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2 Instructions: 1.) This activity can be completed in a variety of ways depending on the grade level or the level at which you teach the information. 2.) One method you can do is a class jigsaw where you divide students into groups of four. Each student in the group becomes an expert on one of the four regions. Have students work individually for minutes on their own to fill out their section of the graphic organizer. Then, have students get with 2-3 other students in the class who have the same topic to debrief. They can review answers to make sure they have the same content. Once this is complete, have students return to their original group of four and share information! 3.) Another method could be to work together as a class to complete the four sections in class. Maybe one could be done as a homework assignment, then debriefed the next day in class? 4.) Students could also compile a poster project that outlines the similarities and differences between each civilization as a final option. Enjoy!, Mr. Educator, 2013
3 MESOPOTAMIA Mesopotamia was an ancient region in southwestern Asia, located in modern day Iran, that is known for giving birth to the first human civilization. This region has earned the nickname the cradle of civilization because it is believed that it was in Mesopotamia that humans first gave up hunting and gathering and settled on farming as their primary mode of survival. Most people in the region settled in the southern section, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. These rivers provided early settlers with a very desirable place to live on which to build a permanent settlement. Not only did the Tigris and Euphrates rivers provide settlers with a reliable water supply, but once the rivers receded from their occasional floods, they left behind rich silt that was used to grow crops. The reliability of fresh water led to sustained agriculture, which encouraged humans to give up their nomadic ways and create the first societies the world had ever seen. The first people who settled in southern Mesopotamia were known as the Sumerians. The Sumerians built city-states that consisted of a city surrounded by farmland. While the land was flat, fertile, and rich with fish, ducks, and geese, the unpredictable flooding of the rivers caused the land to be very dangerous. Too, water levels varied widely. Those who settled upstream near the rivers source in the Taurus Mountains enjoyed a consistent and robust water supply. Settlers who settled upstream maintained a level of control over those who lived downstream; they could easily cut off the water supply to the downstream Sumerians by damming the water. This tension over water rights was the subject of many wars between the Sumerians. In order to protect their people and secure their water, leaders created standing armies and even started to build walls around their cities for protection. Sumerian society was structured in a very simple way: it relied on grain. The lush farmland created a surplus of grain, barley, and other oats, and this is how workers were paid. Since there was a large surplus of these crops, many people were able to leave farming to pursue other professions. Some became merchants, artisans, or government officials. Eventually, the Sumerians would make some of the world s most remarkable inventions, such as the plow to help till soil or the sailboat to reach faraway lands. They also created a number system based on the number 60 - a system that is still used to measure seconds and minutes! As Sumerian society faded away, they were replaced with an even more sophisticated people: the Babylonians. The Babylonians occupied much of the same land of their Sumerian predecessors and emerged to dominate the region during the reign of King Hammurabi from 1792 to 1750 BCE. Hammurabi is best known for the Hammurabi Code, the first set of recorded law that is best described as an eye for an eye justice. Over time, Mesopotamia would see a number of different empires rise and fall. From the Sumerians and Babylonians to the Assyrians, Persians, Romans, and even the Ottomans, each group would continue to learn from those who came before while adding their own contributions to the region.
4 EGYPT Ancient Egypt was a civilization in northeastern Africa that was concentrated along the lower Nile River. Along with Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley near India, and the Yellow River of China, the Nile River in Egypt allowed a great civilization to develop and thrive. While the Egyptian empire did not begin until around BCE, people began to settle in the region much earlier. Anywhere from 6000 to 5500 BCE, scavengers from the eastern Arabian Desert and the southern Nubian Desert stumbled upon the Nile River while looking for reliable sources of water. It is also believed that settlers traveled west from Mesopotamia in search of fresh water and ultimately settled along the Nile River. The Nile provided settlers with an abundance of resources. Not only did the river provide freshwater to Egyptians, but it also attracted a wide variety of animal life that the Egyptians learned to hunt, such as fish (catfish, perch) and poultry (duck, heron, goose). Even more important, however, was how the Nile allowed the Egyptians to farm and cultivate their crops. Early Egyptians began to notice the Nile s predictable flood pattern and developed a 365-day calendar to help track the seasonal flooding. Egyptians would wait for the brightest star in the sky, Sirius, to appear. Once Sirius revealed itself, the Egyptians knew the flooding season was approaching. Eventually, the Nile would overflow its banks and soak the surrounding the land. The flood would last for several weeks, and once the Nile receded it left behind a layer of silt that was extremely rich and ideal for farming. The Egyptians then spent four months planting and growing a variety of crops, such as wheat, barley, grain, vegetables, and melons. Just like in Mesopotamia, which saw a handful of empires rise and fall (Sumer, Babylonia, Assyria), the Egyptians experienced great tension in their early years. By 3400 BCE, the bounty of the Nile River allowed two cities to dominate the region. In the north (Lower Egypt), the city of Nekheb grew rich and powerful while in the south (Upper Egypt) the city of Nekhen vied for complete control of Egypt. In 3000 BCE, war erupted between the two cities. Upper Egypt emerged victorious, and their leader Menes became the first pharaoh of Egypt. From this moment on, ancient Egypt would experience widespread peace, stability, and prosperity. One reason this peace continued was because of Egypt s geography. Being surrounded by three deserts - the Arabian Desert to the east, the Nubian Desert to the south, and the Sahara and Libyan Deserts to the west - discouraged neighbors from invading Egypt since the journey itself would be physically demanding. Second, war occurred frequently in Mesopotamia because of the uncertainty of fresh water. With the Nile being so vast, wide, and plentiful, this issue never permeated into Egyptian society. Third, pharaohs maintained complete control over the people in large part because of their role in religious life. Egyptians regarded their pharaoh as a god, and to revolt against him (or her) meant risking banishment in the afterlife. Along with the creation of a 365-day calendar (much like the one we use today), Egyptians used a reed-like plant known as papyrus to make sandals and to create an early form of paper. Too, ancient Egypt was one the first societies to develop a written language; Egyptians created a form of communication based on pictures and symbols known as hieroglyphics.
