Need a clean sheet of paper, something to write with and your

reading notes-everything else away!

Grab your folder from the very front

table and make sure you have your

SCAAR chart (one with map) out ready

to work on!

Chart of ancient River Valley Civilizations

Use Chapter 2 to fill out the information for each civilization on the back of your map.

Let’s check your work….

Mesopotamia

Mesopotamia

Major Water Source

Tigris River

Euphrates River

*Flooding unpredictable*

Mesopotamia

Specialized Workers

Priests Metalworkers

Scribes Soldiers

Teachers Farmers

Merchants Weavers

Builders Govt. officials

MesopotamiaComplex Institutions

Formal govt. with officials and laws• City-states• Dynasties

Organized religion (polytheistic)• Ziggurats• Priests

Education system to train scribes

Mesopotamia

Advanced Cities

Ur

Babylon

Mesopotamia

Advanced Technology

Wheel

Sail

Plow

Irrigation

Architecture: arches, ramps, ziggurats

Mesopotamia

Record Keeping

Cuneiform written on clay tablets

Egypt

Egypt

Major Water Source

Nile River

*Predictable flooding*

Egypt

Specialized Workers

Priests Metalworkers

Scribes Soldiers

Teachers Farmers

Merchants Weavers

Builders Govt. officials

Egypt

Complex InstitutionsTheocracy with officials

and laws– Pharaohs– Dynasties

Organized religion (polytheistic)

EgyptAdvanced Cities

Memphis

Thebes

EgyptAdvanced Technology

Medicines

Pyramids

Mummification

Astronomy

Calendar (365 days)

Geometry

Egypt

Record Keeping

Hieroglyphics

Indus Valley

Indus ValleyMajor Water Source

Indus River

*Unpredictable Flooding*

Indus Valley

Specialized Workers

Priests Metalworkers

Scribes Soldiers

Teachers Farmers

Merchants Weavers

Builders Govt. officials

Indus Valley

Complex Institutions

• Strong centralized government

• Planned cities: grid system

• Organized religion: early form of Hinduism

Indus ValleyAdvanced Cities

Mohenjo-Daro

Harrappa

Indus ValleyAdvanced Technology

Plumbing and sewage systems

Oven-baked bricks

Sophisticated city-planning

Indus ValleyRecord Keeping

Not yet deciphered

China

ChinaMajor Water Source

Huang He (Yellow) River

Yangtze River

*Unpredictable flooding*

China

Specialized Workers

Priests Metalworkers

Scribes Soldiers

Teachers Farmers

Merchants Weavers

Builders Govt. officials

ChinaComplex Institutions

Organized government:

Dynasties, feudalism

Organized Religion: use of oracle bones

ChinaAdvanced Cities

Anyang

Luoyang

ChinaAdvanced Technology

Walled cities

Bronzework

Silk

Iron

Coined money

ChinaRecord Keeping

• Pictographic: a symbol represents an idea or word

• Written language is different than spoken language