Oct. 1st and 4th

Turn homework in to the bin.

Pre-AP only: Warm-Up #6

Write homework in agenda.

Essential Questions

1. What was the layout of the Indus Valley civilization?

2. Why do we not have a lot of information about the Indus Valley civilization?

3. What is ancestor worship?

4. What is the mandate of heaven?

5. What is the dynastic cycle?

Agenda

Essential QuestionsIndus Valley/Huang He NotesIndus/Huang He Venn diagram

HW: Essay #1 and Stearns Ch. 1

River Valley Civilizations

Indus Valley and Huang He

Location/Geography

Indus Valleysouth of Himalayan MountainsIndus and Ganges RiversDeccan plateaumonsoons (seasonal winds)

Huang Heisolated from other civilizations because of

natural barriersPlateau of TibetHimalayan MountainsYangtze and Huang He Rivers

Religion

artifacts indicate links to modern day Hinduism

worship the God Shiva

worshiped cattle

family was strongly linked to religion

spirits of ancestors determine fortune

spirits demanded attention and respect

used oracle bones to communicate with the gods

carved questions bones, heated them up, and observed the cracks

Mandate of Heaven – divine approval for a just ruler

Writing

has not yet been deciphered each character represented an idea, not a sound

there are no links between spoken and written Chinese

should know 10,000 words to be a scholar

Government/Law

strong central government (because of planned cities)

limited conflicts (because few weapons have been found)

Xia dynasty was the first, cities grew Shang dynasty: first to leave written

records, built elaborate palaces/tombs

constantly raging war so they had walls around their cities for protection

dynastic cycle – the rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties

Feudalism – a political system in which nobles use lands that belong to the king, provide loyalty to king, protection to workers

Science/Technology

domestication of sheep and goats

sophisticated city planning

cities in grid systemcitadel = fortified

area with major buildings inside

plumbing /sewage systems

craftsmen made weapons, jewelry, religious items

produced silk cloth built roads and canalscoined moneyiron used for weapons

Social Classes

social divisions were not great (because of common residential areas)

prosperous society that produced nonessential goods

two groups: nobles and peasants

warrior-nobles were at the top with kings and owned the land

peasants workers had no tools because metal was too precious, used for weapons

grew millet, rice, wheat