1. Need a clean sheet of paper, something to write with and your reading notes- everything else away!

2. Grab your folder from the very front table and make sure you have your SCAAR chart (one with map) out ready to work on!

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

4. Let’s check your work….

5. Mesopotamia

6. Major Water Source Tigris River Euphrates River *Flooding unpredictable*

7. Mesopotamia Specialized Workers PriestsMetalworkers ScribesSoldiers TeachersFarmers MerchantsWeavers BuildersGovt. officials

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

9. Mesopotamia Advanced Cities Ur Babylon

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

11. Mesopotamia Record Keeping Cuneiform written on clay tablets

12. Egypt

13. Major Water Source Nile River *Predictable flooding*

14. Egypt Specialized Workers PriestsMetalworkers ScribesSoldiers TeachersFarmers MerchantsWeavers BuildersGovt. officials

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

16. Egypt Advanced Cities Memphis Thebes

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

18. Egypt Record Keeping Hieroglyphics

19. Indus Valley

20. Major Water Source Indus River *Unpredictable Flooding*

21. Indus Valley Specialized Workers PriestsMetalworkers ScribesSoldiers TeachersFarmers MerchantsWeavers BuildersGovt. officials

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

23. Indus Valley Advanced Cities Mohenjo-Daro Harrappa

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

25. Indus Valley Record Keeping Not yet deciphered

26. China

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

28. China Specialized Workers PriestsMetalworkers ScribesSoldiers TeachersFarmers MerchantsWeavers BuildersGovt. officials

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

30. China Advanced Cities Anyang Luoyang

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

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