1. Early River Valley Civilizations
WHAP
Macdonald

2. 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

3. 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

4. Assignments (2 groups) Egypt (Nile River Valley) – pgs. 60 - 83
Mohenjo-Daro / Harappa (Indus River Valley) – pgs
Shang (Yellow River / Huang He)
Zhou (Yellow River / Huang He) – pgs
Olmec
Maya - pgs
Chavin – pgs