Early World Civilizations

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Early world civilizations refer to the ancient societies that emerged and flourished in various regions across the globe, laying the groundwork for the development of human civilization. These civilizations emerged independently and at different times, each contributing unique advancements in culture, technology, governance, and trade.

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Lumen Learning
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Humanities, History
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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. 1: The Study of History and the Rise of Civilization
  7. 1.1: Splitting History
  8. 1.2: Dates and Calendars
  9. 1.3: The Imperfect Historical Record
  10. 1.4: Historical Bias
  11. 1.5: The Evolution of Humans
  12. 1.6: The Neolithic Revolution
  13. 2: Ancient Mesopotamian Civilizations
  14. 2.1: The Sumerians
  15. 2.2: The Assyrians
  16. 2.3: River Valley Civilizations
  17. 2.4: The Akkadian Empire
  18. 2.5: Ur
  19. 2.6: Babylon
  20. 2.7: Hammurabi’s Code
  21. 2.8: Babylonian Culture
  22. 2.9: Nebuchadnezzar and the Fall of Babylon
  23. 3: Early Civilizations of Africa and the Andes
  24. 3.1: Sao
  25. 3.2: Ancient Carthage
  26. 3.3: The Caral Civilization
  27. 3.4: The Chavín Civilization
  28. 3.5: The Valdivia Culture
  29. 4: Ancient Egypt
  30. 4.1: Ancient Egyptian Religion
  31. 4.2: Ancient Egyptian Art
  32. 4.3: Ancient Egyptian Monuments
  33. 4.4: Ancient Egyptian Trade
  34. 4.5: Ancient Egyptian Culture
  35. 4.6: Nubia and Ancient Culture
  36. 4.7: The Rise of Egyptian Civilization
  37. 4.8: The Old Kingdom
  38. 4.9: The First Intermediate Period
  39. 4.10: The Middle Kingdom
  40. 4.11: The Second Intermediate Period
  41. 4.12: The New Kingdom
  42. 4.13: Hatshepsut
  43. 4.14: The Third Intermediate Period
  44. 4.15: The Decline of Ancient Egypt
  45. 5: Early Chinese Dynasties
  46. 5.1: The Eastern Zhou Period
  47. 5.2: The Warring States Period
  48. 5.3: Chinese Philosophy
  49. 5.4: The Qin Dynasty
  50. 5.5: The Rise of the Han Dynasty
  51. 5.6: The Silk Road
  52. 5.7: The Eastern Han Period
  53. 5.8: Invention of Paper
  54. 5.9: The Fall of the Han and the Three Kingdoms Period
  55. 5.10: The Mythical Period
  56. 5.11: The Xia Dynasty
  57. 5.12: Introduction to the Shang Dynasty
  58. 5.13: Society Under the Shang Dynasty
  59. 5.14: Shang Religion
  60. 5.15: Advancements Under the Shang
  61. 5.16: The Mandate of Heaven
  62. 5.17: Society Under the Zhou Dynasty
  63. 5.18: Art Under the Zhou Dynasty
  64. 6: Early Civilizations in the Indian Subcontinent
  65. 6.1: The Sramana Movement
  66. 6.2: Buddhism
  67. 6.3: Jainism
  68. 6.4: The Achaemenid Empire
  69. 6.5: Government and Trade in the Achaemenid Empire
  70. 6.6: Zoroastrianism
  71. 6.7: Rise of the Maurya Empire
  72. 6.8: Expansion of the Maurya Empire
  73. 6.9: Centralization in the Maurya Empire
  74. 6.10: Ashoka’s Conversion
  75. 6.11: The Indus River Valley Civilization
  76. 6.12: Decline of the Maurya Empire
  77. 6.13: Expansion and Decline of the Kushan Empire
  78. 6.14: Rise of the Gupta Empire
  79. 6.15: The Golden Age of India
  80. 6.16: Decline of the Gupta Empire
  81. 6.17: Cities of the Indus Valley Civilization
  82. 6.18: Harappan Culture
  83. 6.19: Disappearance of the Indus Valley Civilization
