The First Civilizations (Ch 2)
From the evolution of the hunting and gathering time period with more people settling and living of the land, civilizations started to grow. With the people not migrating as much to find food and began growing it for themselves led to a little more stability to being lives in these settled areas. According to the textbook, one of the earliest civilizations was in the Middle East in Mesopotamia. The Sumerian civilization were found to have the oldest written language found from around 3500 B.C.E. - 3000 B.C.E. Civilizations in Egypt also rose from areas along the Nile River. One Civilization called Nubia. They are known for their pharaohs and pyramids.
The early civilizations from China date back to 2200 B.C.E. that were known as dynasties. The Shang, Zhou and Xia dynasty were some of the oldest civilizations. These civilization began lavish tombs and political ideologies. Social classes were starting to rise also. Chinese peasants did not own too much land during this time. The people in Mesopotamia would be physically punished if they broke the rules of Hammurabi's Code. People in the lower classes did not have as good of a life and wanted better.
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