PPT-CHAPTER 2: EARLY RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS

CHAPTER 2 EARLY RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS By 2000 BC 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. 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. . 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. 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 . 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.. Mr. Pentzak. Level One Individuals & Societies . Spring 2016. Name at least three things Mesopotamia had in common with Ancient Egyptian Civilization. We are about to study another ancient civilization. Make some predictions about this civilization (starting points: geography, religion, matriarchal vs. patriarchal, social structures, etc.) . Turn in your essay Thesis on the bell ringer form. Agenda. Cornell Notes. Lecture Notes Tips. Indus River Valley. Chinese Dynasties. Objectives. Students will be able to…. Summarize the major features of Indus River Valley civilization.. 4 Regions!. City-States in Mesopotamia. Egypt & Nile River. Indus Valley. China. Common Characteristics ??. Water!!. Deserts of river cultures short on resources. River Valley Civilizations. Opportunity to adapt environment. Unit 1. Admit . Slip- 9/29. 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 . 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 In the 1930s, as part of FDR’s New Deal, the newly created Tennessee Valley Authority began damming the Tennessee River and its tributaries to improve navigation and control flooding, while also bringing electrification and jobs to the Valley.. . Satellite View. Africa’s Size. Second largest continent .  11,700,000 sq. mi.. 10% of the world’s population.. 2 ½ times the size of the U. S.. 5. 0. 0. 0. M. I. L. E. S. 4 6 0 0 M I L E S.