0. Unit # 2 – Foundations of Civilization
Lesson # 1

1. Objective and Warm Up Warm Up #8:
12:00
Objective and Warm Up
Warm Up #8:
1. What are driving forces behind people’s need to migrate? Focus upon your knowledge of ancient civilization. Answer in 2-3 sentences
Objective: Analyze the causes that led to nomadic people becoming settled people
Homework: Finish Vocabulary - Quiz 9/10

2. Which of the following was characteristic of the physical
environments of early river-valley civilizations in the Near East?
(A) Cool summer temperatures encouraged the production of
grain crops.
(B) Tropical forests along the riverbanks provided the
population with most of its food.
(C) The rivers maintained a steady flow year-round, fed by
melting mountain glaciers.
(D) The rivers flowed through deep mountain valleys, which
sheltered early civilizations.
(E) Rainfall was low, requiring irrigation of crops with river
water.
SAT Prep Question

3. Which of the following was characteristic of the physical
environments of early river-valley civilizations in the Near East?
(A) Cool summer temperatures encouraged the production of
grain crops.
(B) Tropical forests along the riverbanks provided the
population with most of its food.
(C) The rivers maintained a steady flow year-round, fed by
melting mountain glaciers.
(D) The rivers flowed through deep mountain valleys, which
sheltered early civilizations.
(E) Rainfall was low, requiring irrigation of crops with river
water.
SAT Prep Question

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If you come for 5 minutes, you are staying for the entire hour
Good idea if you are struggling to keep up, stay organized, or just need a quiet place to do homework
Unit #2 Assessment Monday, September 16

5. Opening Activity- Bell Ringer
On your handout you received a list of items a person needs in order to achieve “self actualization” – or a happy state of being (we all want to be happy people, right?)
Day 2

6. Opening Activity Let’s see how you did… Put the list in order
At the bottom, put the most basic things a person needs to survive
At the top, put the things that will lead a person to be the happiest, self-actualized person
Fill in the 3 spaces between in the order you think they are achieved
Let’s see how you did…

7. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

8. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

9. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

10. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

11. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

12. Agriculture Changes Society
Turn to the map on page 32 in your textbook
In your notebook
Identify three characteristics of the geography of this region.
Why did early civilizations develop in the area known as the Fertile Crescent?

13. What about a civilization?
Think about a civilization
In your notebook
List three things a civilization needs to exist.
Think about it in terms of most basic needs to what our civilization has that makes us operate!

14. What about a civilization?

15. Fertile Crescent

16. Complete the graphic organizer below as we go through notes…

17. Agriculture Originally, people were nomadic
When the last Ice Age ended…
New plants appeared
People learned how to farm
Irrigation
Animals became domesticated
Used for meat, milk, wool
The early things needed to reach self- actualization

18. Changes to society

19. Changes to Society Cities develop
Farmers with excess food sell for a profit
If all the people can be fed (no more starvation), population grows

20. Civilizations Tigris-Euphrates Rivers in Southwest Asia
Nile River in Africa
Indus River in South Asia

21. Putting it all together…
From nomads to farmers
Innovations and inventions

22. Civilizations Cities Organized governments Formalized religion
Had politics, economics and culture to distinguish between themselves
Organized governments
Formed in response to needs
Establish systems of justice
Formalized religion
Wanted to gain favor of the gods
Cultural advancements
Math
Alphabet and writing

23. Exit Ticket
Write a 5 sentence paragraph describing how agriculture has led to religion. Use the graphic organizer and notes from class to help.