The document discusses the 10 oldest civilizations in the world. It begins by defining civilization as an advanced stage of social development and organization reached by a society. It then lists the civilizations chronologically from oldest to most recent. The three oldest are the Mesopotamian civilization, Indus Valley civilization, and Ancient Egyptian civilization. It provides brief descriptions of each civilization's origins, locations, and some key aspects of their cultures and achievements.
We covered Origin,Geography and Timeline of Mesopotamia.There were many civilization in Mesopotamia but we only covered Sumerian Civilization because it had been told to us by our faculty.I hope you guys like this!
We covered Origin,Geography and Timeline of Mesopotamia.There were many civilization in Mesopotamia but we only covered Sumerian Civilization because it had been told to us by our faculty.I hope you guys like this!
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Chapter 1: Before History
Pre-human hominids are universally deemed as the ancestors of the human race. Their occurrence is dated to be four to five million years ago, while the human race itself emerged nearly too hundred thousand years ago. Over the years, it has been keenly noted that humans share specific DNA composition with other primates. It is only a slight difference in the genetic makeup and body chemistry that makes humans have more intelligence than these other species, making them more adaptable to their environment and therefore give them a greater ability to control the natural world. This intelligence has seen the humans have greater potential for advanced and sophisticated social-cultural abilities that other species cannot measure up to. These unique and advanced abilities possessed by humans include well devised tools, technologies cooperation and communication skills.
The Paleolithic society, which is commonly known as the Old Stone Age is the longest era in the history of the human race on the planet. It is majorly characterized with hunting and gathering. It existed long before ancient agriculture emerged, and therefore it lived on looking for edible stuff from the wild life, both edible fruits and animal, hence their hunting and gathering lifestyle. Theirs was a completely liberal life, as there was nobody’s possession ever. No wealth, no private property. One very outstanding characteristic of this early man is the ability to communicate. There was a well-structured and powerful language that enabled them to communicate very important messages. For this reason, it was possible to pass information and knowledge to the next generation. The new generations would thus improve the knowledge and as it accumulated over the years, humans were able to give a good take on the various aspect of life they live. One common link between generation and creativity is the early cave paintings. This ability to communicate abstractly is the major skill that humans have banked on in realizing their present control over the natural world.
The Neolithic or the New Stone Age era proceeded the Paleolithic. It marks the transition from the hunting and gathering lifestyle of the Old Stone Age into a more civilized agricultural society. Human in this era lived in distinct communities which domesticated animals and grew crops. This is cited to have been taking place at around 9000 B.C.E. They lived together and their population grew over time. Unlike in the Old Stone Age, there was the aspect of ownership of property, hence personal wealth. The ownership of land was the major one, and it dictated the owner’s economic and political power. There were hierarchies of authority in aspects such as religion and government, a clear indication of an organized and civilized society. Just like the Old Stone Age, the New Stone Age gave interest in fertility as an important feature of their religion.
Later, within a period of four thousand years, the agricul ...
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Chapter 1: Before History
The emergence of the human race is predated by the existence of pre-human hominids whom are now recognized as our ancestors. The time line for hominids begins about four to five million years ago, and our own species emerges around two hundred thousand years ago. It is noted that the human species shares nearly the same DNA as other primates, like chimpanzees. Because of small differences in genetic makeup and chemistry, human beings are distinguished by a higher intelligence and an ability to exercise much greater control over the natural world. For example, humans have been able to devise tools, technologies, language skills, and sophisticated means of cooperation and communication that other primates do not rival. It is evident that this higher intelligence possessed among humans was the source of potential for sophisticated cultural and social developments.
The Old Stone Age or the Paleolithic society was the earliest, longest period of the human species’ history on Earth, and they were foraging and hunting for good, and principally were made up of hunting-and-gathering societies. This was a period when humans had to stalk animals for food and therefore they were nomadic in lifestyle. There was no wealth or private property. Many scholars assert that humans were able to construct powerful languages and thus able to communicate complex ideas. This meant that humans could pass on knowledge to new generations based on this transmission of abstract symbols and that each new generation could use the knowledge accumulated in previous generations. One of the common links between generations is creativity. The earliest known examples of the cave paintings show how these early humans were exercising their creative imaginations and how they were able to provide a glimpse into their sensitivity and creative power.
