Ancient Civilizations and Political Systems

📋 Course Outline

1. Stages of Early Human Development
2. Features of the Paleolithic Age
3. Definition and Features of Civilisation
4. Historical Epochs of Human Civilisation
5. Relationship Between Capitalism and Socialism
6. The City-State and Its Features
7. The Sumerians and King Hammurabi
8. The Assyrians and Their Governance
9. Causes of the Fall of the Persian Empire
10. The Greek City-States and Their Citizens
11. Ancient Egyptian Kingdoms: Old, Middle, and New
12. Chinese Dynasties: Shang, Qin, and Han

📖 1. Stages of Early Human Development

🔑 Key Concepts & Definitions

• Human Development : A concept or science that studies mankind of all ages in relation to how and why they respond to changing circumstances over time, focusing on enlarging freedoms, opportunities, and improving well-being.
• Neolithic Age : A period of human history from 8000 to 4000 BC marked by the Neolithic Revolution, which transitioned human societies from small nomadic hunter-gatherer bands to larger agricultural settlements and early civilization.

📝 Essential Points