River Valley Civilizations

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River Valley Civilizations

INSERT MAP OF THE FOUR MAIN RIVER VALLEY CIVLIZATIONS

• The Four Main Early River Valley Civilizations
  were
• ____________________________ B.
  ____________________________
• C. ____________________________ D.
  ____________________________

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Hebrews

ABRAHAM PICTURE CANAAN MAP PICTURE
The Hebrews were the first _______________________
________________. The holiest city to the Jewish
people is __________________________.
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Early Forms of Writing

Sumerian Cuneiform Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Early Pictograms Phoenician Alphabet
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Hinduism vs. Buddhism

Hinduism Buddhism
Insert Picture for Hinduism Insert Picture for Buddhism
Most Hindus located _____________ Most Buddhists located _____________
List Two Facts about Hinduism 1. 2. List Two Facts about Buddhism 1. 2.
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Confucianism vs. Taoism

Confucianism Taoism
Picture of Confucius Picture of Lao Tzu
Confucianism is concerned with ________ Order. Taoism is concerned with ____________ with nature.
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Athens vs. Sparta
Insert Map of Ancient Greece
Athens
Insert Picture that represents Athens
Sparta
Insert Picture that represents Sparta

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Byzantine Empire

Insert Picture of Constantinople Insert Picture of a Mosaic
Insert Map of Byzantine Empire under Justinian Insert Picture of the Hagia Sophia
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Islamic Empire

Insert Picture of the Five Pillars of Islam Insert Map of Islamic Empire
Insert Picture of the Muslim Holy Text. Insert Picture of the Dome of the Rock
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The Middle Ages

Insert Picture for the Crusades Insert Picture for the most powerful Dark Ages King
Insert Picture for the Plague Insert Picture of the man who became King of England in 1066.
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The Renaissance
Insert Map for Trade Route between Middle East and Italy Insert Picture for Da Vinci
Insert Picture for Michelangelo Insert Picture for Movable Print

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Africa
Insert Map for the Kingdom of Axum Insert Map for the three Western African Kingdoms
Insert Picture of the two items traded between the Western Africans and Arabs. Insert Map for the Kingdom of Great Zimbabwe

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Mesoamerica
Insert Map of human migration across the Bering Strait Insert Map with the location of the Mayan Aztec Empires
Insert Map with the location of the Incan Empire Insert Pictures of the two major accomplishments of the Mayan

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Japan

Insert Map of Japan, China, Korea Insert Picture for Shintoism
Insert Picture of Japanese Writing Insert Picture of Japanese Architecture