Time Period | Civilization 1 | Civilization 2
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3000-2000 BC | - Construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza by the Egyptians
- Development of hieroglyphic writing system in Egypt
- Invention of papyrus by the ancient Egyptians
- Construction of sophisticated drainage and plumbing systems in the Indus Valley Civilization
2000-1000 BC | - Development of a highly organized bureaucracy in ancient China under the Shang Dynasty
- Invention of Chinese writing system with pictographic characters
- Use of oracle bones for divination in Shang society
- Mycenaeans introduce the concept of fortified citadels in Greece
1000-500 BC | -Assyrians establish a vast empire with advanced military techniques and siege warfare tactics
- Construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon by the Babylonian civilization
- Introduction of the concept of a centralized government under the Persian Empire
- The Persians develop a system of standardized weights and measures
500-0 BC | - Roman Republic expands and establishes a network of roads and aqueducts
- Introduction of the concept of democracy and the Roman legal system
- Invention of concrete by the Romans
- Maurya Empire in India introduces pillar edicts and promotes religious tolerance and cultural exchange
If your civilizations had contact with each other:
Write a summary about how advancements or practices of one civilization
influenced the other civilization. Your summary should be about a paragraph in
length.
As you write your summary, use the following questions as a guide. Note, you
do not need to answer every question.
• How did the development of one culture influence or impact advancements or
development of the other culture?
• How did factors such as trade or migration affect the spread of cultural
practices or ideas?
• In what ways were cultural practices of one civilization adapted or adopted
by another civilization?