The New Stone Age or the Neolithic era is defined by the transition from hunting-and-gathering societies to agricultural societies. These New Stone Age societies were settled societies and producing edible crops and created opportunities for human civilization to begin to flower. It is cited in the text around 9000 B.C.E. that peoples almost at the same time around the globe began to domesticate animals and cultivate crops. These societies were distinctive by remaining settled in one place and growing larger over time. These societies also developed hierarchies of authority in both religion and government. This is also a transition period when people in these settled societies began to evolve division of labor and social ranks. Private property also evolved as an important means of wealth. This ownership of land became an important source of economic and political power in the Neolithic era. The Neolithic religion reflected the same interest in fertility as the Paleolithic peoples, but also celebrated the particular aspects of the governed agricultural society.
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The cradle of civilization is a term referring to locations where, according to current archaeological data, civilization is understood to have emerged.
Current thinking is that there was no single "cradle", but several civilizations that developed independently; with the Fertile Crescent, Mesopotamia and Egypt, understood to be the earliest.
07. DEPTH STUDY GERMANY: NAZI REGIME - REICHSTAG FIRE SOURCESGeorge Dumitrache
07. DEPTH STUDY GERMANY: NAZI REGIME - REICHSTAG FIRE
On February 27, 1933, the German parliament (Reichstag) building burned down. The Nazi leadership and its coalition partners used the fire to claim that Communists were planning a violent uprising. They claimed that emergency legislation was needed to prevent this. The resulting act, commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, abolished a number of constitutional protections and paved the way for Nazi dictatorship.
05. DEPTH STUDY GERMANY: NAZI REGIME - HITLER CONSOLIDATING POWER 1933-34.PPTXGeorge Dumitrache
05. DEPTH STUDY GERMANY: NAZI REGIME - HITLER CONSOLIDATING POWER 1933-34.PPTX
Following Hitler’s appointment as chancellor the Nazis were finally in a position of power.
However, this power was limited, as the Nazis were just one party in a three party coalition government, under President Hindenburg.
This topic will explore how the Nazis managed to eliminate their opposition and consolidate ultimate power over Germany, whilst maintaining an illusion of democracy.
It will first explore this topic in chronological order, from the Reichstag Fire through to the death of President Hindenburg, and then explore it thematically in the last section. On the 31 January 1933, Hitler, conscious of his lack of a majority in the Reichstag, immediately called for new elections to try and strengthen his position. The Nazis aimed to increase their share of the vote so that they would have a majority in the Reichstag. This would allow them to rule unopposed and unhindered by coalition governments.
Over the next two months, they launched themselves into an intense election campaign.
On 27 February 1933, as the campaign moved into its final, frantic days, the Reichstag, the German Parliament building, was set on fire and burnt down. An atmosphere of panic and terror followed the event.
This continued when a young Dutch communist, Van der Lubbe was arrested for the crime.
The Nazi Party used the atmosphere of panic to their advantage, encouraging anti-communism. Göring declared that the communists had planned a national uprising to overthrow the Weimar Republic. This hysteria helped to turn the public against the communists, one of the Nazis main opponents, and 4000 people were imprisoned.
The day after the fire, Hindenburg signed the Emergency Decree for the Protection of the German People. On the 28 February 1933, President Hindenburg signed the Emergency Decree for the Protection of the German People. This decree suspended the democratic aspects of the Weimar Republic and declared a state of emergency.
This decree gave the Nazis a legal basis for the persecution and oppression of any opponents, who were be framed as traitors to the republic. People could be imprisoned for any or no reason.
The decree also removed basic personal freedoms, such as the freedom of speech, the right to own property, and the right to trial before imprisonment.
Through these aspects the Nazis suppressed any opposition to their power, and were able to start the road from democracy to a dictatorship. The atmosphere of uncertainty following the Reichstag Fire secured many voters for the Nazi party.
The SA also ran a violent campaign of terror against any and all opponents of the Nazi regime. Many were terrified of voting of at all, and many turned to voting for the Nazi Party out of fear for their own safety. The elections were neither free or fair.
On the 5 March 1933, the elections took place, with an extremely high turnout of 89%.
The Nazis secured 43.9% of the vote.
