River Valley Civilizations – Indus & China
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River Valley Civilizations – Indus & China Indus River Valley • See page 42 in the book • Label the following: • Shade in purple the region that is the Indus River • Indus River (color blue) Valley Civilization • Ganges River (color blue) • Label the location of Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa • Himalayan Mountains (color brown) • Shade using blue the rivers of Indus River and • Hindu Kush Mountains (color brown) Ganges River • Karakoram Mountains (color brown) • Draw using color the Dry Monsoon directions • Eastern & Western Ghats (color brown) with arrows - indicate which months they occur • Khyber Pass (color green) • Draw using color the Wet Monsoon directions • Indian Ocean (color blue) with arrows - indicate which months they occur • Arabian Sea (color blue) • Bay of Bengal (color blue) • Thar Desert (color yellow) • Deccan Plateau (color red) Vocabulary Terms List – Ancient Indus Pages 42-45 Term Definition Drawing or Picture Indus River Seals and stamps Harappa Mohenjo-Daro Subcontinent Monsoon Aryans Khyber Pass Grid System Ancient Indus River Valley India’s Geographic Features • The Indian subcontinent is a large, wedge-shaped ________________________ that extends southward into the _______________________ Ocean. • ____________________________________: A large region that is part of a continent, but is separated from the rest of the content in some way. • Two rivers form fertile plain. o ______________________ River o ______________________ River Monsoons • Monsoons – Seasonal __________________ that caused dry and wet seasons. o _________________________________ • India is dependent upon monsoons to grow their _________________. o Not enough rain brings _________________________. o When there is too much rain, rivers rise and cause deadly __________________________ and destruction of crops. Natural Barriers • ____________________________ Ranges • Desert (___________ Desert) • The largest barrier is the largest mountain range, the ____________________ Mountains. Himalayan Mountains • This peninsula is surrounded on the __________ and _______________________ by huge mountains, the Himalayan Mountains. • This has often limited India's contact with other cultures. This is known as _________________ ________________________. Civilization in the Indus River Valley Begins • About _______________________ BCE, about the time when the ______________________ were rising in Egypt, the first Indian civilizations were forming in the Indus River Valley. • Farmers settled around the _____________________ River • Largely Unknown o No deciphered __________________________ language • Little is known about these civilizations, but Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro were most likely twin ______________________ cities. • Also known as _____________________________ Civilization Purpose of Early Cities • Each city was large in area and contained a large structure located on a _______________________________. • Many believe these structures could have served as a ______________________ or even a _________________. Complexities of the Cities • The most historically striking feature of these two cities were the way in which they were both well __________________. • Each city was laid out in a ______________________ pattern, the blocks similar to those seen in modern cities. • The homes seem to have been built with ________________ and in a ___________________ repeated throughout the city. Achievements • Oven baked ____________________ for building • Plumbing and _____________________ system o _________________ (hooray ____________________) • Children's’ ________________ • Used _____________________ and ______________________ to identify goods. Culture • No distinct Social ____________________ • Prosperous (________________________) Society • Few ________________________, relatively peaceful • Religious artifacts found that link to ____________________ Culture o Early representations of ___________________ • Economy based on ________________ Mysterious End • Around _______________ B.C.E. the quality of buildings started to decline. • River possible changed ________________________ o No longer ________________________ the fields near the cities • Possible _________________________ • Possible ___________________________ (natural disaster) or possible ____________________ • Ended around ___________________ B.C.E. when _______________________ conquered the Indus Valley Using the map, locate and label the places listed below. Refer to your Ancient World History: Patterns of Interaction book - textbook (pgs. 25 & 47 will help the most). Label the following on the map: • City of Anyang Water Mountains & Deserts Color the following: • Huang He River • Himalaya Mountains • All waterways labeled (Yellow River) • Plateau of Tibet (Shade water BLUE) • Yangtze River • Taklimakan Desert • Zhou Dynasty • Indus River • Gobi Desert (Shade area GREEN) • Shang Dynasty • Ganges River (Shade area YELLOW) • Indian Ocean • Pacific Ocean ***Do NOT glue instructions into notebook*** Ancient China Vocabulary Terms List – Ancient China Pages 46 - 51 Term Definition Drawing or Picture Huang He River Yangtze River Shang Dynasty Oracle Bones Loess Zhou Dynasty Mandate of Heaven Dynastic Cycle Feudalism silk ANCIENT CHINA RIVER VALLEY GEOGRAPHY Surrounded by natural barriers on all cardinal directions – North: __________________ – East: ____________________ – South: ___________________ – West: __________________ and _______________ Fertile plain found between 2 major rivers – 1. ________________________ (Yellow River) • Floods left behind LOESS: ___________________________ • River of ______________________ 2. Yangtze River Flooded_____________________________ – POLITCAL • Ruled by __________________________ • As Mesopotamia, Egypt and Indus were declining, ___________________________ in China was rising to power as 1st Dynasty • _______________________ – 2nd dynasty _________________________________: Justification through right of God __________________________________: Pattern of the rise and fall of dynasties __________________________: nobles have permission from Kings to own and work king’s land ECONOMY Because of China’s isolation by ___________________________________, early settlers had to supply their own goods within China Not much ________________outside of China RELIGION ______________________ and ______________________ are closely linked Prayed to _______________________________ because they thought their ancestors could bring them _________________ or ______________________ Consulted the ______________ through ancestors _____________________ – Supreme God SOCIAL Society was sharply divided between ___________________ and ____________________ Family was ___________________________ Had arranged marriages Group was more important than the ___________________________ INTELLECTUAL ____________________________________ was the first to leave written records _________________________________: animal bone or tortoise shells where priests scratched questions for gods then applied heat until it cracked. Then the priests _______________________________________ • No connection between ___________________ and ____________________ Chinese Advantage: ________________________________________________________________ ACHEIEVEMENTS Oldest Shang city – ___________________________ built in the woods mainly from wood Had massive earth walls for _________________________ Found a wall 118 feet thick and 1.2 square miles • Introduced the _____________________ – a major tool of war • Skilled in ____________________________, silk and _________________________ During the Zhou Dynasty they: • Built ________________________________________ • Developed _____________________________ that allowed them to produce ______________________________ Ancient China – Shang & Han Dynasties Using Chapter 2, Section 4, fill out the chart below describing key features of Ancient China under the Shang Dynasty. 1. Geographic Features 2. Environmental Challenges 3. Settlements 4. Social Classes 5. Role of Family 6. Religious Beliefs 7. Writing System 8. Technological Advances 9. Artistry Great Wall (100-101) How did Shi Huangdi unite China? Why at first was he hated? From what geographical features does the wall stretch? What was the purpose of the Great Wall? Ruler Dynasty Name Main Accomplishments not do yet do not Do Do Shi Huangdi (99-101) 1. Liu Bang (182-184) 2. Wudi (182-184) 3. .