Today we will learn about the development of political systems and empires in early civilizations. We will also continue to develop the skill of paragraph writing and start to work on outlining.
Question of the Day
What factors promoted the formation of empires and centralized political systems in early societies?
Focus Questions
What were city-states and how did they develop?
What is an empire and why did empires develop and spread in some areas of the world but not others?
What religious and social factors helped rulers widen and unify their empires?
What political factors helped rulers widen and unify their empires?
What economic factors helped rulers widen and unify their empires?
Were their any factors that discouraged the spread of centralized empires?
City-state
Civilization
Hammurabi
Hammurabi's Code
Dynasty
Empire
Narmer
Pharaoh
Theocracy
Pyramid
Harappan civilization
Huang He
Shang and Zhou Dynasties
Mandate of Heaven
Dynastic cycle
Feudalism
Today you'll have to define one of the vocabulary terms from last class and write a paragraph on the impact of writing in two of the cultures you studied for homework.
You'll need to show me your completed graphic organizer on writing in early civilizations.
Write one paragraph on two of the civilizations that you studied for homework last night. The prompt will be: How did the written languages of two early civilizations (you choose) differ and how were they similar in regard to the reasons they developed and the purposes they served in each society?
We will outline a textbook chapter on River Valley Civilizations. The textbook is World History: Patterns of Interaction.
Please complete the outline in the notes section of the Cornell notes template. Then do the questions and summary sections later.
Mesopotamia: Pages 29-34. Watch the videos titled "Mesopotamia" and "Hammurabi" linked here, if you need more help.
Egypt: Pages 35-41. Watch the video titled "Egypt" linked here, if you need more help.
Indus Valley: Pages 44-49. Watch the video titled "Indus Valley" linked here, if you need more help.
China: Pages 50-55. Watch the videos titled "Shang Dynasty" and "Zhou Dynasty" linked here, if you need more help.
You will have to define one of the vocabulary terms above at the beginning of next class. I will choose the term.
Then you will write a paragraph in response to this prompt: What factors promoted the formation of empires and centralized political systems in early societies?
King Den's Sand Label: This is one of the 100 objects from the British Museum that the BBC has used to tell its history of the world. It's related to today's topic (development of political systems).
Statue of Ramses II: This is one of the 100 objects from the British Museum that the BBC has used to tell its history of the world. It's related to today's topic (development of political systems).
Pillar of Ashoka: This is one of the 100 objects from the British Museum that the BBC has used to tell its history of the world. It's related to today's topic (development of political systems).
Sphinx of Taharqo: This is one of the 100 objects from the British Museum that the BBC has used to tell its history of the world. It's related to today's topic (development of political systems).
Guns, Germs and Steel Videos
Episode 1 of 3: Out of Eden
Episode 2 of 3: Conquest
Episode 3 of 3: Into the Tropics