Why Do Civilizations Start? By: Justin Sutton

Topic Questions 1.How can places be compared geographically? 2.Why have different areas developed as they have? 3.How does the environment shape people? 4.Why do people work together?

OVERVIEW Using the five themes of geography… 1.What characteristics the ancient civilizations shared? 2.Could Mississippi have been a home of an ancient civilization?

What were the Ancient Civilizations?

The Five Themes of Geography Location Place Human Environment Interaction Region Movement

Location of Ancient Civilizations Map Credit: University of Texas Library Egypt Mesopotamia Indus River China

Place How are these areas similar? Weather—check it out for yourself –A–Average weather in Egypt –A–Average weather in Iraq –A–Average weather in India –A–Average weather in China

Human Environment Interaction How did these people adapt? What was their greatest adaptation?

Region What region describes these areas? Does region define any of the areas?

Movement Who did these civilizations influence? Who influenced the ancient civilizations? How did their ideas travel?

Time for higher order thinking!!! Given what you know: 1.Could Mississippi have been a cradle of civilization? 2.What is another region that could have been a cradle of civilization?

Let’s Look at the Map Why would the above line of latitude be marked?

Let’s Look at Place Information from: weather.com

Human Environment Interaction

Region Where is Mississippi? –River area? –Warm Climate?

Movement Difficult to assess…Why?

Could Mississippi have worked? Based on location and place? Based on HEI and region? Based on movement?