotamia Social- Freedom and Rights
The women in Mesopotamia had no where near as rights and freedom as males did. It lead to,
- Areas where women could exercise some authority (power).
-Areas where women had little power.
-The treatment of slave women.
-The types of work women engaged in.
-Things women complained about.
-Laws that seemed to protect certain rights of women.
-Laws that parallel ours with regard to marriage. That contrast with ours. -
Mesopotamia Social- Racial and Ethnical Construction
The race that dominated the time period, whether it be the Sumers, Akkadians, Amorites or others, was the race that therefore made up Mesopotamia. -
Mesopotamia Political- Laws
Mesopotamias laws were called "The Hammurabi Code." This code was made in Mesopotamia Times. It consisted of 282 laws that helped the region have less trouble. Strict laws. -
Mesopotamia Culture- Language
The people of ancient Mesopotamia spoke a number of languages, including Akkadian, Eblaite, Elamite, Phoenician, Semitic, and Sumerian. The script that was used to write many of the ancient Mesopotamian languages was called cuneiform, that wedgeshaped writing on clay tablets you may be familiar with. -
Mesopotamia Economic- Labor
Mesopotamia is known as the fertile crescent. They ad farmers, kinds, nobles, priests, and slaves. -
Mesopotamia Economics- Material Wealth
Mesopotamia had ok materials. They made a lot off of jewerly so they would a good amount of money off of Jewerly.