1. 9/18 AGENDA (1, 3, 5, 7)
Journal: REVIEW YOUR CIVILIZATION NOTES- Pick one of the 5 characteristics of civilization, explain it and give 2 examples (think: STAIR)
Agenda:
Journal and Attendance
Collect Homework- Catalhoyuk Worksheet (#13)
River Valley Civilization Map (#16)
Finish River Valley Notes (China & India) (#15)
Egypt Reading (#17) and River Valley Atlas Packet (#18)

2. 9/18 AGENDA (Block 7)
Journal: REVIEW YOUR CIVILIZATION NOTES- Pick one of the 5 characteristics of civilization, explain it and give 2 examples (think: STAIR)
Agenda:
Journal and Attendance
Archeology Notes (#11)
Collect Homework- Catalhoyuk Worksheet (#13)
River Valley Civilization Map (#16)
Finish River Valley Notes (China & India) (#15)
Egypt Reading (#17) and River Valley Atlas Packet (#18)

3. 9/19 Agenda (2, 4/3, 4, 6)
Journal: What technology did Mesopotamia and Egypt have in common? What writing systems did they have?
Agenda:
Journal and Attendance
River Valley Civilizations: India and China
Egypt Reading (#17a&b)
Other Valley Civilizations: Nubian, Hebrew, Phoenician (#18)
River Valley Atlas (#19)

4. 9/20 Agenda (1,3,5,7)
Journal: What are the 4 civilizations we have learned about and around what rivers did they settle?
AGENDA:
Journal and Attendance
Collect Egypt Reading Homework (#17)
Hebrews, Nubians and Phoenicians Notes (#19)
Finish River Valley Atlas Packet
REMINDER: Test on Thursday September 26th on UNIT 1.

7. Ancient River Civilizations

8. Mesopotamia
Location: between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the FERTILE CRESCENT

9. Mesopotamia SPECIALIZED LABOR:
Mesopotamia had many farmers, merchants, metal workers, and also priests, who were in charge of the Ziggurats (religious temples).

10. Mesopotamia
TECHNOLOGY: Farmers used irrigation to move water from the river to their fields.

11. Mesopotamia
ADVANCED CITIES: There were many cities that traded with one another.

12. Mesopotamia INSTITUTIONS:
Government & Politics : run by military leaders who had become kings
Hammurabi’s Code – It was the first law code, written by a Sumerian king. It was engraved in stone and listed 282 laws.

13. Mesopotamia RECORD KEEPING:
The Sumerian Kingdom of Mesopotamia invented CUNEIFORM, which was a form of writing on clay tablets.

15. Ancient Egypt
Location: North Africa, along the Nile River

16. Ancient Egypt SPECIALIZED LABOR:
Farmers - Flooding of the Nile left Egypt with fertile soil called silt.
Merchants – Egypt traded many things with other civilizations by 3200 B.C.

17. Ancient Egypt
TECHNOLOGY: The Egyptians built canals and irrigation systems to move water from the Nile to their farms.

18. Ancient Egypt
ADVANCED CITIES: The Egyptians built massive pyramids and monuments to honor the Pharaohs because they believed that the pharaohs ruled after death.

19. Ancient Egypt INSTITUTIONS:
Pharaohs: rulers who were worshipped as gods
Pharaoh ruled over everyone and was a the top of society
Slaves were the lowest people in society

20. Ancient Egypt Religion:
Ruled as a theocracy (government ruled by religious leaders)
Polytheistic: belief in many gods
Ra = Sun god (most powerful and important god)
Horus = god of light
Isis = fertility goddess, the ideal mother and wife

22. Ancient Egypt RECORD KEEPING:
Hieroglyphics: Egyptian system of writing, done by scribes (educated me who knew how to write)
Papyrus: earliest form of paper made by the Egyptians from reeds of the Nile

23. Chinese Civilization
Location: Along the Yellow River (Huang He) in East Asia

24. Chinese SPECIALIZED WORKERS: ADVANCED CITIES:
Economy – peasants would work in the fields and grow rice and wheat
ADVANCED CITIES:
Society was divided between rich (overlords) and poor (peasants).

25. Chinese Civilization INSTITUTIONS:
Government & Politics – China was run by dynasties (families of royal rulers) after 2000 B.C.
The first dynasty was the Xia

26. Chinese Civilization
RECORD KEEPING – The Ancient Chinese developed a writing system based on PICTOGRAMS where each character represents an idea not a sound

28. Ancient Indians
Location: The Indus River valley is located in South Asia on the Indian subcontinent

29. Ancient India ADVANCED CITIES (and technology):
The two most famous cities were HARAPPA and MOHENJO DARO
In these cities some households had indoor plumbing, and some even had working toilets
No other civilization would achieve the same level of convenience until the 1800s!!!!

30. Ancient Indians INSTITUTIONS (and Specialized Labor)–
Caste system- rigid class system which controlled social interactions and occupation (job) choice
the caste system even controlled who you could marry

32. Ancient Indians
Religion: Like the Egyptians and Mesopotamians, the Indus River Valley cities were polytheistic.

33. Ancient Indians
Later, these beliefs evolved into a complex religious system called Hinduism.

34. Nubians Location – Africa along the Upper Nile
Connected Egypt to rest of Africa

35. Nubians
INSTITUTION
Religion – Polytheistic, often following Egyptian gods
Pyramids built to their emperors were often bigger than the Egyptian’s

36. Nubians
INSTITUTION:
Government & Politics – first kingdom of pharaohs was Kerma began around 2000 B.C.
But was eventually conquered and ruled by Egypt

37. Nubians ADVANCED CITIES:
Economy – traded up and down the Nile with Egypt
Especially for pottery

38. Nubians Society – Eventually became known as the Kush after 1100 B.C.
Successfully united the Nile civilizations after 751 B.C. under one king

39. Nubians
Fun Facts – after the defeat of the Egyptians, the Kush saw it as their responsibility to keep their culture alive

40. Phoenicians
Location – on the Mediterranean Sea, in present day Lebanon

41. Phoenicians INSTITUTION: Religion – polytheistic
would sacrifice their first born children to please the gods

42. Phoenicians INSTITUTION:
Government and Politics – never a united country, but separate city – states.

43. Phoenicians ADVANCED CITY: Economy – relied mostly on sea trade
Goods = wine, weapons, slaves, metals, ivory and purple dye from snails

44. Phoenicians
Society and Writing – created an alphabet, where symbols make a sound (phonetic)

45. Phoenicians
Fun Facts – the Phoenicians were known throughout the ancient world for their glass making skills

46. Hebrews
Location – Middle East, present day Israel

47. Hebrews
INSTITUTION
Religion (Judaism) – first monotheistic people, believed in one God
Founder = Abraham

48. Hebrews Institution Government–ruled by kings
high taxes lead to division, and kingdom is taken over by Babylon and HEBREWS BECAME SLAVES

49. Hebrews
Written law code– society was governed by the 10 Commandments, God’s law