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2. River Valley Civilizations
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Global Interactions in Ancient History
Early Humans
River Valley Civilizations
Persia, India, & China
Ancient river valley civilizations and their impact on later civilizations like Greece and Rome
City-state
Cuneiform
Dynasty
Exile
Fertile Crescent
Social, Political,
Economic, & Religious
Patterns
Mesopotamia
Specialization
Monotheism
Polytheism
Hieroglyphics
Origins and
Spread Of Judaism
Language and
Writing
Egypt
Pharaoh
Why did ancient civilizations develop in river valleys?
Where were the earliest civilizations located?
When did these civilizations exist?
What were the social, political, and economic characteristics of early civilizations?
What religious traditions developed in ancient civilizations?
What were the essential beliefs of Judaism?
How did Judaism influence Western civilization?
What forms of language and writing existed in early civilizations?

3. Imperialism expansion CONCEPT DIAGRAM Mother country Overseas colonies
CONVEY TARGETED CONCEPT
Key Words
OFFER OVERALL CONCEPT
NOTE KEY WORDS
CLASSIFY CHARACTERISTICS
CONCEPT DIAGRAM
TIE DOWN A DEFINITION
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Examples:
Non-examples:
Always Present
Sometimes Present
Never Present 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Imperialism
Powerful
countries
expansion
Mother country
Overseas
colonies
Overseas colonies
Peace and harmony
Exportation of raw materials
Powerful navy
Equality for all
Competition
Forced rule
Britain
Mother country
Britain (India/Africa/Canada)
States
Colonization of
America
Germany (parts of E. &
W. Africa)
Provinces
Strong navy
France (N. & W. Africa)
Rival countries
Imperialism is the competition of countries to force rule over weaker countries
so that they can export raw materials for economic gain for the mother country

4. LINCS Tables emperor Imperialism diplomacy dip ultimatum made monarch
Actions used by one
nation to exercise
economic or political
control over a weaker
nation 1 3 4 5 2
Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story
LINCing Picture
Definition
Imperialism
The emperor told his
colonies that they had
to obey him so he
could become rich. 1 3 4 5 2
Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story
LINCing Picture
Definition
diplomacy
the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations
In ancient China you
must dip to your knee
in order to negotiate
with the emperor.
dip
The big brother made
his little brother a final
proposition: don’t tell
mom or your done for! 1 3 4 5 2
Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story
LINCing Picture
Definition
ultimatum
A final proposition,
condition or demand
made
monarch
Monarchs are undivided
when they migrate to a
single place in which
thousands of other are
located.
Undivided rule by a
single person 1 3 4 5 2
Term
Reminding Word
LINCing Story
LINCing Picture
Definition
monarchy
List the parts
Identify a reminding word
Note a LINCing story
Create a LINCing picture
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5. The cause of WWI can be attributed to many causes rather than
Key Topic
WWI
The conflict that arose between the countries of the world pulling them into a global war.
is about…
Glorification of
The military
Grew partly out of
Social Darwinism
Militarism
Overseas colonies also
resulted in building up of
the navy
Arms race; mainly
Britain and Germany
Proud of military
power
Europe’s industrial
leader
Germany
Nationalism
Wanted revenge &
Recovery of Alsace &
Lorraine
France
Bitter about defeat of the
Franco-Prussian War
So What? (What’s important to understand about this?)
The cause of WWI can be attributed to many causes rather than
just one single cause.