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Main Idea Details Nubia •3100 B.C.E. -350 C.E. Location •Southern Nile river valley in Egypt. In modern day Sudan. Resources Notemaking go •Irrigation, rivers, trade with sub-Saharan Africa and the Mediterranean •GOLD, precious stones •Egypt conquered Nubia and took control of trade and resources. Society •Heavily influenced by Egypt and later dominated by Egyptian culture and politics. •Women could be rulers. Main Idea Details Notemaking Olmec 1200-400 B.C.E. Location •First Mesoamerican civilization. Located in Mexico, near the Yucatan peninsula. Resources •Slash and burn agriculture •Tropical climate Contributions •Giant head sculptures •Aligned cities with the stars. •San Lorenzo was the cultural center. go Main Idea Details Notemaking Chavin 900-250 B.C.E. Location •First Andean civilization in South America. Resources •Maize (corn) •Llamas •Mountainous terrain go Main Idea Details “Cosmopolitan” Middle East 1700-1100 B.C.E. Location Resources Society Technology Notemaking •Mesopotamia •Natural boundaries •Rivers •Trade •Tin •wood go •Conquest of empires led to a “cosmopolitan” (many different people living together and sharing each other’s culture) society •Horse drawn chariots Main Idea Details Egypt 1700-1100 B.C.E. Location •Northern Africa Resources •Nile river •Gold •cotton Politics Notemaking go •Pharaohs •King Tut famous for having an intact tomb •Queen “Hatshepsut” was a female pharaoh but presented herself as a man to the public. Main Idea Details Aegean World 2000-1100 B.C.E. Location •Early Greece named after the Aegean Sea. Minoans on Crete and Mycenaens on the Greek mainland were the first Greek civilizations. Resources •Olives, wheat, grapes, sheep •No river valleys •The sea Politics Contributions Notemaking go •City-states •Homer’s The Iliad and Odyssey were two epic poems that describe early Greek religion. Main Idea Details Assyrian Empire Location 911-612 B.C.E. •Northern Mesopotamia Resources •Advanced metal weaponry Notemaking go Politics •First empire •Known for fierce war tactics and mass deportation Contributions •Created the first library Main Idea Details Notemaking Israel Location 2000- 500 B.C.E. •Modern day Israel (western Mesopotamia) Resources •Crossroads location made it important for trade go Politics Contributions •King Solomon known for his wisdom. Built the First Temple. •Diaspora (spreading of Jewish population from homeland) •First monotheistic (one God) religion •Hebrew bible (the Old Testament) Main Idea Details Notemaking Phoenicians Location 1200- 500 B.C.E. •Modern day Lebanon (western Mesopotamia) Resources •Timber (cedar trees) used to build ships •Purple dye made from snails. go Politics •Colonized the Mediterranean because of advanced ship making abilities. Contributions •The phoenetic Alphabet