Early River Valley Civilizations WHAP Macdonald

Directions In table groups, complete a poster that accurately and completely depicts SPICE characteristics of ONE of the early river valley civilizations Use your textbook as well as the crash course videos for information. Use bullets (not complete sentences) on posters Be prepared to explain (verbally) each section Complete chart together, but assign each person I the group to be responsible for sharing one component. Use images and color to enhance understanding

Mesopotamia S Priests at top Nobles Commoners Slaves Valued wealth (Hammurabi’s code) Patriarchal P City states (Babylon, Ur, Sumer) Kings Ruled w/ priests (theocracy) Hammurabi / Hammurabi’s code Iron for expansion (Hittites) I Fertile Crescent Tigris and Euphrates Semitic Migrants C Polytheistic Cuneiform Epic of Gilgamesh – themes of friendship / loyalty E Agriculture (iron tools) Trade (shipbuilding) Wheel Metallurgy

Assignments (2 groups) Egypt (Nile River Valley) – pgs. 60 - 83 Mohenjo-Daro / Harappa (Indus River Valley) – pgs. 87 - 93 Shang (Yellow River / Huang He) Zhou (Yellow River / Huang He) – pgs. 112 - 130 Olmec Maya - pgs. 134 - 145 Chavin – pgs. 146 - 148