Bell Ringer: August (28)29,

Transcription

1 Announcements: 1: Binders are due! 2: New seating chart (B Day) 3: Grades have been posted (B Day) Materials: 1: Cornell Notes sheet 2: River Valley Civilizations Classwork sheet Bell Ringer: August (28)29, Set up your Cornell notes 2. Across the top of your c-notes, write today s lesson topic: RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS 3. In the left hand column of your c- notes, write today s lesson objective in the form of a question: IDENTIFY CAUSES AND DESCRIBE EFFECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS

2 Announcements 1. Binders are due! 2. New seating chart (B Day) 3. Grades have been posted (B Day)

3 Materials 1. Binder 2. Cornell Notes sheet 3. River Valley Civilizations Classwork

4 Announcements: 1: Test 3/9! Review is on the Weebly! 2: Materials: 1: Spiral/blank sheet of paper 2: Emergence of Totalitarianism paper 3: V for Vendetta Script Bell Ringer: Bell Ringer: August (28)29, Set up your Cornell notes 2. Across the top of your c-notes, write today s lesson topic: RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATION 3. In the left hand column of your c- notes, write today s lesson objective in the form of a question: IDENTIFY CAUSES AND DESCRIBE EFFECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS

5 10,000 BCE Mesopotamia Nile River Valley Huang He River Valley Indus River Valley

6 Word Wall Vocabulary: Dynasty: a family who rules a country Hieroglyphics: Writing system of the Egyptians Huang He: Yellow River, where the Yellow River Valley civilization developed Indus River: River in India around which the Indus River Valley civilization developed Mandate of Heaven: permission from the gods to rule in China Nile River: River in Egypt around which the Nile River Valley civilization developed Oracle bones: pieces of bone used for communicating with the gods Pharaoh: God-King of the Egyptians Theocracy: political system in which religious leaders also control the government

7 Development of River Valley Civilizations Causes Spread of agricultural practices and the domestication of animals allowed for more sophisticated and larger settlements to emerge Societies emerge where there was access to fresh water, along the Tigris/Euphrates, the Nile, the Indus and the Huang He rivers. Periodic flooding of the rivers provided rich fertile soil Effects Civilization emerged with common political, economic, and cultural patterns Surplus agricultural output allowed some not to farm and new specialization of labor emerged. Social divisions became more pronounced Organized religions developed, first distinguished as mostly polytheist Law codes were introduced

8 Guided Practice: River Valley Civilizations PREAP As a group, you will move to the four stations around the room Watch the video Read the information on the slides Organize the information in your Cornell notes Do not move until the timer goes off What are the characteristics of Mesopotamia? C A A R S Polytheist; ziggurats Sumer, Ur Plow, sail Cuneiform Scribes, soldiers, priests

9 Guided Practice: River Valley Civilizations REGULAR You will work with the people in your rows Read the information on the slides Organize the information in your Cornell notes Do not move until the timer goes off What are the characteristics of Mesopotamia? C A A R S Polytheist; ziggurats Sumer, Ur Plow, sail Cuneiform Scribes, soldiers, priests

10 Mesopotamia Geography Religion Achievements Politics Economics Social Classes Fertile Crescent Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Present-day Iraq Polytheistic religion ziggurat (temple) at the center of each citystate Sumer/Ur Plow Pottery Bronze Wheel Sail Number system based on 60 and 360 degree circles Cuneiform Writing Monarchy hereditary king, ex: Babylonian king Hammurabi Barter system, no coins yet Men dominant over women

11 Egypt Geography Religion Achievements Politics Economics Social Classes African continent Nile River Valley Polytheistic religion Memphis Mummificati on of the dead Pyramids Calendar system based on Nile s flood cycle Surgery Hieroglyphics written on papyrus, a paper made from reeds Theocracy ruled by pharaohs who were considered god-kings Trade along the Nile Society: upper, middle, lower, slaves

12 India Geography Religion Achievements Politics Economics Social Classes Indian subcontinen t Indus River Valley Hinduism Harappa/M ohenjo-daro Sewer and plumbing system Planned city systems Unknown, probably a theocracy Barter system, no coins Aryans settle area around 1500 BCE and establish a caste system to separate Aryan (lightskinned) from non- Aryan

13 China Geography Religion Achievements Politics Economics Social Classes Asian continent Yellow River Valley Polytheistic religion Anyang Bronze Silk Characters (each symbol represents an idea) Oracle bones Monarchy/ Dynasty: ruled by a single family Zhou family claims Mandate of Heaven, or divine right to rule Barter system Filial Piety (devotion to ancestors)

14 Guided Practice: Summary In the bottom portion of your c-notes, complete a summary over the characteristics of a civilization and the four river valley civilizations Remember- the question that you are trying to answer in your summary is the same question that we wrote at the beginning of class: IDENTIFY CAUSES AND DESCRIBE EFFECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS Here are some sentence stems to help you out: The river valley civilizations were established because Some of the effects of the development of river valley civilizations were (include examples of the characteristics of a civilization that formed in each river valley)

15 Fun Fact Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa, two Indus River Valley cities, had plumbing Ancient Egyptians wore makeup (males and females) Ancient Egyptians worshipped cats, and the punishment for killing one was death. Cats were mummified after death, just like humans

16 Independent Practice: CLASS WORK SHEET Mnemonic devices are techniques a person can use to help them improve their ability to remember something An acronym is an example of a mnemonic device: PEMDAS Please (Parenthesis) Excuse (Exponentials) My (Multiplication) Dear (Division) Aunt (Add) Sally (Subtract) Your group will create an acronym for one of the river valley civilizations

17 Independent Practice: CLASS WORK SHEET Mesopotamia Nile Indus China Tigris Euphrates Cuneiform Plow Sail Wheel Nile Hieroglyphics Pharaoh Mummies Pyramids Theocracy Indus Mohenjo-Daro Harappa Plumbing Writing unknown Aryans Huang He Dynasty Mandate of Heaven Bronze Silk Oracle bones Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4

18 Independent Practice: CLASS WORK SHEET On your classwork sheet, correctly answer the paragraph prompt. Remember- a paragraph is 5-7 sentences Due at the end of class: Completed River Valley Civilizations Classwork sheet