1. Map work (page 24 &25) Include, draw in and label the following Shade
Nile River
Tigris River
Euphrates River
Yellow River
Indus River
The Continents & Oceans
Shade
Egyptian Civilization
Mesopotamia
Indus Valley
Ancient Chinese Civilizations
Honors World:
Also label the following:
Mediterranean Sea
Persian Gulf
Red Sea
Sinai, Gobi, Sahara deserts
Himalayas mountains

2. Nile River Civilization
Ancient Egypt
Nile River Civilization

3. Geography Located along the Nile River: Longest river in the world
Regular summer flooding left behind fertile soil----called SILT
Good source of transportation
Natural barriers (deserts)

4. Geography Regions/Climate zones Desert: Sahara is ¼ of continent
Grasslands: few trees and thorny bushes
Rainforest: includes jungle areas-dense plants and vegetation
Mountains: northern/southern tips mainly

5. Egyptian Life and Culture
Social Structure
classes consisted of the pharaoh, government officials/nobles, middle class, peasants/slaves
One could change classes
women had many legal rights (equal to husband, could own property, seek divorce, testify in court) UNLIKE many civilizations

6. Egyptian Life & Culture
Religion: polytheistic
Gods/Goddesses: controlled forces of nature such as Ra (sun god)
Afterlife: only for pharaohs at first then for everyone; mummified body placed in tomb (pyramid) with food and other materials needed in the afterlife

7. Egyptian Life and Culture
Math/Science
System of mathematics to collect taxes (based on the number 10)
Used calculations and measurements to build pyramids
Developed calendar (365 days divided into 12 months)

8. Egyptian Life and Culture
Medicine
relied on practical knowledge that allowed them to set broken bones, treat wounds, performed simple surgeries
Often used charms and chants

9. Egyptian Life and Culture
Writing
hieroglyphics carved into stone or on papyrus
originated to record religious rituals

10. Tigris & Euphrates Rivers Civilization
Sumerian City-States
Tigris & Euphrates Rivers Civilization

11. Geography Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Fertile Crescent
Lie within 30 miles of each other
Land between the rivers is known as the Mesopotamia; Present day Iraq
Rivers flow in unpredictable ways
Fertile Crescent
Begins in the valley of the Tigris & Euphrates and runs along the Mediterranean coast to Egypt
Open to invaders

12. Sumerian Life and Culture
Social Structure
Classes consisted of priest/kings, merchants, farmers, slaves
One could change classes
Women had many legal rights, but education was for upper class boys
Writing
Cuneiform: marks pressed into wet clay tablets

13. Sumerian Life and Culture
Science/Technology
Invented the wheel, sail, and plow
First to use bronze
Created number system based on 60, 360 degree circle
Architecture: arches, columns, ramps, ziggurats

14. Sumerian Life and Culture
Religion
Polytheistic
Built ziggurats to impress the gods
Believed in negative afterlife

15. The Religions and Ideas of the Middle East
What were the basic ideas of Hammurabi’s Code? In what ways would the code bring order to Babylon?
Read Exodus 9, and 11 through 14; also, Dueteronomy 2. In what ways do these passages reflect cultural diffusion?
In what ways did the Torah demand more of people than Hammurabi’s Code?
After reading from “The Book of Amos, explain what the Hebrew god expects from his people.