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INTRODUCTION HOMEWORK
The world’s first great civilizations developed in or around major river
valleys. The four primary river valley civilizations were the Nile River Valley
(Egypt), the Tigris-Euphrates River Valley (Mesopotamia), the Indus River Valley
(India), and the Huang He or Yellow River Valley (China). Why did four major
early civilizations develop in or near river valleys? This activity will answer this
question and many more! Key things that you need to know before you begin:
(1) What is a river valley?
(2) What is a civilization?
MESOPOTAMIA - Ancient Mesopotamia is located in an area that is
more commonly known as the Fertile Crescent.
(1) What is the “Fertile Crescent?”
(2) What two rivers form up Mesopotamia?
(3) Ancient Mesopotamia is now what modern country?
ANCIENT EGYPT - Ancient Egypt is located in the northeastern part
of Africa.
(1) What river is significant to Ancient Egypt?
(2) What makes this river different from the rivers of the other early
civilizations?
ANCIENT INDIA - Ancient India is located on the continent of Asia.
(1) What two rivers are significant to Ancient India?
(2) Of the two rivers, around which river was Ancient India primarily
centered?
ANCIENT CHINA - Ancient China is located in East Asia.
(1) What river is significant to Ancient China?
(2) What is this river more commonly known as?
Directions: Using the map provided in each packet, you will label significant the
rivers, color in the civilizations, and locate significant cities on the maps below.
Ancient Mesopotamia
Tigris River
Red Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Babylon
Euphrates River
Persian Gulf
Arabian Peninsula
Eridu
Ur
Egypt
Uruk
Akkad
Iraq
Sinai Peninsula
Fertile Crescent
Sumer
Ancient Egypt
Upper Egypt
Western Desert
First Cataract
Mediterranean Sea
Ancient India
Indus River
Ganges River
Harappa
Mohenjo-Daro
Thar Desert
Himalaya Mountains
Arabian Sea
Indian Ocean
Bay of Bengal
Hindu Kush Mtns.
Karakoram Mtns.
Lower Egypt
Eastern Desert
Nubia
Giza
Nile Delta
Nile River
Red Sea
Israel
Memphis
Thebes
Sinai Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
Ancient China
China
Huang He River
Pacivic Ocean
Mongolia
Yangtze River
Plateau of Tibet
Gobi Deset
Himalaya Mtns.
Anyang
Taklimakan Desert
Yellow Sea
Mapping Questions:
(1) Based on the maps presented in your packets in comparison with the
world map provided, which civilizations do you think interacted with one
another? Why?
(2) Which civilization do you think would have been isolated in Ancient times?
Why?