Urbanization Graphic Organizer

From Jungle . . . . . . Transportation routes have led people to settle in particular areas. As technology improves, people are able to explore and settle in areas that ae physically challenging.

To Jungle! Transportation routes have led people to settle n particular areas. Economic activities have promoted settlement into areas with resources and opportunities to expand ones ability to make money.

Examples of Hunters & Gatherers Artifacts http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/12/inside-lascaux-the-versai_n_712645.html

Creating Your Foldable Cut along the edge of the dotted line Glue in your BLUE world map Color the and label the following Early Civilizations Indus River Valley (India) Mesopotamia (Tigris- Euphrates Rivers) Nile River Valley (Egypt) Huang He River Valley (China) Meso-America Valley Civilization (Central & South America)

Cultural Hearths Mesopotamia Huang-He Nile Meso-America These are the heartlands of various cultures and historically, there are seven main locations from which the most dominant cultural ideas have spread. These regions are considered culture hearths because such things as religion, the use of iron tools and weapons, highly organized social structures, and the development agriculture started and spread from these areas.

Largest Urban Areas Which areas appear to have the most urban areas? Which areas have the fewest? Why might there be such differences in different areas? Where do you see the largest urban areas—what do these areas have in common in terms of resources or opportunities for trade?

Subsistence Agriculture Front of flap Add to your timeline Hunting & gathering Subsistence agriculture Back of flap Subsistence agriculture is growing enough food for your family to survive and enough food to barter with others.

Examples of Subsistence Agriculture Photo downloaded from www.andrewaitchison.com

Domestication of Plants & Animals (Front) Domestication Add to your timeline Agricultural Villages were established Domestication of plants & animals PASTORALISM (herding animals) SHIFTING AGRICULTURE (cutting down trees and brush so that you can build a farm) (Back) Only about 150 of the world’s edible plants have been domesticated. Taming animals for human use No new animals have been domesticated within the last 200 years.

Examples of Domestication of Plants & Animals http://shef.ac.uk/aps/apsrtp/cunniff-jen/references.html

Market Oriented Agriculture (Front) Add to your timeline Urban Leaders 3500 BC- Mesopotamia 3200 BC – Nile River Civilization (Back) People begin farming to make a profit. Crops are sold at local markets. In Africa, the Nile River Valley supported early settlements beginning with the Neolithic Revolution. When European imperialists made their way to Africa, the majority of the settlements were found on the coast to make the transportation of raw materials easier. Settlement into the interior of Africa became easier with the onset of medications that made tropical diseases treatable.

Examples of Market Oriented Agriculture Farm to Market Road Local Market www.danieljohnston.com

Urban Revolution (Front) (Back) Add to your timeline: 2200 BC Indus River Valley 1500 BC Yellow/Yangtze Rivers (Back) The innovation of moving to a city and using rural areas for farm production.

Examples of Urban Revolution Drawing of an early Indus River Valley City http://www.indohistory.com/trade_and_transportation.html

Early Urbanization (Front) Add to your timeline: 200 BC Meso-America (Back) The build up of an area by people into cities and suburban areas.

Examples of Urbanization of Early Civilizations Mayan Pyramid http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/images/South%20America/factfile/Maya1.jpg

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