  84. 6.20: The Indo-Aryan Migration and the Vedic Period
  85. 6.21: The Caste System
  86. 6.22: Sanskrit
  87. 6.23: The Vedas
  88. 6.24: The Rise of Hinduism
  89. 7: The Rise and Spread of Islam
  90. 7.1: Expansion Under the Umayyad Caliphates
  91. 7.2: Spread of Islam
  92. 7.3: The Islamic Golden Age
  93. 7.4: The Abbasid Empire
  94. 7.5: The Nomadic Tribes of Arabia
  95. 7.6: Arabian Cities
  96. 7.7: Culture and Religion in Pre-Islamic Arabia
  97. 7.8: Women in Pre-Islamic Arabia
  98. 7.9: Early Life of Muhammad
  99. 7.10: The Quran
  100. 7.11: Flight from Mecca to Medina
  101. 7.12: Islam Ascendant
  102. 7.13: Muhammad’s Successors
  103. 8: The Development of Russia
  104. 8.1: Rurik and the Foundation of Rus’
  105. 8.2: Vladimir I and Christianization
  106. 8.3: Yaroslav the Wise
  107. 8.4: The Mongol Threat
  108. 8.5: Ivan I and the Rise of Moscow
  109. 8.6: The Formation of Russia
  110. 8.7: Ivan the Terrible
  111. 8.8: The Time of Troubles
  112. 8.9: The Romanovs
  113. 9: The Mongol Empire
  114. 9.1: Overview of the Mongol Empire
  115. 9.2: Genghis Khan
  116. 9.3: Expansion Throughout Eastern Asia
  117. 9.4: Expansion Throughout Central and Western Asia
  118. 9.5: The Mongols in Eastern Europe
  119. 9.6: Administrative Reform in the Mongol Empire
  120. 9.7: Kublai Khan
  121. 10: Chinese Dynasties
  122. 10.1: Technological Advancements under the Song
  123. 10.2: The Mongol Invasions
  124. 10.3: Trade and Currency under the Yuan
  125. 10.4: Decline of the Yuan Dynasty
  126. 10.5: Rise of the Ming Dynasty
  127. 10.6: The Economy under the Ming Dynasty
  128. 10.7: The Role of Foreign Trade
  129. 10.8: Art under the Ming Dynasty
  130. 10.9: Fall of the Ming Dynasty
  131. 10.10: Rise of the Tang Dynasty
  132. 10.11: Trade Under the Tang Dynasty
  133. 10.12: Religion Under the Tang Dynasty
  134. 10.13: The Literati
  135. 10.14: Decline of the Tang Dynasty
  136. 10.15: Origins of the Song Dynasty
  137. 10.16: The Northern Song Era
  138. 10.17: The Southern Song Era
  139. 10.18: Culture Under the Song Dynasty
  140. 11: African Civilizations
  141. 11.1: Kingdom of Aksum
  142. 11.2: The Sultanates of Somalia
  143. 11.3: Ethiopia and Eritrea
  144. 11.4: Namibia
  145. 11.5: Great Zimbabwe
  146. 11.6: The Swahili Culture
  147. 11.7: The Kingdoms of Madagascar
  148. 11.8: The Bantu Migration
  149. 11.9: Post-Byzantine Egypt
  150. 11.10: Islamic Conquest of the Maghreb
  151. 11.11: Nubia
  152. 11.12: Bornu Empire
  153. 11.13: The Ghana Empire
  154. 11.14: Mali
  155. 11.15: Songhai
  156. 11.16: The Yoruba States
  157. 12: Civilizations in the Americas
  158. 12.1: The Mixtec
  159. 12.2: Teotihuacan
  160. 12.3: The Zapotec
  161. 12.4: The Preclassic Period of the Maya
  162. 12.5: The Classic Period of the Maya
  163. 12.6: The Decline of the Maya
  164. 12.7: The Toltecs
  165. 12.8: The Aztec People
  166. 12.9: Aztec Religion
  167. 12.10: The Aztec in the Colonial Period
  168. 12.11: The Moche
  169. 12.12: Great Basin Culture
  170. 12.13: Pacific Coast Culture
  171. 12.14: Eastern Woodland Culture
  172. 12.15: Southwestern Culture
  173. 12.16: Mississippian Culture
  174. 12.17: The Nazca
  175. 12.18: The Sicán
  176. 12.19: Chimú
  177. 12.20: The Inca People
  178. 12.21: Administration of the Inca Empire
  179. 12.22: Religion in the Inca Empire
  180. 12.23: The Spanish Conquest
  181. 12.24: The Olmec
  182. Back Matter
  183. Detailed Licensing