Unit 2: River Civilizations

Egypt:

Facts about Egypt:
1.
2.

Upper Egypt:
1.

Dynasty-

Leaders were called ________________

What did they bury Pharaohs with?


Draw the social class pyramid of Egypt:






Bureaucracy-

____________ Stone-

Warm Up
1. What is a delta?
2. What is a cataract?
3. How does the Nile delta & cataracts shape Lower & Upper Egypt?
4. What is a dynasty?
5. How do we know that Egyptians were religious?
6. What are some of the major Egyptian accomplishments?
7. How can we decipher Egyptian writing?
8. What was the Egyptian social hierarchy like?

Old Kingdom
_____________ were thought to be Gods
Pharaohs assisted by bureaucracy
Emergence of __________
When government is ruled by religion, it's called a _______________

Middle Kingdom:
1.
2.
3.

Trade= ____________ ______________
What did Egypt Create?

What is Nubia?
1.
2.

What new weapons did the Egyptians create?
1.
2.



New Kingdom:
1.
2.

Pharaohs of Importance:
1. Hepshepsut




2. Ramses II




3. King Tut




4. Cleopatra





Warm Up
1. What is a pharoah?

2. Name and describe 4 pharoahs of Ancient Egypt.

3. When did pharoahs start building their tombs?

4. What is a theocracy?

5. What is bureaucracy?

6. What is papyrus and what was it used for?


Indus River Valley
What is a Monsoon?


When was the 1
st
Indus Valley Civilization?


Cities:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Economy:
1.
2.
3.

What was the problem with their Written Language?



Vedic Period:
1.
2.


We know...
People settled in villages
Villages banded together & were led by rajas (paid war
leaders)
Religions were Hinduism & Buddhism, priest hold power
There were 4 social classes called "varnas"
Varnas divided into smaller classes called "castes"
Castes determined what jobs you could have, who you could
marry, etc.


Draw the Indus Valley Social Triangle:

















Warm Up
1. Describe the geography of Ancient India.
2. What is a monsoon? Why was it important to Ancient India?
3. What is the problem with Ancient India's writing?
4. How did we learn about the Vedic period?
5. What are rajas?
6. How do we know that Ancient India was probably controlled
by a single, central authority?
7. Describe the castes system of Ancient India?
8. What 2 religions were in Ancient India?

China

On what river did the Chinese civilization start?


What Climate does Northern China Have?


What climate does southern china Have?


Chinese Dynasties:
1. Xia Dynasty




2. Shang Dynasty
Government and Society
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Beliefs
1.
2.
3.
4.

Accomplishments
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.


3. Zhou Dynasty

4. Western Zhou
1.
2.

5. Eastern Zhou
Government and Society
1.
2.

Accomplishments
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Decline
1.
2.


Chinese Philosophies

Confucianism:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.



Daoism:
1.
2.
3.
4.