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Which ancient Middle Eastern civilization invented the wheel?

Which ancient Middle Eastern civilization invented the wheel?. Warm-Up. Asia & the Middle East. Post WWI. Largest pop. in the world No land, old farming methods Social division Wealthy foreigners. China. Few natural resources Large pop. (increasing by 1million a year)

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Which ancient Middle Eastern civilization invented the wheel?

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  1. Which ancient Middle Eastern civilization invented the wheel? Warm-Up

  2. Asia & the Middle East Post WWI

  3. Largest pop. in the world • No land, old farming methods • Social division • Wealthy foreigners China

  4. Few natural resources • Large pop. (increasing by 1million a year) • Economic growth aggravated social tensions • Prosperity depended on foreign trade • Joined Triple Entente Japan

  5. Believed revolution was necessary to get rid of Qing and modernize • Sun Yat-sen • Elected president in 1911 • Loyalty to warlords • Yuan Shikai- 1912 Chinese Revolution 1900-1918

  6. Warlords supported their armies through taxation • Sun Yat-sen mounts a comeback • Communist ideas • Died 1925 • Chiang Kaishek (Jiang Jieshi) took over communist party • Modernization and industrialization Cont.

  7. Mandate System • Colonial rulers would administer territories but be accountable to League of Nations • Turkey • Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk) overthrew European rule • Westernization Middle East

  8. Arabs viewed Europeans as occupiers • European interference increases • Palestine= British mandate • Jewish immigration: Balfour Declaration (1917) Palestine

  9. “Suffragettes” • Albert Einstein • Sigmund Freud • Amelia Earhart • Charles Lindberg • Electricity • Radio • Film • Skyscrapers • Suburbs Society, Culture, and Tech

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