AKS 30 – Ancient Mesopotamia & Ancient Egypt
CHAPTER 1.3, 2, 3, 4, & 7 – PAGES
AKS 30 - analyze the origins, structures and interactions of complex societies in the ancient Eastern
Mediterranean from 8000 BCE to 500 BCE (GPS) (SSWH_C2007-30)
30a - summarize the impact of the Neolithic Revolution
Stone Age
Began
Ended
Achievements
Paleolithic Age
*More About Paleolithic Age:
• People of _________________ were nomads & ___________________ (wandered from place to place)
• Used ____________________________ to craft special tools to kill game, catch fish, & pry plants loose
Neolithic Age
30b - explain how geographic features and cultural diffusion affected the development of ancient Mesopotamia
and ancient Egyptian River Valley civilizations
GEOGRAPHIC
FEATURES OF
MESOPOTAMIA
CHALLENGE
SOLUTION
30c - analyze the development of Mesopotamian societies including religious, cultural, economic, and political
facets of society including Hammurabi's Law Code
Key Civilizations in Mesopotamia
Civilization or Empire
Date
Sumerian City-States
4,000 - 2,500 B.C.
Akkadian Empire
2,330 - 2,100 B.C.
Babylonian Empire
1,800 - 1,500 B.C.
Assyrian Empire
1,100 - 612 B.C.
Chaldean Empire
612 - 539 B.C.
Persian Empire
550 - 333 B.C.
Importance
30d - describe the relationship of religion and political authority in Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Religion &
Politics
Culture
Science & Technology
Writing System
30e - explain the development of monotheism including the concepts developed by the ancient Hebrews and
Zoroastrians
ORIGINS OF JUDAISM
2000 B.C.
1650 B.C.
1300-1200 B.C.
1020 B.C.
962 B.C.
922 B.C.
722 B.C.
586 B.C.
515 B.C.
Zoroaster:
30f - identify and examine early trading networks and writing systems existent in the Eastern Mediterranean
including those of the Phoenicians
Phoenicians
30g - explain the development and importance of writing systems including cuneiform and the Phoenician
alphabet
Writing Systems
Sumerians
Egyptians
Phoenicians