Ancient Civilizations: Big Era 2
Historical Context 3,000 BCE - 500 BCE: A food surplus leads to more food, more time, more people, and the opportunity for these people to specialize. Eventually, large groups of people chose to settle in river valleys because of the access to natural resources. Due to these factors, river valley civilizations developed EIGHT unique characteristics that make them unique(writing, centralized government and law codes, social classes, organized religion, specialization, art/ architecture, infrastructure, big cities.
U N I T A G E N D A
1. EXPLAIN THE 8 CHARACTERISTICS OF A CIVILIZATION
2. COMPARE AND IDENTIFY TRENDS BETWEEN THE ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS AND TODAY
3. EXPLAIN HOW RELIGION IMPACTED ALMOST ALL ASPECTS OF ANCIENT LIFE
Super Cool Link to get started learning about the ancient Civs! Thank you Tyler for sharing!
Read below to see the SHORT story of the Ancient Civilizations
People chose to settle near river valleys because of fertile farmland
A surplus of food gives small farming communities time specialize their jobs
Population grows because of more food
More people and more food means more time to SPECIALIZE (1)
Specialization led to the development of rigid SOCIAL CLASSES (2)
Ancient people invent WRITING to track farming (food surplus) and trade
Organized RELIGION develops around the belief in many gods and goddesses (polytheism)
Centralized GOVERNMENT and first written law codes
Governments organized the development of advanced ART, ARCHITECTURE and public INFRASTRUCTURE
Big CITIES start to look and interact beyond their borders, trading and conquering one another
Unit 3: Packet #1 Agenda:
How did the Ancient Civilizations Develop (begin)?
The 8 Characteristics of a Civilization
Ancient Writing and Modern Writing (reading/ques)
Daily Life in the Ancient Civilizations (Mr. Nicky Videos)
Ancient Achievements
Intro to Geography Notes
ARVC Maps
Which ARVC had the best location?
Geography Problems and Solutions
TEST
Unit 3: Packet #2 Agenda:
Ancient Religion Reading and Notes
Religion DBQ Source Analysis
Religion Review: Citing Sources
Religion Paragraph/ Essay
What is a Theocracy Reading/ Ques
Government DBQ Source Analysis
Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro
Decline of Ancient Civilizations
TEST
MESOPOTAMIA Daily Life
Mr. Nicky Video
MESOPOTAMIA Inventions
MESOPOTAMIA Geography
MESOPOTAMIA Religion
EXTRAS!
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1XE4x7C74t172g5Qwgx7AF-7YkleM23JauAIAsBp57iI/edit
https://docs.google.com/presentation/u/0/d/1sGMbag0-eHINdt6HX9LMvC_InoPWK5CYy1NtuCqqkpk/edit
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AOh1GQwogMIcqYJCxVQqnFINnPjpRo5qWyIpAJi1Ghw/edit
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AOh1GQwogMIcqYJCxVQqnFINnPjpRo5qWyIpAJi1Ghw/edit
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zP6qgAcUouD0BATS58oiH3Zn5-AQhRXA-Iy5fURm-go/edit
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rOnGW12d3u9X3bBLiHrho1
Egypt Geography
Comparative Timeline of the Ancient and Classical Civilizations
