PPT-* AKS 31 * River Valley Civilizations become Empires…..

Essential Question What is the difference between a river valley civilization amp an empire Class Activity What is an empire How are empires different from . Period 1 Review. Big Picture: Turning Points. Emergence of Humankind. Globalization of Humankind. Revolution of Farming and Herding. Emergence of Civilizations. Chronology. 1.1: Big . Geography and the Peopling of the Earth. SPRITE. Comparison Chart. SPRITE. S – social structures. P – Political . R – Religion . I – Intellectual trend. T – technology used. E – Economy . What is meant by….. Society. Location and dates. 2013 Marketing Review. Passport to Pinot. 2nd year for this . event. Continues . to . surpass . our expectations . Creating . an opportunity to educate the consumer. Driving sales to our member tasting rooms. ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA. Oldest known civilization. Cradle of Human Civilization. Old Testament . Nebuchadnezzar. Ziggurat (right). Hanging gardens. Geography. This civ rose in the valleys between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.. 4 River Valley Civilizations. Fertile Crescent – Mesopotamia. Tigris. Euphrates. Egyptian Civilization. Nile River Valley (upper and lower Nile). Indus River. Harrapan. Mohen-jo Daro. Hwang He . Yellow River later civilizations focused on both Yangtze and Yellow River. History and Geography. River Valley Civilizations. All of the world’s earliest civilizations had something in common—they all arose in river valleys that were perfect locations for farming. Three key factors made river valleys good for farming. First, the fields that bordered the rivers were flat, which made it easier for farmers to plant crops. Second, the soils were nourished by flood deposits and silt, which made them very fertile. Finally, the river provided the water farmers needed for irrigation.. Land Empires. Control of huge lands & people. Requires large military investment. Vulnerable to land & sea routes. Requires massive infrastructure investment. Superior technology used to suppress natives. Mr. Pentzak. Level One Individuals & Societies . Spring 2016. Name at least three things Mesopotamia had in common with Ancient Egyptian Civilization. We are about to study another ancient civilization. Make some predictions about this civilization (starting points: geography, religion, matriarchal vs. patriarchal, social structures, etc.) . 4 Regions!. City-States in Mesopotamia. Egypt & Nile River. Indus Valley. China. Common Characteristics ??. Water!!. Deserts of river cultures short on resources. River Valley Civilizations. Opportunity to adapt environment. Intro: Formation of the Islamic Empires. 3 empires divided up Dar al-Islam. All began as warrior principalities in frontier areas, expanded, developed administrative and military techniques. The Ottoman Empire. Unit 1. Admit . Slip- 9/29. What do you think of when you hear the word Egypt?. Neolithic Revolution. Hunting. and . gathering. were replaced by agriculture and . domesticating. animals as primary means to obtain . An empire formed by outside conquerors who unified regions largely based on the mastery of firearms. . What were the effects of the trade and spread of gunpowder and firearms?. Growth of large empires. Ancient World, Classical Empires, and the Fall of the Classical World. We begin at about 8,000 . BCE. when village life began in the New Stone Age. . . Also known as the . Neolithic Revolution. . . Global Studies 9. Mrs. Hart and Mrs. Bernier. Geography of India. India is a . sub-continent . that extends southward from mainland Asia into the Indian Ocean.. Geography of India. India is surrounded on the north by the Hindu Kush and Himalayan Mountains, which .