1. 3.4 Global Cultural/Intellectual Attributes
The Development of Civilization | BCE

2. Similarities and Differences

3. East Asia Great bronze-working skills, producing highly-refined work
Evidence of a sophisticated specialized class of workers
Shang-Zhou Dynasties
Continued and improved upon Shang cultural traditions
Probably suggest a connection to their predecessors
Legitimizing succession
The Mandate of Heaven
Used to legitimize/justify rule

4. South and Southeast Asia
The Vedas as stories and hymns about Indo-Aryan culture/life
Told tales of their movement into India and the battles they fought with the indigenous Indians
As the caste system developed, it came to define their culture
Religion, society, and culture were one
The household was seen as immensely important to Vedic culture
Women were revered for their duties as women
There was an emphasis on love between husband and wife
Children were spoiled

5. The Near East
The Code of Hammurabi would come to define a political culture in Mesopotamia
The culture of iron-making allowed the Hittites to dominate Mesopotamia
They would overthrow the Babylonians
The Phoenicians were seafarers
They would trade far and wide, settling in favorable lands
Colonies

6. Africa Egyptian culture thrived and survived for nearly 3,000 years
Its success began to catch up with it
High priests became corrupt and power-hungry, they would work to undermine the Pharaoh
Ramses II as the last great Pharaoh
Defended the empire against foreign invasions
The “Sea Peoples”
The Hittites
The culture of the people became complacent
Would soon not object to a foreign ruler

7. Europe Minoans were a culture of sea traders
Their trade exposed them to Egyptian culture, which they mimicked
The Mycenaean’s were a culture of warriors
They fought against each other as much as their enemies
The Siege of Troy

8. The Americas The Olmec peoples were great famers and traders
With a variety of goods to trade, early American cultures developed a keen sense of organization and structure
They would also be great builders of complex temple complexes
Developed a form of recreational football
The Andean peoples and the mysterious Nazca Lines

9. Recommended Resources
Independent research
Be sure to cite with Chicago Manual of Style with footnotes.1
Suggested reading
Human Legacy, page.2 Make sure the title of the text is in italics (see below).
These notes
When pulling information directly from me, cite me as a source, the slide title, and the title of the presentation in italics.3
1 Use this website to easily cite your source
2 Human Legacy, pages 1-10.
3 Mr. Geier, Political Systems, 2.1 East Asia.