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Intro to The Ancient Mediterranean World
- Geography
- Climate
- Government
- Economics
- Early Religion
- Technology
- Monuments
- Good Mapping
Quiz Results
- I know you all completed the
online quiz over maps, I will show
the stats next class...
Unit 1: History in the Mediterranean World
Challenge
Geography- Dominated by the
Mediterranean Sea
- Natural barriers form
borders
- Key feature are river
valleys
- Tigris and Euphrates
- Nile
Climate
- Not based on
daily weather,
but on long term
trends
- 6000 years ago,
relatively wet
and cool
- Climate began
to warm and dry
out
Government- Who rules?
- Rise of cities led to the
city-state
- City-states are a city that
operates as its own country
- Usually ruled by a single
person or the religious elite
of the society
Economics
- How the people made, used and
traded stuff
- Cities needed to produce enough for
their citizens
- Food often held in communal stores,
distributed through the winter
Take 5: WriteIn complete sentences, on the
same note page, describe to
yourself how and why humans
came to live in cities.
Early Religion
- Most religions were
polytheistic
- Gods were tied to a
specific natural
phenomena
- Many Gods also tied
to what they could
see at night
- Priests and
priestesses occupied a
place of high honor
Inanna: Sumer- Tied to planet
Venus
- Love, prostitution
and war
Babylon: Marduk
- Water, vegetation,
judgement and
magic
- Patron God of the
city of Babylon
Egypt: Osiris- God of Death
- Lord of the underworld
Technology
- Bronze Age
- Bronze is made by
mixing copper and tin
- It bends easily, but
does not break
- The aircraft carrier of
the ancient world
Monuments
- Humans build
monuments to what
is important
- Examples in our
society?
- Some of the greatest
monuments became
known as Wonders
Good MappingBasics:
- Small, neat writing
- Symbology
- Accuracy
Elements to Include:
- Title and author
- Legend
- Purpose