DEPTH STUDY GERMANY: NAZI REGIME - 04. HITLER BECOMING CHANCELLOR 1933George Dumitrache
Hitler was not immediately appointed chancellor after the success of the July 1932 elections, despite being leader of the largest party in the Reichstag. It took the economic and political instability (with two more chancellors failing to stabilise the situation) to worsen, and the support of the conservative elite, to convince Hindenburg to appoint Hitler.
Hitler was sworn in as the chancellor of Germany on the 30 January 1933. The Nazis were now in power.
DEPTH STUDY GERMANY: WEIMAR REPUBLIC - 08. NAZIS IN THE WILDERNESSGeorge Dumitrache
The “Lean Years” (also called the "wilderness" years) of Hitler and the Nazi Party in Germany refer to the period between 1924 and 1928 when the Nazi party did not have high levels of support and still suffered from humiliation over the Munich Putsch. Why where these years “lean”?
DEPTH STUDY GERMANY: WEIMAR REPUBLIC - 07. STRESEMMAN ERA 1924-1929George Dumitrache
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DEPTH STUDY GERMANY: WEIMAR REPUBLIC - 06. THE BEER HALL PUTSCH 1923George Dumitrache
The Beer Hall Putsch, also known as the Munich Putsch, was a failed coup d'état by Nazi Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) leader Adolf Hitler, Generalquartiermeister Erich Ludendorff and other Kampfbund leaders in Munich, Bavaria, on 8–9 November 1923, during the Weimar Republic. Approximately two thousand Nazis marched on the Feldherrnhalle, in the city centre, but were confronted by a police cordon, which resulted in the deaths of 16 Nazi Party members and four police officers. Hitler escaped immediate arrest and was spirited off to safety in the countryside. After two days, he was arrested and charged with treason. The putsch brought Hitler to the attention of the German nation for the first time and generated front-page headlines in newspapers around the world. His arrest was followed by a 24-day trial, which was widely publicised and gave him a platform to express his nationalist sentiments to the nation. Hitler was found guilty of treason and sentenced to five years in Landsberg Prison, where he dictated Mein Kampf to fellow prisoners Emil Maurice and Rudolf Hess. On 20 December 1924, having served only nine months, Hitler was released. Once released, Hitler redirected his focus towards obtaining power through legal means rather than by revolution or force, and accordingly changed his tactics, further developing Nazi propaganda.
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2. DEFINITION
A civilization is the process by which a society or place reaches an
advanced stage of social development and organization.
3. 10 OLDEST CIVILIZATIONS
Here are the top 10 oldest civilizations to ever exist in the world,
starting with the oldest one.
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5. 1. MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATION
This is the first of the civilization to have ever emerged on the face of
our planet. The timeline of ancient Mesopotamia is usually kept
around 3300 BC – 750 BC. Mesopotamia is generally credited with
being the first place where civilized societies truly began to take shape.
Once the Mesopotamians rose, they prospered in the regions of
modern day Iraq – then known as Babylonia, Sumer and Assyria
highlands.
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7. 2. INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION
This civilization flourished in areas extending from what today is
northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India. Along with
Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, it was one of three early civilizations
of the Old World, and of the three the most widespread, covering an
area of 1.25 million km2.
The people of the Indus Civilization achieved great accuracy in
measuring length, mass, and time. And based on the artifacts found in
excavations, it is evident the culture was richer in arts and crafts.
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9. 3. THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CIVILIZATION
The ancient Egypt is one of the oldest and culturally richest civilizations.
The ancient Egyptians are known for their prodigious culture, the ever
standing pyramids and the sphinx, the Pharaohs and the once a
majestic civilization that resided by the banks of the river Nile.
The civilization started around 3150 BC with the political unification of
Upper and Lower Egypt under the first Pharaoh.
The ancient Egypt reached at its pinnacle towards the New Kingdom,
where Pharaohs like Ramsee the Great ruled with such authority that
another civilization of the Nubians also came under Egyptian rule.
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11. 4. MAYAN CIVILIZATION
The ancient Mayan civilization flourished in Central America from about
2600 BC and had been much talked about in recent times because of
the timeline in the calendar they had created. Once the civilization was
established, it went on to prosper and become one of the most
sophisticated civilization with a booming population of about 19 million
at its peak. By 700 BC, the Mayans had already devised their own way
of writing which they used to create their own solar calendars carved
in the stones. According to them, the world was created on August 11,
3114 BC, which is the date their calendar counts from. And the
supposed end was on December 21, 2012.
