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Evolution of Human Societies
Paleolithic Era:Neolithic Era: Civilization:
What Makes a Civilization?
What is a Civilization?
An advanced state of human society
What Makes a Civilization?
Means of subsistence(example: farming)
Government(laws, decision makers, etc.)
Written language/records
Job Specialization
Social Classes(upper-class, middle-class, lower-class)
Economics(trading, bartering, monetary exchanges)
Education/Technology
Religion
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Cradles of Civilization
1) Where were the earliest civilizations located?
2) Why did early civilizations form around river valleys?
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Cradles of Civilization
Where were the earliest civilizations located and what characteristics do they all share
Early Civilizations
3500-500 B.CE
1) Where were the earliest civilizations located?
2) Why did early civilizations form around river valleys?
River Valley Civilizations (3500-500 B.C.E)
• Mesopotamia: Tigris and Euphrates River Valley (SW Asia)
• Egypt: Nile River Valley (Africa)
River Valley Civilizations (3500-500 B.C.E)
• India: Indus River Valley and Ganges (South Asia)
• China: Huang He Valley (East Asia)
Meso: Euphrates and Tigris
China: Huang He
India: Indus and Ganges River
Egypt: Nile River
Egypt Nile River
Meso: Euphrates and Tigris
Rivers
India: Indus and Ganges
River
China: Huang He
The FRAME
Key Topic
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Main Idea
• Mesopotamian Civ: Tigris and Euphrates• Egypt: Nile• India: Indus and Ganges• China: Huang He
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Main Idea
• ____________
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Cradles of Civilization
1) Why did early civilizations form around river valleys?
2) Where were the earliest civilizations located?
Where were the earliest civilizations located and what characteristics do they all share
Early Civilizations
3500-500 B.CE
Social Patterns
Social Patterns
• Hereditary Rulers: people were born into royalty– Dynasties of kings; pharaohs
• Rigid Class System– People are born into social
classes– Slavery was accepted
The FRAME
Key Topic
is about . . .
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Main Idea
• Mesopotamian Civ: Tigris and Euphrates• Egypt: Nile• India: Indus and Ganges• China: Huang He
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Main Idea
• Hereditary rulers: people are born into royalty - Dynasties of kings and pharaohs• Rigid class system -Determined at birth
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Main Idea
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Details
Main Idea
• ____________
• ____________
• ____________
• ____________
Cradles of Civilization
1) Why did early civilizations form around river valleys?
2) Where were the earliest civilizations located?
Where were the earliest civilizations located and what characteristics do they all share
Early Civilizations
3500-500 B.CE
Social Patterns
Political Patterns
Political Patterns
• Written laws– Examples: Ten Commandments;
Hammurabi’s Code• Centralized government: based
on religious authority• First states (city-states;
kingdoms; empires)
The FRAME
Key Topic
is about . . .
Details
Main Idea
• Mesopotamian Civ: Tigris and Euphrates• Egypt: Nile• India: Indus and Ganges• China: Huang He
Details
Main Idea
• Hereditary rulers: people are born into royalty - Dynasties of kings and pharaohs• Rigid class system -Determined at birth
Details
Main Idea
• Written law codes: 10 Commandments, Hammurabi’s Code• Centralized Government: Based on Religious authority• First states (city-states, kingdoms, empires)
Details
Main Idea
• ____________
• ____________
• ____________
• ____________
Cradles of Civilization
1) Why did early civilizations form around river valleys?
2) Where were the earliest civilizations located?
Where were the earliest civilizations located and what characteristics do they all share
Early Civilizations
3500-500 B.CE
Social Patterns
Political Patterns
Economic Patterns
Economic Patterns• Use of metal tools and
weapons• Agricultural surplus: better
tools, irrigation, slavery• Trade along rivers and by sea• Development of first cities
The FRAME
Key Topic
is about . . .
Details
Main Idea
• Mesopotamian Civ: Tigris and Euphrates• Egypt: Nile• India: Indus and Ganges• China: Huang He
Details
Main Idea
• Hereditary rulers: people are born into royalty - Dynasties of kings and pharaohs• Rigid class system -Determined at birth
Details
Main Idea
• Written law codes: 10 Commandments, Hammurabi’s Code• Centralized Government: Based on Religious authority• First states (city-states, kingdoms, empires)
Details
Main Idea
• Metal tools and weapons• Agricultural surplus: better tools, irrigation, slavery• Trade along rives and seas• Development of first cities
Cradles of Civilization
Where were the earliest civilizations located and what characteristics do they all share
Early Civilizations
3500-500 B.CE
Social Patterns
Political Patterns
Economic Patterns
1) Where were the earliest civilizations located?
2) Why did early civilizations form around river valleys?
Why did early civilizations form around river valley?
1. River valleys2. Rich soil for agriculture and
protection from invaders
