1. Warm Up Explain the effect that geography has on a civilization and use two specific examples to justify your claims. Why was writing usually a skill reserved for the wealthy and elite? A. Religious law prevented the poor from learning to write B. Learning to read and write required a tremendous amount of time C. Poor farmers were not intelligent enough to read and write D. Only the wealthiest people in society needed to know how to read and write

2. Ancient India & China Civilization along the indus and yellow rivers

3. Indian Government Mohenjo Daro City Planning Standardization Artifacts Commercial Oligarchy Harappa Population

4. Indian Culture Dravidian language Decipherment Warfare Himalayan Mountains Trade with Mesopotamia

5. Indian Technology Medicine Plumbing and Sanitation Clay Seals Money & Property Pottery Styles Immigration & Collapse

6. Chinese Government Chinese Dynasties Xia & Shang Social structure Population Warrior Nomads Aryans in India

7. Chinese Culture Religion Ancestor worship Oracle Bones Xia Dynasty Origin myths Chinese Language Ideographs vs. Pictographs

8. Chinese Technology Bronze & Iron Other Crafts Flood Control Yu The Great

9. Lateral Thinking Puzzle When she saw how the bones had cracked, she knew he was going to die. How did she know and who was she? Clue: They were not his bones.