River – Indus &

Indus Valley

• See page 42 in the book • Label the following: • Shade in purple the that is the • Indus River (color blue) Valley • River (color blue) • Label the location of Mohenjo-Daro and • Himalayan Mountains (color brown) • Shade using blue the of Indus River and • Mountains (color brown) Ganges River • Mountains (color brown) • Draw using color the Dry directions • Eastern & (color brown) with arrows - indicate which months they occur • Khyber Pass (color green) • Draw using color the Wet Monsoon directions • (color blue) with arrows - indicate which months they occur • (color blue) • (color blue) • (color yellow) • (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 ’s Geographic Features • The is a large, wedge-shaped ______that extends southward into the ______Ocean. • ______: A large region that is part of a , but is separated from the rest of the content in some way. • Two rivers form fertile . o ______River o ______River

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 () • Plateau of (Shade water BLUE) • River • Taklimakan Desert • • Indus River • Gobi Desert (Shade area GREEN) • • Ganges River (Shade area YELLOW) • Indian 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) • left behind LOESS: ______• River of ______2. Yangtze River Flooded______–

POLITCAL

• Ruled by ______• As Mesopotamia, Egypt and Indus were declining, ______in China was

st rising to power as 1 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.