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River Valley Civilizations 5 Characteristics of a Civilization Advanced CitiesSpecialized WorkersComplex InstitutionsRecord Keeping- Writing Advanced TechnologyInventions 1. Is the U.S. a Civilization? • Advanced Cities- • Specialized Workers- • Complex Institutions- • Record Keeping- • Advanced Technology- What would you do? You are constantly under attack from animals and enemies in the open plains Flooding is random, so you never have a constant source of water for your crops BUILD A WALL BUILD IRRIGATION You need more lumber to build homes, but your land does not have those resources, however, you do have a lot of rock TRADE Mesopotamia (3500 BC1700 BC) Fertile crescent Land between Tigris and Euphrates Mesopotamia means “Land between two rivers First to irrigate their crops FAMOUS FOR BUILDING ZIGGURATS ziggurat Polytheistic Believed in 2000 different gods People were ruled by priests Cuneiform System of writing using symbols CODE OF HAMMURABI1ST LAW CODE Egypt http://www.flocabulary.com/ancient-egypt/ Egypt (3200 BC-500 BC) On the banks of the Nile Longest Floods river in the world the same time every year Egyptians were ruled by the pharaoh Absolute ruler Built the pyramids Invented hieroglyphics Early form of writing Pyramids Pyramids- All are tombs for the afterlife, Made during the Old Kingdom Pyramids of Giza- made of limestone are the most famous (three pyramids) Egyptian Culture/Gods Gods: Ra- Sun God Horus-the god of light Isis-goddess 2,000 Gods of mother and wife Book of the Dead/ Afterlife Good Afterlife Mummification-preserve the body for afterlife (you are going to need it) Book of the Dead- scrolls of magic spells to help the person go to the afterlife King Tutankhamun Inside the Tomb Afterlife Egyptian Writing Hieroglyphicssacred writing, picture writing Papyrus-reed used to create the first paper objects India Indus River Valley First planned cities Protected by mountains Masters of trade No one knows why they collapsed Planned cities of Indus Valley They planned their cities before building them Helped them combat seasonal flooding from monsoons THEY HAD PLUMBING!! China Along the Huang He (Yellow River) Shang Dynasty Ruling power family that used military to keep Created silk Ancient Hebrews Kicked out of Israel and became slaves of Egypt Led from slavery from Moses Ten Commandments Basis for Western laws Monotheism Created religion of Judaism STOP
