1. The Rise of Cities and River Valley Civilizations Mr. Ott @ BETA Aim: How do civilizations develop? Do Now: What caused civilizations to develop in the Neolithic Revolution?

2. The Start of Ancient Civilization We begin at about 9,000 BC when village life began in the New Stone Age... Also known as the Neolithic Revolution. NEWSTONE AGE

3. What is the REVOLUTION? A TOTALLY new way of living From: Hunter-GatherersAgriculture & Herding to

4. The invention of Agriculture changed the way people lived. Agriculture (Farming) Agriculture (Farming) Growth of Cities Growth of Cities Division of Labor (Specialization) Division of Labor (Specialization) Trade Trade Writing and Mathematics Writing and Mathematics Surplus

5. GEOGRAPHY influenced the development of river valley civilizations.

6. Trait List for Cities extensive and dense population people not involved in food production deity or divine king to concentrate surpluses monumental public buildings ruling class living off surpluses systems of recording exact & predictive sciences (e.g. geometry) full-time craft specialists long distance trade state organization based on residence rather than kinship

7. Early River Valley Civilizations Flooding of Tigris and Euphrates unpredictable No natural barriers Limited natural resources for making tools or buildings Environment SumerMesopotamia Egypt Indus Valley China Flooding of the Nile predictable Nile an easy transportation link between Egypt’s villages Deserts were natural barriers Indus flooding unpredictable Monsoon winds Mountains, deserts were natural barriers Huang He flooding unpredictable Mountains, deserts natural barriers Geographically isolated from other ancient civilizations