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1
Q

Where were the 1st civilizations?

A

Mesopotamia and Egypt

2
Q

What did they develop?

A

cities

3
Q

What did they invent?

A

writing to keep records: cuneiform, hieroglyphs

4
Q

What did they construct?

A

Monumental buildings to please their gods

5
Q

What did they have that helped to understand problems?

A

records

6
Q

What happened with them in 1500 BCE?

A

Creative impulse declined

7
Q

What happened in 1200 BCE?

A

decline -> power vacuum -> allowed states to emerge

8
Q

Which society emerged and divided into regions?

A

Israelite people

9
Q

What did religion did Israelite monotheism lead to and from there what religions were led to?

A

Israelite monotheism

  • > Judaism civilization
    • > Judaism
      • > Christianity & Islam
10
Q

What did Mesopotamia contribute to civilization?

A
  • invented the wheel
  • plow
  • a calendar
  • literature (epic of Gilgamesh)
11
Q

What did Egypt contribute to civilization?

A
  • invented paper
  • medicine
  • clock
  • 365 day calendar
12
Q

What is Mesopotamia in our modern day?

A

Mesopotamia is our modern day Iraq.