PPT-Early River Civilizations

Unit 1 Admit Slip 929 What do you think of when you hear the word Egypt Neolithic Revolution Hunting and gathering were replaced by agriculture and domesticating animals as primary means to obtain . Projection Transverse Mercator Datum NZGD 2000 Map prepared by Geopatial Services 22Apr13 Haast Roar Blocks Overview Map 1 of 2 10 20 Kilometres Legend Balloted blocks Open blocks Freehold land No aircraft access SPRITE. Comparison Chart. SPRITE. S – social structures. P – Political . R – Religion . I – Intellectual trend. T – technology used. E – Economy . What is meant by….. Society. Location and dates. SOL-WHI-3. The 1. st. River Valley Civilizations. During the New Stone Age, permanent settlements appeared in river valleys and around the Fertile Crescent. . River Valleys provided water and rich soil for crops as well as protection from invasion. . Early . Civilizations. During the New Stone Age, . permanent settlements . appeared in river . valleys and . around the Fertile . Crescent.. River valleys provided water and . rich soil . for crops as well as protection . 4 River Valley Civilizations. Fertile Crescent – Mesopotamia. Tigris. Euphrates. Egyptian Civilization. Nile River Valley (upper and lower Nile). Indus River. Harrapan. Mohen-jo Daro. Hwang He . Yellow River later civilizations focused on both Yangtze and Yellow River. Lesson 1, Unit 3. 2. What differences do you see between these places? How would life be different in each one? Which one lines up more with your idea of “civilization” and why?. The city of Ur, Sumer (. Period 1 Review. Big Picture: Turning Points. Emergence of Humankind. Globalization of Humankind. Revolution of Farming and Herding. Emergence of Civilizations. Chronology. 1.1: Big . Geography and the Peopling of the Earth. Essential Question. : . What is the difference between . a “river valley civilization” &. an “empire”? . Class Activity. :. What is an “empire”? . How are “empires” different from . E. arly Civilization. Chapter 1. What is prehistory?. The things that happened to humans before their was written records.. It is a lot like a vast black space penetrated by only an occasional pinpoint of light, representing our current knowledge.. History and Geography. River Valley Civilizations. All of the world’s earliest civilizations had something in common—they all arose in river valleys that were perfect locations for farming. Three key factors made river valleys good for farming. First, the fields that bordered the rivers were flat, which made it easier for farmers to plant crops. Second, the soils were nourished by flood deposits and silt, which made them very fertile. Finally, the river provided the water farmers needed for irrigation.. Chavin. , and Aegean Civilizations.. Cities as administrative centers. Political system based on control of territory (rather than kinship). Specialized, non-food-producing activities. Status distinctions based largely on wealth. :. Step 1: . Make a timeline like the one below. . P. lace . five major events that have happened in your life in chronological order. .. Example for Mr. Lembke. Learned to Ski. Graduated High School. CHAPTER 2: EARLY RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS By 2000 B.C., 4 important civilizations were flourishing in major river valleys FERTILE CRESCENT DEF: An arc of rich farmland in Southwest Asia, between the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea INTRODUCTION FLAGS AND CULTURAL IDENTITY On January 3 1992 a meeting of Russian and American scholars took place in the auditorium of a government building in Moscow Two weeks earlier the Soviet U