CHAPTER 2.5 CIVILIZATIONS OF THE EARLY RIVER VALLEYS.
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CHAPTER 2.5CIVILIZATIONS OF THE EARLY RIVER VALLEYS
Read pages 19-20River Valley Civilizations
& Mesopotamia Civilization
CIVILIZATIONS OF THE EARLY RIVER VALLEYS
MESOPOTAMIA
RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON MESOPOTAMIA
WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED?
WHAT TYPE OF AGRICULTURE DEVELOPED?
In the eastern region of the Fertile Crescent among the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Farming: Wheat, barley, date palms. Also the use of the plow, animal power, and wheeled carts.
MESOPOTAMIA
RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON MESOPOTAMIA
WHAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT? LEADERS?
WRITING DEVELOPED?
Cities formed around temples that became the central agency that ran city governments. Priest-Kings/officials.Cuneiform. Picture symbols pressed into soft clay tablets. This helped to spread Sumerian culture.
MESOPOTAMIA
RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON MESOPOTAMIA
MAIN IDEA FROM CULTURE?
Hammurabi the first law giver. “An eye for an eye” punishment for crimes. Harsh punishment often to the point of death.
Read pages 20-21Egyptian Civilization
CIVILIZATIONS OF THE EARLY RIVER VALLEYS
EGYPT
RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON EGYPT
WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED?
WHAT TYPE OF AGRICULTURE DEVELOPED?
In the northeastern region of Africa along the Nile River.
Fertile soil around the Nile River allowed agriculture to be imported from the Fertile Crescent. Barley, wheat, flax (used to make linen) cattle, pigs, goats, sheep.
EGYPT
RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON EGYPT
WHAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT? LEADERS?
WRITING DEVELOPED?
King Menes began Egypt’s first dynasty. The kings of this dynasty became to be known as Pharaohs and ruled as absolute monarchs with unlimited power.Hieroglyphs. Both carved in stone and written on paper called papyrus. Used to keep records and communicate information.
EGYPT
RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON EGYPT
MAIN IDEA FROM CULTURE?
River valley civilization focused on agriculture and ruled by family dynasties of Pharaohs.
Read pages 21-22Indus Valley Civilization
CIVILIZATIONS OF THE EARLY RIVER VALLEYS
INDUS RIVER
RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON INDUS RIVER
WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED?
WHAT TYPE OF AGRICULTURE DEVELOPED?
Current day Pakistan near the Indus River.
Wheat, barley, and cotton grew on the large floodplain and through the use of irrigation canals. Domesticated cattle and elephants.
INDUS RIVER
RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON INDUS RIVER
WHAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT? LEADERS?
WRITING DEVELOPED?
Two large cities dominated the region with fortresses that housed members of the ruling class.Developed a writing system that has yet to be decoded.
INDUS RIVER
RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON INDUS RIVER
MAIN IDEA FROM CULTURE?
Developed a complex trading society including metal ornaments, weapons, fine ceramics, cotton clothing, and beads made from precious stones.
Read pages 22-23Chinese Civilization
CIVILIZATIONS OF THE EARLY RIVER VALLEYS
CHINA
RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON CHINA
WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED?
WHAT TYPE OF AGRICULTURE DEVELOPED?
In the Asian region around the Huang He and the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River valleys.
Millet (A cereal grain) and rice. The development of agricultural settlements led to a growth in population and complexity.
CHINARIVER VALLEY COMPARISON CHINA
WHAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT? LEADERS?
WRITING DEVELOPED?
Several Chinese civilizations, such as the Shang Dynasty, existed at one time. In the south, walled cities with a hierarchical society existed.Shang Dynasty became the first Chinese civilization to keep records using pictograms that stood for objects and ideas. Wrote on many different surfaces from bamboo, to silk, to bone and bronze.
CHINA
RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON CHINA
MAIN IDEA FROM CULTURE? Many different civilizations
grew in size and developed in complexity in the river valleys and vast flood plains.
