ANTA01H3 Lecture Notes - Oligarchy, Punic Wars, Hatshepsut
Document Summary
Traveled from africa to central asia and the middle east. Might have been wiped out by homo sapiens sapiens. Pillars of civilization (fire, speech, tool making, hunting, social organization) Long distance trade: development of science and writing. Early civilizations had a link between government and religion. Transmission of knowledge, the codification of laws, records to facilitate farming and trade. About the legendary king of ur, a sumerian king. Changed religion, making aton, the sun god, the one true god. Great woman leader, but dressed like a man. Stayed in tomb an needed food, clothes, etc. Feather weighed against ma"at to determine outcome of soul. Mastabas rectangular tomb with sloping sides, flat roof earliest tomb. Source of life and path to immortality/passage to eternity. Had 3 languages on it; demotic, greek, and hieroglyphics. A time of peace within the roman empire. One of the two annually elected chief magistrates who jointly ruled the republic.
