1. Section 3 Beginnings of Civilization
Chapter 1
Section 3
Beginnings of Civilization

2. First Cities and Civilizations Arise
Earliest civilizations located near major rivers
Water supply
Transportation
Farming > surpluses > support large population > cities emerge
Civilization?
Complex, highly organized social order

3. River Valley Civilizations
Sumer > between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
Egypt > along Nile River
Indus > along Indus River in India
Shang > along the Huang or Yellow River

4. Life Away From Cities Hunting & gathering
Nomadic herding in the steppes (dry grasslands)

5. Group Work
In groups create a chart similar to this one explaining or describing the basic features of a civilization p.19-21
Civilization

6. Civilizations Change Over Time
Environment
Earthquake, volcano, drought
Cultural Diffusion
Spread of ideas, customs, & technologies from one people to another
Interaction & close contact > trade, migration, war >causes people to instill others beliefs and values
Cities expand into city-states
Rulers would conquer other rival areas
see the first empires