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CHAPTER 2.5 CIVILIZATIONS OF THE EARLY RIVER VALLEYS CIVILIZATIONS OF THE EARLY RIVER VALLEYS Read pages 19-20 River Valley Civilizations & Mesopotamia Civilization MESOPOTAMIA RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON MESOPOTAMIA WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED? In the eastern region of the Fertile Crescent among the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. WHAT TYPE OF AGRICULTURE DEVELOPED? Farming: Wheat, barley, date palms. Also the use of the plow, animal power, and wheeled carts. MESOPOTAMIA RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON WHAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT? LEADERS? WRITING DEVELOPED? MESOPOTAMIA Cities formed around temples that became the central agency that ran city governments. Priest-Kings/officials. Cuneiform. Picture symbols pressed into soft clay tablets. This helped to spread Sumerian culture. MESOPOTAMIA RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON MESOPOTAMIA MAIN IDEA FROM Hammurabi the first law giver. “An CULTURE? eye for an eye” punishment for crimes. Harsh punishment often to the point of death. CIVILIZATIONS OF THE EARLY RIVER VALLEYS Read pages 20-21 Egyptian Civilization EGYPT RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED? WHAT TYPE OF AGRICULTURE DEVELOPED? EGYPT In the northeastern region of Africa along the Nile River. Fertile soil around the Nile River allowed agriculture to be imported from the Fertile Crescent. Barley, wheat, flax (used to make linen) cattle, pigs, goats, sheep. EGYPT RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON WHAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT? LEADERS? WRITING DEVELOPED? EGYPT King Menes began Egypt’s first dynasty. The kings of this dynasty became to be known as Pharaohs and ruled as absolute monarchs with unlimited power. Hieroglyphs. Both carved in stone and written on paper called papyrus. Used to keep records and communicate information. EGYPT RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON MAIN IDEA FROM CULTURE? EGYPT River valley civilization focused on agriculture and ruled by family dynasties of Pharaohs. CIVILIZATIONS OF THE EARLY RIVER VALLEYS Read pages 21-22 Indus Valley Civilization INDUS RIVER RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON INDUS RIVER WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED? Current day Pakistan near the Indus River. WHAT TYPE OF AGRICULTURE DEVELOPED? Wheat, barley, and cotton grew on the large floodplain and through the use of irrigation canals. Domesticated cattle and elephants. INDUS RIVER RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON WHAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT? LEADERS? WRITING DEVELOPED? INDUS RIVER Two large cities dominated the region with fortresses that housed members of the ruling class. Developed a writing system that has yet to be decoded. INDUS RIVER RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON INDUS RIVER MAIN IDEA FROM Developed a complex trading society CULTURE? including metal ornaments, weapons, fine ceramics, cotton clothing, and beads made from precious stones. CIVILIZATIONS OF THE EARLY RIVER VALLEYS Read pages 22-23 Chinese Civilization CHINA RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON CHINA WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED? In the Asian region around the Huang He and the Chang Jiang (Yangtze) River valleys. WHAT TYPE OF AGRICULTURE DEVELOPED? Millet (A cereal grain) and rice. The development of agricultural settlements led to a growth in population and complexity. CHINA RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON WHAT FORM OF GOVERNMENT? LEADERS? WRITING DEVELOPED? CHINA Several Chinese civilizations, such as the Shang Dynasty, existed at one time. In the south, walled cities with a hierarchical society existed. Shang Dynasty became the first Chinese civilization to keep records using pictograms that stood for objects and ideas. Wrote on many different surfaces from bamboo, to silk, to bone and bronze. CHINA RIVER VALLEY COMPARISON CHINA MAIN IDEA FROM Many different civilizations CULTURE? grew in size and developed in complexity in the river valleys and vast flood plains.