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Tweety Tuesday: Topic: Geographic Features Ex: #Mountainhigh
Tweety Tuesday: Topic: Geographic Features Ex: #Mountainhigh
Topic:
Geographic features
Ex: #mountainhigh
Early Civilizations
Where did Civilizations begin?
Most civilizations
began near rivers
and lakes. The
people needed the
water for drinking
and growing plants,
a skill learned
during the Neolithic
Revolution.
River Valleys
There are 3 reasons River Valleys were ideal locations for cities
Cultural Diffusion:
The spread of ideas,
beliefs, technology, and
goods
River Valleys
River Valleys became ideal locations for cities and settlements because of
the fertile land surrounding the river beds.
There are 4 main River Valleys where cities and civilizations began
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
China
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Ancient Egypt
Geography-
Egypt is a desert with 90% of the population
living on 10% of the land
90% of Egypt’s
population lives on
10% of the land
Egypt from Space- at night
Africa
Ancient Egypt
Government- Pharaoh’s had more power than
traditional
The Egyptians were kings because
ruled by dynasties of they were
Pharaohs. This means
viewedthe throne would pass
as leaders of the government
from family member to family member
and religion.
These tombs were packed with gold, material goods, food and comfort items
Ancient Egypt
Society-
Ancient Egypt’s social pyramid was
topped by the god king, the pharaoh.
-irrigation systems
Hieroglyphs
Try it for yourself…
Think about it
The Nile impacted everyday life for the Egyptians. They worshipped the
God Osiris, believed to control the Nile’s floods, they used it as a source
of water and food. The Nile was the main form of transportation, and few
roads were built to connect the empire.
led to frequent
No natural boundaries to stop invasions
invasion, so many empires will rise and
fall. and cultural diffusion.
Cultural Diffusion
The Tigris and Euphrates rivers flood
is the
spread of….
unpredictably
Algebra
O
N
Ancient Babylon
C The Babylonian Empire was ruled by
O one ruler, the most powerful was
Hammurabi
T
R The Babylonian Empire was short
lived, but united lands from Egypt to
I India
T
I
O
N
Hammurabi’s Code
Law Codes are a set of rules to live by
conspiracy-planning
to commit a crime
What would
happen if a slave
was injured?
What if a seignior
knocked out a
commoner’s
tooth?
Ancient China
Geography-
Varied geography includes mountains,
deserts, jungles and ocean coast line.
Terrace Farming-
cut out flat areas to stop the
crops from washing away
Ancient China
Ancient China
Government-
Dynasty system of ruling families,
began with Shang family
-Isolation and
protection
Deserts -difficult to live
Geographic impacts
What are some ways the Ancient people
adapted to their environment, changing it to
meet their needs?
-irrigation
-terrace farming
Crash Course: Indus Valley
340-552
Crash Course: Egypt
141-6
Crash Course: Mesopotamia
116-?
Organize the following terms into the correct river valley
*Thebes
*Alexandria
*Cairo
*Giza
This is the time period A time of great cultural During this time Egypt
when pharaohs built the diffusion as a result of built a vast empire
pyramids trade and invaders reaching
to the
Euphrates
river