Civilization in Southwest Asia

Hisoren R. Hilot BSED-1-SS

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Ancient Religion Trade and Social Government and

Geography Civilizations
Contributions
Economy
and Beliefs Structure Politics

 Mesopotamia:
 Mesopotamia:  Writing
 Location: Polytheistic  Mesopotamia:
One of the Systems:  Mesopotamia:  Mesopotamia:
Southwest Asia beliefs with Agricultural
earliest Cuneiform Kings, priests, City-states with
is located gods like Enlil, surplus, trade
civilizations, (Mesopotamia), nobles, kings and
between Africa, Marduk, and along the Tigris
located Hieroglyphics commoners, priests as rulers.
Europe, and Ishtar. and Euphrates
between the (Ancient Egypt). and slaves.  Ancient Egypt:
Asia.  Ancient Egypt: rivers.
Tigris and  Mathematics:  Ancient Egypt: Pharaohs as
 Physical Polytheistic  Ancient Egypt:
Euphrates Development of Pharaohs, divine rulers
Features: beliefs with Dependence on
rivers. the concept of nobles, scribes, with a
Deserts (e.g., gods like Ra, the Nile River
 Ancient Egypt: zero, base-60 farmers, and centralized
Arabian Desert), Osiris, and Isis. for agriculture
Flourished along system slaves. government.
rivers (e.g.,  Zoroastrianism: and trade.
the Nile River. (Mesopotamia).  Ancient Persia:  Ancient Persia:
Tigris and Founded in  Ancient Persia:
 Ancient Persia:  Architecture: Kings, nobles, Achaemenid
Euphrates), ancient Persia, Trade routes
Known for the Ziggurats warriors, Empire with
mountains (e.g., monotheistic connecting Asia,
Achaemenid (Mesopotamia), farmers, and Cyrus the Great
Zagros religion with Europe, and
Empire and Pyramids slaves. as the founder.
Mountains). Ahura Mazda as Africa.
Cyrus the Great. (Ancient Egypt).
the supreme