HIS 101 1st Edition Lecture 3Outline of Last Lecture II. The rise of civilizationsIII.Inventions and achievementsIV. Empire overcomeOutline of Current Lecture V. Asian civilizationsVI.Egyptian civilizations VII. Religion and purposeCurrent LectureI. Ancient Asian Civilizations- Ishtar Gate_ ancient Babylon in the berlin museum A.Assyrian Empire (1400- 600) B.C. [Doc 1.6]- Built on early traditions- empires controlled with different forms of government- Administrative approaches (Land of Assur vs. yoke of Assur)- Archeological sources- Importance of nomadic conquers in historyi) The more you conquered the more wealth you represented and the more respect you obtained- Set precedents for later barbarian invasionsB. Ancient Egypt [Doc 1.7] - power of writing- Old kingdom (3100-2200) B.C.- Middle kingdom (2082-1087) B.C- New kingdom (1575-1087) B.C- Egyptians enforced the importance of barrels, death, and after life. The lived for the life after deathC. Egyptian Religion- Polytheistic- belief in many gods - Important Gods- Ra, Osiris, Set, ThothThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Pharaohs were the divine god who consulted with the heavenly gods to provide the need for the people- Constant struggles with priest and pharaohs [Doc 1.1]- Pyramids were built as monuments/ tombs- Key idea was to represent order even in deathD.Egypt vs. Mesopotamia- Egypt- more stable and cheerful (even art)- Egypt- more centralized and authoritarian- Mesopotamia- independent city state- Mesopotamia- wide trade networks- Mesopotamia- more technological innovation and experimentation- Egypt- women maybe had higher statusE. Fan of Ancient Egypt- Conquered by Kush in 730 B.C- From southern reaches of the Nile, Kushite’s had mental and deciphered writing system- adopted things from Egyptians- Served as consultant for southern
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