ANCIENT RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS

WHAT WE WILL BE DOING….

Your goal is to create a Ancient River Civilization Study Guide for each of the civilizations studied. This will add to your P.E.R.S.I.A.N. chart and give you more knowledge about the Ancient River Valley Civilizations.

Each Civilization will have;

• Your P.E.R.S.I.A.N. chart• A map• Cornell notes of the area (you will be responsible for doing this on your

own—a.k.a. your homework) • A Spotlight section highlighting different aspects of each civilization.

MAP ACTIVITY- MESOPOTAMIA/SUMERIAStep 1: Turn to Page 28

Step 2: Label these locations first—in BLACK

• Tigris and Euphrates River• Mesopotamia• The City-states: Ur, Sumer, Uruk, Babylon, Kish, and Akkad• The Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Caspian Sea, Black Sea and

Mediterranean Sea• The Zagros Mts, Syrian and Arabian Desert• Fertile Crescent

Step 3: Color in the areas of the Fertile Crescent and Sumer – in GREEN

Step 4: Draw in/Color in/over water ways, River, Gulfs, and Seas – in BLUE

SPOTLIGHT—KING HAMMURABIStep 1: Pick up a reading on King Hammurabi and a question sheet

Step 2: With a partner, read each of the rules for the society and answer the questions.

Step 3: Now create 10 rules for our school in the fashion of King Hammurabi.

Step 4: Share you list with the class during discussion time.

CORNELL NOTES—HOMEWORK!

Pick up a cornell notes handout from Mrs. Innes.

Read Pages 27-32 and take notes.

Turn your notes in on Friday for check and grade!

MAP ACTIVITY: EGYPT AND INDUSEgypt

Step 1: Turn to Page 34

Step 2: Label these locations first in BLACK:

• Red Sea• Nile River• Cities of Memphis, Nubia, and

Thebes• Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt• Nile River Delta• Western and Eastern Desert

Step 3: Color in the desert areas in YELLOW

Step 4: Color the Nile River Delta in GREEN

Step 5: Color in the water areas/Nile in BLUE

Indus

Step 1: Turn to Page 42

Step 2: Label these locations first in BLACK

• Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean• Thar Desert, Deccan Plateau• Indus River, Ganges River, Narmada

River• Himalaya Mountains• Cities of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa

Step 3: Color the Mountains and Passes in BROWN

Step 4: Color the Desert areas in YELLOW

Step 5: Color the water areas/rivers/ oceans in BLUE

Step 6: Color the Indus Civilization in GREEN.

SPOTLIGHT: Step One: We will be heading to the lab (for 2nd hour) OR using the laptops (for 8th hour).

Step Two: Look up the following website. Spend 15 minutes each exploring the site.

Step Three: Play the game for each group—

For the Egyptians– Mummy Maker (under the mummification part.

For the Indus—Indus Trader (on the home page)

WEBSITES!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ indus_valley/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/egyptians/

CORNELL NOTES—HOMEWORK!

Pick up a cornell notes handout from Mrs. Innes.

Read Pages 34-47 and take notes.

Turn your notes in on Monday for check and a grade!

MAP ACTIVITY—ANCIENT CHINAStep 1: Turn to page 47

Step 2: Label the following places in BLACK!

• Huang He (Yellow), Yangtze, and Xi Jiang Rivers• Yellow Sea and Pacific Ocean• Gobi Desert, North China Plain• Shang Dynasty• Zhou Dynasty

Step 3: Color the Desert in BROWN

Step 4: Color the Shang Dynasty Borders in YELLOW

Step 5: Color the Zhou Dynasty Borders in RED

Step 6: Color the waters, rivers, etc. in BLUE.

SPOTLIGHT: MANDATE OF HEAVEN

Pick up a Mandate of Heaven Reading and Question sheet

Read the background information by yourself.

With a Partner begin reading the Historical Document.

• Underline any word you do NOT know.• Underline any phrase you do NOT understand. • Highlight any information that specifically relates to

the Mandate of Heaven.

Pre-read the questions for analysis.

CORNELL NOTES– HOMEWORK!

Pick up a cornell notes handout from Mrs. Innes.

Read Pages 46-51 and take notes.

Turn your notes in on Wednesday for check and a grade!