THE RISE OF CIVILIZATION

THE RISE OF CIVILIZATIONSWBAT: TO DESCRIBE AND EXAMINE THE RISE OF CIVILIZATION

AIM: To examine the rise of civilization.

Do Now:

When you think of the word “Civilization”, list 3 things that comes to you mind.

Do we live in a civilized society now.


Do Now:

When you think of the word “Civilization”, list 3 things that comes to you mind.

Do we live in a civilized society now?


Civilization

The Rise of CivilizationAbout 5,000 years ago, the ________ __________ began to develop along the ________ ____________.

The _____ ________ farmlands of river valleys helped these civilizations to __________.


List the 9 basic features of Civilizations

1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.


VOCABULARYCIVILIZATIONRIVERVALLEYFERTILETHRICEECONOMY

TRADITIONAL ECONOMYARCHITECTUREPOLYTHEISMSURPLUSSKILLEDPRODUCED


SummaryHow is our civilization similar or different from the first civilizations?

Application: How is our civilization changing?

THE CIVILIZATION OF ANCIENT EYGPTSWBAT: DESCRIBE AND EXPLAIN ANCIENT EGYPT

AIM: To examine the civilization of Ancient

Egypt.Do Now: What is a desert? How would life be if you

lived in a desert?

Write 3 problems you would have.

Egyptian Civilization-Arose 5,000 years ago

Geographic Setting: Since most of ________ is a ________, people

__________ along the ________ __________.

The ______ ________ provided _______ for ___________ and for _____________ of ______.

AIM: To examine the civilization of Ancient Egypt.

The NILE RIVER , the longest river in the world (6,650 kilometers), flows north from the heart of Africa to the Mediterranean Sea. Its flood plain was a magnet for life -- human, plant and animal. Humans were drawn there because they could grow crops and settle into permanent villages.

Bounded on the south, east and west by an impenetrable desert, and on the north by the sea, ANCIENT EGYPT was protected from outside influences, which allowed it to evolve in its own unique way.

For centuries, THE NILE RIVER FLOODED THE VALLEY, enriching the land with a thick layer of alluvial soil. Flooding occurred from July to September as the result of the tropical rains in the Ethiopian tableland. The river attained its highest level in October, then began to recede to its lowest point sometime between April and June.

TRANSPORTATION: The Nile River was the highway that joined the country together. Up until the nineteenth century, travel by land was virtually unknown.

DUALITIES, such as desert and river valley, Upper and Lower Egypt, life and death, were an important organizing principle of the Egyptian’s world view.

QuestionsWhat did yearly floods do?

What did the river serve as?

AIM: To examine the civilization of Ancient Egypt.

RELIGIONWhat were Egyptians?

What was the cornerstone of the religion of the Egyptians?

What did Egyptians prepare?

RELIGION is the glue that binds local communities together and transforms them into nations. It creates common understandings and shared values that are essential to the growth of a civilization.

Entering a Temple

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The ancient Egyptians believed in the RESURRECTION OF THE BODY and life everlasting. This belief was rooted in what they observed each day. The sun fell into the western horizon each evening and was reborn the next morning in the east. New life sprouted from grains planted in the earth, and the moon waxed and waned. As long as order was maintained, everything was highly dependable and life after death could be achieved. But there were certain conditions. For example, the body had to be preserved through MUMMIFICATION and given a properly furnished tomb with everything needed for life in the afterworld.

NATRON, a disinfectant and dehydration agent, was the main ingredient used in the mummification process. A compound of sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate (salt and baking soda), natron essentially dried out the corpse. The body was filled with Nile mud, sawdust, lichen and cloth scraps to make it more flexible. Small COOKING ONIONS or linen pads were sometimes used to replace the eyes. Beginning in the third dynasty, the internal organs (lungs, stomach, liver and intestines) were removed, washed with palm wine and spices, and stored in four separate CANOPIC JARS made of limestone, calcite or clay. However, the HEART was left in the body because it was considered the center of intelligence

MATERIALS USED IN MUMMIFICATION: 1. Linen 2. Sawdust 3. Lichen 4. Beeswax 5. Resin 10. Frankincense

6. Natron 7. Onion 8. Nile mud 9. Linen pads

MUMMIFICATION TOOLS:The ancient embalmers used very few tools. The basic tool kit included a KNIFE to make the abdominal incision, hooked bronze RODS to extract brain matter, a wooden ADZE-like tool to remove internal organs, and a FUNNEL to pour resins into the cranial cavity through the nose.

VocabularyGeographyCivilizationDesertRiverIrrigation

AnnualFloodFertilePreservemummification

SummaryHow is Egypt’s geography good or bad?Why would they practice mummificationWhat did you learn about ancient Egypt?Would you like to visit Egypt? Why?

THE FERTILE CRESENTSWBAT: DESCRIBE AND EXPLAIN THE FERTILE CRESENT.

AIM: To examine the Fertile Crescent. (Mesopotamia)Do Now:

☺ List 3 positive things about rivers.

☺ Why would people want to live near rivers?

MesopotamiaThe Land Between

Two Rivers

MesopotamiaTo the _______ and ______ of ________, the _________ __________, a crescent shaped ________ of ________ _________ created by the ___________ and the _________________ _________, stretches from the ________ _______ to the ___________.

AIM: To examine the Fertile Crescent. (Mesopotamia)

The Mesopotamian PlainA. The world's first cities arose in Sumer, a region in Mesopotamia. B. The Sumerians created irrigation systems to water fields and control floods.


QuestionsWhat did the lack of natural barriers in the fertile crescent allow?

What did the diversity of the people make it difficult to do?


QuestionsWhat was the fertile crescent given a name of?

With few natural barriers, what did this area become?


VocabularyFertile CrescentRegion Tigris RiverEuphrates RiverLack Natural BarrierCustoms

FrequentMigrationInvasionDiversityUniteBanks Mingled

SummaryHow did the fertile crescent influence the people?

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