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. 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. 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 . 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. Adventure Game. By: Brian Bae, Joseph Chong, and Neha Khandelwal. You are an archaeologist in training and your professor wants you to analyze multiple fossils in different parts of the world. Your assignment is to imagine a story for the various fossils you have to analyze. The first site you need to visit is in . 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.. in India and China. (2500 B.C.–256 B.C.). Copyright © 2003 by Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved.. World History: Connection to Today . 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 . Ancient World, Classical Empires, and the Fall of the Classical World. We begin at about 8,000 . BCE. when village life began in the New Stone Age. . . Also known as the . Neolithic Revolution. . . Global Studies 9. Mrs. Hart and Mrs. Bernier. Geography of India. India is a . sub-continent . that extends southward from mainland Asia into the Indian Ocean.. Geography of India. India is surrounded on the north by the Hindu Kush and Himalayan Mountains, which . Neolithic Revolution. River Valley Civilizations. Religious Development. Cornell note-taking method. Notes color-coded in . RED. go on this side of the line.. These items will include:. Main Ideas. Big Concepts.