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Civilization Packet

The document outlines the characteristics of early river valley civilizations, including Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, the Indus River Valley, and Ancient China. It provides instructions for locating key geographical features on maps, defining important terms, and answering questions related to each civilization's environment and challenges. Each civilization is noted for specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, advanced cities, and advanced technology.

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Civilization Packet

The document outlines the characteristics of early river valley civilizations, including Mesopotamia, Ancient Egypt, the Indus River Valley, and Ancient China. It provides instructions for locating key geographical features on maps, defining important terms, and answering questions related to each civilization's environment and challenges. Each civilization is noted for specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, advanced cities, and advanced technology.

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Early

Civilizati
ons

Name:
Date:
Global 9/ Period:

Characteristics of Civilization

Specialized Workers

Complex
Institutions
Record Keeping

Advanced Advanced
Cities Technology
River Valley Civilizations
Mesopotamia
ANCIENT RIVER
VALLEY
CIVILIZATIONS
Use p. 29-30 of your textbook

 Locate on the map-


o The Mesopotamian civilization
o Tigris River
o Euphrates River
o Babylon
o Ur

 Define-
o Fertile Crescent-

 Questions-
o How did the Tigris and Euphrates help/hinder Mesopotamia?

o What were three advantages of the Mesopotamian environment?


Mesopotamia

Specialized Workers

Complex
Institutions
Record Keeping

Advanced Advanced
Cities Technology
Ancient Egypt
Use p. 35-37of your textbook

 Locate on the map-


o The ancient Egyptian civilization
o Nile River
 Draw an arrow that shows which way the Nile flows
o Mediterranean Sea
o Memphis
o Upper Egypt
o Lower Egypt

 Define-
o Delta-

 Questions-
o Why is Egypt called the “Gift of the Nile”?

o What were three problems that faced ancient Egyptians that were caused by
geography?
Ancient Egypt

Specialized Workers

Complex
Institutions
Record Keeping

Advanced Advanced
Cities Technology
Indus River Valley
Use p. 44-45 of your textbook

 Locate on the map-


o Indus River Valley civilization
o Indus River
o Ganges River
o Indian Ocean
o Harappa
o Mohenjo-Daro
o Himalayas
o Hindu-Kush Mountains

 Identify which is the summer monsoon/wet season and which is the winter monsoon/dry
season.

 Define-
o Subcontinent-

o Monsoon-
 Questions-
o What were three environmental challenges faced by the people of the Indus?

Indus River Valley

Specialized Workers

Complex
Institutions
Record Keeping

Advanced Advanced
Cities Technology
Ancient China
Use p. 50-51 of your textbook

 Locate on the map-


o Ancient Chinese civilization
o Pacific Ocean
o Plateau of Tibet
o Gobi Desert
o Huang He/Yellow River
o Chang Jiang/Yangtze River

 Define-
o Loess-

 Questions-
o Why has China been isolated?

o What were three environment challenges that faced the ancient Chinese?
o How much of China is considered farmable and where is most of this land located?

Ancient China

Specialized Workers

Complex
Institutions
Record Keeping

Advanced Advanced
Cities Technology
CHINESE
DYNASTIC
CYCLE

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