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Unit 1: Characteristics of CivilizationSlide2
Unit Essential Question:
How does one characterize a civilization?Slide3
5 Themes of Geography Review using Egypt as an exampleSlide4
Lesson Essential Question:
How do the Five Themes of Geography influence the development of civilization?
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Location:
•Location can be described
2
ways.
Absolute
-
the exact place using latitude and longitude
Relative
-
describing where a location of place using nearby locations
(cities, bodies of water, countries, ...)Slide6
Egypt - Location
Absolute Location
26.18°N 31.92°E
Relative Location
North East Africa
Borders Libya, Sudan, and Israel
Red Sea is to the East of Ancient Egypt
All desert except for the area around the Nile RiverSlide7
Place:
Place
- refers to the
human
and
non-human
characteristics of a given location
Examples:
hilly, wet, on a river, major citySlide8
Egypt- Human Characteristics
MAIN LANGUAGE:
Arabic, Greek, Hebrew
, and Amharic ( hieroglyphs were also used for
writing
)Slide9
CUSTOMS (traditions):
Before the current pharaoh is about to
die
, the successor becomes co- regent. ( this tradition started in the Middle Kingdom). Another custom is the
worship
of the many gods and the rituals that they performed in these ceremonies.Slide10
RELIGION:
Polytheism
(worshiping many gods) was the main religion until mid- New Kingdom. The country switched over the
Monotheism
(worshiping one god), but then went back to Polytheism when the pharaoh that introduced Monotheism died. Some of the Gods include,
Isis
(Goddess of Magic),
Horus
(God of the Sky), and
Ra
(God of Sun.) Slide11
POPULATION:
At the beginning of the Old Kingdom, the population of Egypt was about
1 million
, but at the end of the New Kingdom, the population increased to about
5 million
. A lot of the population worked in the fields, even the children.Slide12
Egypt- Physical Characteristics
There is very little
water
and
rain
throughout all of Ancient Egypt
Two different types of land.
BLACK LAND
: Land perfect for farming because it is located near the Nile which provides fertile soil.
RED LAND
:
Land far from the Nile that is dry and cannot preserve life.
Ancient Egypt is mostly
dry
except area by the
Nile
RiverSlide13
Movement:
Refers to how
people, goods
, and
ideas
get from one place to another.
Examples:
food, fuel, and other basic goodsSlide14
Egypt- How ideas move
Travelers such as merchants, soldiers, and diplomats
carry
the ideas from place to place around Ancient Egypt.
Inventions made in Ancient Egypt
Eye-Makeup
Papyrus Sheets
Breath Mints
Bandages
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Egypt- How people move:
Unlike today,
Egyptians
didn't have cars, planes, and buses to transport them everywhere. They instead used......
Transportation in Ancient Egypt
Walking
Wheeled Carts
Simply Made BoatsSlide16
Egypt- How goods move
Even in Ancient Egypt, people needed to
send
things
from place to place. They did this by...
Transportation of Goods
Rafts
Sledges
Physically Carrying The GoodsSlide17
Regions:
An area with at least one unifying
physical
or
human
feature
Examples:
climate, landforms, population, or historySlide18
Egypt- Regions
Egyptian Cities
Thebes
Pe
Nekher
Elephantine
Nubia
Memphis
(Capital)
Nile Delta:
Where the Nile River
divides
and goes into the Mediterranean Sea.
Lower Egypt:
Part of Egypt where the Kings wore
red
crowns
Upper Egypt:
Part of Egypt where the Kings wore
white
cone-shaped crowns
King Menes:
Brought both kingdoms(lower and upper Egypt
together
. He got to wear
both
types of crowns.Slide19
Human Environment Interaction:
How people
affect
their environment or their natural surroundings and how their environment
affects
them.
Examples: pollution of boats can
hurt
animals in the water, building a
dam
that creates a manmade lake, destruction of
land
to create a new housing developmentSlide20
Egypt- Human Environment Interactions
Depend
Modify
Adapt
They
depended
on the Nile River to overflow so they have
fertile
soil for crops and to have enough water.
They also depended on the Nile River for
transportation
from place to place.
They
modified
the limestone used to build
pyramids
.
They modified papyrus to make
sheets
where they can write on.
They
adapted
to their environment by making house out of
clay
for installation and heat.
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Lesson Essential Question:
How do civilizations, especially early civilizations, demonstrate the characteristics of civilization?Slide22
Archeologists and anthropologists characterize civilizations in different ways. Slide23
One way is using G.R.A.P.E.S.
G - Geography
R - Religion
A - Achievements
P - Political Structure
E - Economics
S - Social StructureSlide24
G.R.A.P.E.S.
Geography refers to:
Where is the civilization located?
What is the weather and climate like?
What is the vegetation (plant life) like?
What are the surrounding civilizations called?
Mountains?
Rivers?
Valleys?
Other landforms?Slide25
G.R.A.P.E.S.
Religion refers to:
What did these people believe in?
Many gods?
How did they worship?
What were their places of worship called?Slide26
G.R.A.P.E.S.
Achievements refer to:
What are the amazing things this civilization left behind?
What kind of art, scientific discoveries, inventions, literature are they famous for?Slide27
G.R.A.P.E.S.
Political Structure refers to:
Who ruled in the civilization?
Was it many people?
Was it one person?
What was their form of government called?
What are the names of famous rulers from this civilization?Slide28
G.R.A.P.E.S.
Economy refers to:
How did the civilization make money?
Did they trade with other countries?
Did they share?
Did they pay taxes?
What did they produce?
What types of occupations did people have?Slide29
G.R.A.P.E.S.
Social Structure refers to:
How did people in the civilization interact with each other?
Were there social classes?
Did women and men have different roles?
What were their values?