5 INDIA Like Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China, another of the earliest civilizations can be found on the Indian subcontinent. Around 2500 BCE, a civilization arose in modern day Pakistan along the Indus River Valley. However, when compared to Mesopotamia, Egypt, and China, very little known is known about the Indus Valley civilization. This is largely because the language this civilization spoke has never been translated. Over 4,000 objects have been recovered from a variety of archeological sites that show this mysterious script, yet no researcher, scientist, historian, or archeologist has been able to break the cryptic code. Since little is known about the Indus Valley civilization, researchers have tried to learn all they can from teeth and bones that have been recovered through archeological digs. Researchers have also looked at waste sites for evidence of animal bones or seafood shells. From this, it has been discovered that the Indus Valley civilization raised cattle, pigs, goats, and sheep. Melting snow from the Himalaya Mountains provided the Indus Valley with freshwater that was used to grow crops like wheat, peas, melons, and dates. Like most ancient people, it is believed those living in the Indus Valley ate a very healthy diet. However, skeletal evidence shows that men were better-fed than women. Since the ancient writing cannot be deciphered, we can only assume that males held a superior position in Indus society. Despite lacking a complete understanding of their language or diet, researchers have still been able to uncover many details about what might have been this civilization s most amazing achievement: their cities. Roughly around the time Egypt was building the Great Pyramid of Giza, ancient Indians were building very sophisticated cities. Many Indus Valley cities, such as those at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro, were built to withstand the seasonal flooding brought on by the Indus River. For example, both cities had strong earthen walls to protect from the invader waters. Harappa was further protected from flooding by being built on raised platforms. This allowed floodwaters that breached the city s walls to actually rest beneath the city. Cities in the Indus Valley displayed a host of other exceptional characteristics. Unlike the maze-like cities in Mesopotamia, those in the Indus Valley were built on a grid system which allowed for much easier navigation. Too, Mesopotamian homes and buildings were built with little consistency; bricks were often of different sizes which made repairs difficult. In the Indus Valley, the people had a system for creating bricks that were all the same size. Lastly, Indus Valley cities were far ahead of their time when it came to what existed inside their homes. Specifically, many homes were equipped with a unique water distribution system that provided a sort of running water into the home. Even more amazing, people of the Indus Valley homes were the world s earliest to have flush toilets. These existed in many homes and were connected to neighboring homes by a common pipe. The Indus cities began to decline between 1900 to 1700 BCE, but since we cannot decipher the Indus Valley language, we do not know exactly what caused their decline. Today, researchers believe an outbreak of disease or natural disasters were responsible.
6 CHINA While Mesopotamia and its Tigris and Euphrates rivers are often referred to as the cradle of civilization, the Yellow River is said to be the cradle of Chinese civilization because it gave birth to ancient China. Around the year 1800 BCE, a variety of tribes are believed to have united to create the Xia Dynasty. They all had a common goal: to find a solution to the deadly floods caused by the Yellow River. The flooding washed away crops and was so unpredictable that people were unable to build reliable homes and experience the consistency needed to give birth to a society. First, the Xia built breakwaters to help direct the raging Yellow River. However, the walls were unable to hold and quickly crumbled due to the river s mighty force. Ultimately, the Xia dug a series of canals that diverted the Yellow River into the countryside. This accomplished two things that allowed the early Chinese civilization to thrive: first, it helped distribute the water which eliminated the worry of floods, and second it provided a reliable source of freshwater to local farmers, which encouraged widespread agricultural production. Since the Xia Dynasty is often regarded as an evolutionary period in Chinese period - a switch from a nomadic, hunter-gather people to a sedentary, farm-based civilization - historians often look at the Shang as the first true dynasty in China s history. The Shang took over around the 1600 BCE and centered itself on the plentiful Yellow River. This civilization enjoyed a much calmer water supply and extremely rich soil, which allowed for the production of millet, wheat, cabbage, and soybeans. Rice was not a common crop near the Yellow River since it needed a wetter, more humid climate - something that was not found in northern China. Along with growing crops, the Chinese hunted as well. The Shang government was led by a king who was also at the center of religious power. The king (and the Shang government) was based out of its capital in Anyang, which was surrounded by walls in order to protect from invaders. Shang kings held incredible power, including the ability to raise powerful armies of both chariots and foot soldiers at a moment s notice. The ability to have an army ready at all times was important since evidence suggests that the Shang king was almost always at war. Despite being ancient China s first true civilization, the Shang made several remarkable contributions to Chinese history. First, the Shang government existed during the bronze age, and they took advantage by making a variety of bronze weapons, tools, and religious objects. Second, the Shang created a writing system based on symbols and pictures. In fact, Chinese writing has undergone few changes since it was first developed by the Shang. Lastly, the Shang are known for their oracle bones. The Shang believed strongly in ancestor worship, and they would submit questions to their fallen ancestors that were carved into a bone (such as an animal hip bone or a turtle shell) with a sharp tool. The bones were then heated until the bone or shell cracked. A religious figure would then interpret the crack pattern to determine the ancestor s response.
7 Name Period MESOPOTAMIA EGYPT INDIA CHINA 2 major accomplishments of civilization: 3 facts that describe way of life: MAJOR CITIES / EMPIRES BEGIN YEAR (ESTIMATE) RIVER(S) with a 1 inside to denote with a 2 inside to denote with a 3 inside to denote with a 4 inside to denote, Mr. Educator, 2013
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