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Unit 2: Ancient River Valley Civilizations Mesopotamia Warm-up: Brainstorm different geographic features you would want if you were starting a new civilization Mesopotamia means “the _________________ between ___________ ________________________” and is located in modern-day _________________. Mesopotamia is given the nickname “The ______________________ _____________________” because of its good farmland The first civilization in Mesopotamia was ________________, which was formed around 3000 B.C. with city-states City-state (definition) – Name two issues with Mesopotamia’s geography, and how its inhabitants dealt with them 1. 2. Cuneiform (definition) – Ziggurat (definition) – Epic of Gilgamesh – story of the journey of the god-king of a city-state in Sumer – a great source of info on daily life in Mesopotamia Code of Hammurabi (definition) – Key Question: Why is the Code of Hammurabi such a significant thing in history? Egypt Warm-up: Describe two big advancements made by the people of Mesopotamia All of Ancient Egyptian civilization was settled around the ______________ River -How was the river perfectly suited for an ancient civilization to live on? The Nile provided positives and negatives to the people of Egypt Positives Negatives Theocracy (definition) – The ruler of Egypt’s theocratic government was known as the _____________________ Egyptian technology – name three important technological advances of the Egyptians, and why they were so important 1. 2. 3. Egypt’s religion was _________________________, which means it had many gods Ra Osiris Isis Anubis The Book of the Dead Key Question: Compare the effects geography had on Mesopotamia and Egypt. Name one similarity and one difference in how geography impacted life in these two places. Ancient India and China Warm-up: Why was the Nile so important to life in India? Geography of India (draw features on map): -Separated from the rest of Asia by Himalaya Mountains -Two key rivers – The Indus and the Ganges -Monsoons (definition) – The Ancient Indus Valley Civilization is best known for two cities, _______________________ and ___________________ - _______________ -What evidence do we have that these cities were planned out before people moved into them? -Around the year 1750 B.C., the cities empty out, and we don’t know why. -Why do we not know for sure what happened to these people? -What possible reasons could have existed for people leaving a city so quickly? Ancient China The people of Ancient China settled between the _____________________ and __________________ Rivers Circle spot on map where Ancient China first settled Important technological advancements from Ancient China included irrigation canals, roads, coined money, and terrace farming Terrace farming (definition) - Dynasty (definition) – -The first dynasty in China was the ____________Dynasty, which created the first ______________ _______________ The _______________ Dynasty created the Mandate of Heaven Mandate of Heaven (definition) – Key question: In your own words, explain how the Dynastic Cycle in China works.
