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Ancient River Valley Civilizations
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Ancient River Valley Civilizations
1. River Valley Civilization
2. Social Patterns
3. Hereditary Ruler
4. Dynasty
5. Pharoah
6. Class System
7. Slavery
8. Political Patterns
9. City-States
10. Centralized Government
11. Ten Commandments
VOCABULARY
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12. Code of Hammurabi
13. Economic Patterns
14. Agricultural Surplus
15. Irrigation
16. Nubia
17. Polytheism
18. Monotheism
19. Abraham
20. Moses
21. Torah
22. Exile
23. Diaspora
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24. Pictograms
25. Hieroglyphics
26. Cuneiform
27. Alphabet
Why Did Ancient Civilizations Develop in River Valleys?
During the ___________ Age, permanent settlements appeared in river valleys and around the Fertile Crescent.
River valleys provided rich soil and _________ waters for __________.
Also, river valleys tended to be in locations easily ________ from invasion by ________ people.
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Where and when did the earliest civilizations exist?
River Valley civilizations were around from about _____ to 500 ______.
__________ Civilization- Tigris and ________ River Valleys (Southwest Asia)
Egyptian civilization- ______ River Valley and ______(Africa)
_______ civilization (Indus River Valley- South Asia)
Chinese civilization- ___________ Valley (East Asia)
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What were other early civilizations (about 2000 to 500
Hebrews settled between the Mediterranean Sea and the ________ River Valley (part of the _______ ______ in Southwest Asia)
Phoenicians settled along the _____________ coast (part of the Fertile Crescent in Southwest Asia)
Nubia was located on the upper (southern) _____ River (Africa)
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Cradles of Civilization
What were the social patterns of early civilizations?
River ______ were the “Cradles of Civilization.” Early __________ made major contributions to ______, political, and ________ progress of the world.
Thought Question: Why do historians use the term “cradle?”________________________________________
__________ rulers evolved where many early civilizations had dynasties of ________ or pharaohs.
In each early civilization a ______ class system emerged where ________ was accepted.
KINGS/___________
__________/ARTISANS
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CLASS SYSTEM
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What were political characteristics of each civilization?
As civilization arose, the world’s first city- states, _________, and _________ emerged.
Eventually rival leaders battled for power and conquered many cities and villages creating an ________.
_________ governments developed as rulers united their kingdom or empire. Many leaders based their rule on ________ authority.
To keep order, some of the first ____________ emerged (Code of ______________ and Ten ______________).
The Code of Hammurabi was published when King Hammurabi brought much of _____________ under his control and tried to unite his empire.
He had artisans carve the _______ on a stone pillar for all to see. Why?_____________________________________
The laws operated under the principle “an eye for an _______.”
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What were the economic characteristics of each civilization?
As ________ and iron was discovered, ________ tools and weapons were used which helped advance civilization.
________ tools, the invention of the________________ developed which helped create an __________surplus and an increase in ___________.
Increasing trade along _______ and by sea (Ex. __________- sea-going civilization-- Fertile Crescent)
Development of the world’s first ________.
Development of the practice of ________ in the ancient world taking various forms
Increase in ______ along rivers and by sea.
Ex. )The Phoenicians- located in the ________ Crescent were traders of the _________.
Other river valley __________ enjoyed trade along the rivers in which they developed.
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What religious traditions developed in ancient civilizations?
_______ played a major part of life in all early civilizations.
_______ was practiced by ______ early civilizations.
________ was practiced by the _______
Write Social, Political, Religious or Economic in the blanks below:
1. Increased trade along rivers and by sea (Phoenicians). ____________
2. Most early civilizations were polytheistic. ____________
3. Centralized governments developed based on religious authority. ___________
4. Slavery developed taking various forms. ________________
5. Better tools, the invention of the plow and irrigation helped to create an agricultural surplus. _______________
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What were the origins of
What are the beliefs, traditions, and customs of Judaism?
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The monotheism of _______ became the foundation of ________, Christianity, and _______- religions that changed the world. The _________ (Jews) were the first to become monotheists.
Belief in one ______ (monotheism)
The ______ contains written records and beliefs of _______ in five written books.
The Ten ________ state the moral and _________ conduct.
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How did Judaism Spread?Almost ______ years ago many Jews were forced to leave their _____ (exiled) in Palestine
This _______, scattering of people, sent Jews to different parts of the world
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What forms of language and writing existed in early civilizations?
Cuneiform
________ were the earliest written symbols that first evolved in ___________.
Cuneiform (________ shaped writing) was developed in __________. In this form of writing, groups of signs stood for spoken sounds. This was much more useful for keeping track of complicated operations of government.
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HieroglyphicsHieroglyphic script developed in _______ and includes _________, but these do not, like pictograms, represent the objects depicted. Instead the pictures __________ words, sounds, and letters.
The Alphabet
The Phoenician ___________ developed which is the ancestor of the alphabet used in many parts of the _______.
The _________ lived off of _____ trading which created a need for ______ and record keeping.
