1. Chart of ancient River Valley Civilizations
Use Chapter 2 to fill out the information for each civilization on the back of your map.

2. Let’s check your work….

3. Mesopotamia

4. *Flooding unpredictable*
Mesopotamia
Major Water Source
Tigris River
Euphrates River
*Flooding unpredictable*

5. Mesopotamia Specialized Workers Priests Metalworkers Scribes Soldiers
Teachers Farmers
Merchants Weavers
Builders Govt. officials

6. Mesopotamia Complex Institutions Formal govt. with officials and laws
City-states
Dynasties
Organized religion (polytheistic)
Ziggurats
Priests
Education system to train scribes

7. Mesopotamia
Advanced Cities Ur
Babylon

8. Architecture: arches, ramps, ziggurats
Mesopotamia
Advanced Technology
Wheel
Sail
Plow
Irrigation
Architecture: arches, ramps, ziggurats

9. Cuneiform written on clay tablets
Mesopotamia
Record Keeping
Cuneiform written on clay tablets

10. Egypt

11. *Predictable flooding*
Egypt
Major Water Source
Nile River
*Predictable flooding*

12. Egypt Specialized Workers Priests Metalworkers Scribes Soldiers
Teachers Farmers
Merchants Weavers
Builders Govt. officials

13. Egypt Complex Institutions Theocracy with officials and laws Pharaohs
Dynasties
Organized religion (polytheistic)

14. Egypt
Advanced Cities
Memphis
Thebes

15. Egypt Advanced Technology Medicines Pyramids Mummification Astronomy
Calendar (365 days)
Geometry

16. Egypt
Record Keeping
Hieroglyphics

17. Indus Valley

18. *Unpredictable Flooding*
Indus Valley
Major Water Source
Indus River
*Unpredictable Flooding*

19. Indus Valley Specialized Workers Priests Metalworkers Scribes Soldiers
Teachers Farmers
Merchants Weavers
Builders Govt. officials

20. Indus Valley Complex Institutions Strong centralized government
Planned cities: grid system
Organized religion: early form of Hinduism

21. Indus Valley
Advanced Cities
Mohenjo-Daro
Harrappa

22. Plumbing and sewage systems Sophisticated city-planning
Indus Valley
Advanced Technology
Plumbing and sewage systems
Oven-baked bricks
Sophisticated city-planning

23. Indus Valley
Record Keeping
Not yet deciphered

24. China

25. Huang He (Yellow) River *Unpredictable flooding*
China
Major Water Source
Huang He (Yellow) River
Yangtze River
*Unpredictable flooding*

26. China Specialized Workers Priests Metalworkers Scribes Soldiers
Teachers Farmers
Merchants Weavers
Builders Govt. officials

27. Organized government: Organized Religion: use of oracle bones
China
Complex Institutions
Organized government:
Dynasties, feudalism
Organized Religion: use of oracle bones

28. China
Advanced Cities
Anyang
Luoyang

29. China Advanced Technology Walled cities Bronzework Silk Iron
Coined money

30. China Record Keeping Pictographic: a symbol represents an idea or word
Written language is different than spoken language