What do we have in common with the Egyptians? Come up to the Smartboard!!!

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What do we have in common with the Egyptians?
Come up to the Smartboard!!!
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Aim How did civilization begin?
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I. Definition

• Civilization
• A stage in the evolution of organized society
• The highest point of social development
• An advanced state of human society

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Honors Challenge

• Research Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbanipal,
  Gilgamesh
• Who are they? Similarities? Differences?
• Do they compare to any other rulers throughout
  history?

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II. Features

1. Well-organized central government
2. Cities
3. Complex religion
4. Job specialization
5. Social classes
6. Arts and architecture
7. Public works
8. Writing

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III. Mesopotamia

1. Land between the two rivers
2. The Fertile Crescent

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IV. Egypt

• The Gift of the Nile
• Unites upper and lower Egypt
• Provides silt
• Predictable flooding

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Do Now What do you need to survive?
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Aim How did civilization begin?
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V. India

1. Indus River
2. Planned cities of Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
3. Grid system
4. Advanced plumbing and sewerage systems

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VI. China

• Huang He or Huang Ho
• Chinas Sorrow
• 1. Ruinous floods
• Loess yellow silt

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K, L, V Activity To be done on chart paper.

• Use your textbooks to research the following
  civilizations.
• Tigris Euphrates River Valley
• Nile River
• Indus River
• Yellow or Huang He River
• Linguistic Make a list of all of the features
  of the civilization.
• Visual Recreate the map of each civilization.
• Kinesthetic Write a poem for each civilization
  that describes the greatness of each
  civilization.

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Summary What did early civilizations have in
common as they developed around the world?
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Application What are the advantages and
disadvantages of living near a river?Are there
areas of the world today that depend on
geography, rather than technology, for survival?