The ancient Mayans were culturally richer when compared to many of
the contemporary civilizations. The Mayans and Aztecs both built
pyramids, many of which are larger than those in Egypt.
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13. 5. ANCIENT CHINA CIVILIZATION
Ancient China – also known as Han China, has doubtlessly one of the
most diverse history. In fact, if you consider all the dynasties from the
very first to the very last that ever ruled in China, you get a significantly
huge period of time that needs to be covered. The Yellow river
civilization is said to be the cradle of entire Chinese civilization as this is
where the earliest dynasties were based. It was around the 2700 BC
that the legendary Yellow Emperor began his rule.
Inventions and products: gunpowder, paper, printing, compass,
alcohol, cannons.
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15. 6. ANCIENT GREEK CIVILIZATION
The ancient Greeks may not have been one of the oldest civilizations,
but they are doubtlessly one of the most influential civilizations to have
ever existed in the world. The rise of ancient Greece came from the
Cycladic and Minoan civilization (2700 BC – 1500 BC).
These periods also saw a number of ancient Greeks come into limelight
– many of them changed our ways of world forever, many of them are
still talking about to this day. The Greeks created the ancient Olympics,
the concept of democracy and a senate. They created the base for
modern geometry, biology, physics. Pythagoras, Archimedes, Socrates,
Euclid, Plato, Aristotle, Alexander the great… the history books are full
of such names whose inventions, theories, beliefs and heroics have had
a significant influence in the subsequent civilizations that came.
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17. 7. PERSIAN CIVILIZATION
There was a time when ancient Persian civilization was in fact the most
powerful empires in the world. Though only in power for a little over
200 years, the Persians conquered lands that covered over 2 million
square miles. From the southern portions of Egypt to parts of Greece
and then east to parts of India, the Persian Empire was known for its
military strength and wise rulers. Now before you even start to
contemplate the fact that they created such a vast empire just within a
period of 200 years, before 550 BC, Persian used to be divided in
factions among a number of leaders, like King Cyrus II or Alexander the
Great.
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19. 8. THE ROMAN CIVILIZATION
The Roman Civilization came into picture around the 6th century BC. At
the height of its power, the Romans ruled over the biggest chunk of
land in that era – all the present day counties surrounding the modern
day Mediterranean sea were a part of ancient Rome.
Early Rome was governed by kings, but after only seven of them had
ruled, the Romans took power over their own city and ruled
themselves. They then instead had a council known as the ‘senate’
which ruled over them. From this point on one speaks of the ‘Roman
Republic’. Rome also saw the rise and fall of some of the greatest
emperors in human civilization, like Julius Caesar, Trajan and Augustus.
The Roman empire in the end was overrun by millions of barbarians
from the north and east of Europe.
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21. 9. AZTEC CIVILIZATION
The Aztecs came in the scenario around the 1200s and early 1300s, the
people in present day Mexico used to live in three big rival cities –
Tenochtitlan, Texcoco and Tlacopan. Around 1325, these rivals created
an alliance and thus the new state was brought under the rule of the
Valley of Mexico. Back then, the people preferred the name Mexica
than to the Aztecs. The rise of the Aztecs was within a century of the
fall of another influential civilization in Mexico and Central America –
the Mayans. In the early 1500s, the Aztec civilization was indeed at
the height of its power. But then, Spanish arrived with their expansion
plans.
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23. 10. THE INCAS CIVILIZATION
The Incas was the largest Empire in South America in the Pre-
Columbian era. This civilization flourished in the areas of present day
Ecuador, Peru and Chile and had its administrative, military and political
center located at Cusco which lies in modern day Peru. The Incas were
devout followers of the Sun God Inti. They had a king who was referred
to as “Sapa Inca” meaning the child of the Sun. The first Inca emperor
Pachacuti transformed it from a modest village to a great city laid out
in the shape of a puma. The Incas went on to become great builders
and went on to build fortresses and sites like Machu Picchu and the
city of Cusco that still stand to this day.