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MS. CULP – WORLD HISTORY AUGUST 29, 2012 1. 2. Take your seat – your seating assignment is posted on the dry-erase board Begin work on your warm-up SILENTLY Warm-Up: What do you think has been history’s greatest invention? In complete sentences, explain why you chose that particular invention. ------------------------------------------------------------------ ALL 10TH GRADERS MUST BE REISSUED THEIR SCHOOL IDs! You will have to turn in your current ID or purchase your reissue for $5. They will be selling them at lunch THURSDAY. --------------------------------------------------------------If you need a pen or pencil, I will lend you one in exchange for your ID JUST A FEW REMINDERS: Make sure that you are putting your FULL NAME on all assignments that you turn in! Remember to bring in your signed Syllabus Acknowledgement Forms, if you have not already! Remember to bring your folder & spiral OR $0.50 into class by Tuesday (no school on Monday )! You are tardy if you have to open the door to enter the room! Make sure to sign the tardy sheet located to the left of the door. NO CELL PHONES! 7 CHARACTERISTICS OF CIVILIZATION 1. Social Structure 2. Stable Food Supply 3. Religion 4. Government 5. Writing 6. Culture 7. Technology Sometimes they are condensed, as in your book, into 3 main categories: 1. Environment 2. Power & Authority 3. Science & Technology 7 CHARACTERISTICS OF CIVILIZATION WHERE DO THEY GO? 1. Environment 2. Power & Authority 3. Science & Technology RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS 1. Mesopotamia, 3500-1600 B.C. 2. Indus Valley, 2500-1700 B.C. 3. Egypt, 3000-2000 B.C. 4. China, 3950-1000 B.C. Why river valleys? River valleys are very fertile and perfect for growing crops and keeping animals. What were they doing before? They were nomads, as we discussed yesterday. It was the Neolithic Revolution (the change to an agricultural based society) that led to the creation of the River Valley Civilizations MESOPOTAMIA THE FERTILE CRESCENT The Fertile Crescent is the plain between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The Fertile Crescent had rich soil and allowed for the growth of many crops and a surplus of resources. 3 disadvantages to the Fertile Crescent: 1. the flooding of the rivers was unpredictable – following the annual flood was great drought 2. The villages were defenseless – the plain was open and small and so the villages had no protection 3. The natural resources were limited – there was need for a lot of trade for things like wood and metal MESOPOTAMIA THE SUMERIANS The Fertile Crescent was first settled by the Sumerians The Sumerians developed one of the first systems of writing, invented division of time and laid the mechanical framework for railroads! The Sumerians created the city-state. Citystates functioned much like modern countries. Each city-state had its own ruler and its own government. City of Ur http://www.rivervalleycivilizations.com/tigriseuphrates.php MESOPOTAMIA Mesopotamia Video - YouTube MESOPOTAMIA 3, 2, 1 We will be doing these throughout the year Put these in your spiral, or a sheet of paper – but remember that you MUST have your spiral by Tuesday 3 facts from the video 2 questions you have 1 thing you want to know more about/a question you have MESOPOTAMIA THE SUMERIANS The early government in the city-states was controlled by the temple priests. Many Sumers believed that their farming and their livelihood was at the mercy of the gods. However, during wartime, military leaders took control of the government. Eventually, the military leaders took permanent control. The military leadership eventually developed into MONARCHIES – rule by a particular family MESOPOTAMIA THE SUMERIANS The monarchies and the power given to the military and to priests created very strict social structures based on wealth and privilege. However, there was a lot of power given to women. They were allowed to own their own property and join the ranks of priesthood. MESOPOTAMIA THE SUMERIANS As the city-states grew and the monarchs became more powerful, they began to spread. As they spread they took their culture, traditions and knowledge to neighboring city-states. This is known as CULTURAL DIFFUSION The Sumerians invented the wheel, the sail, the plow, the first form of writing. They also invented the division of time, algebra, geometry and bricks. They also have the earliest recorded instances of astronomy, chemistry and medicine, including disease identification and prevention. MESOPOTAMIA Turn your watch, turn your watch back, about a hundred thousand years. A hundred thousand years. Mesopotamia - The B-52's I'll meet you by the third pyramid I'll meet you by the third pyramid Ah come on, that's what I want, we'll meet in Mesopotamia. oh oh oh (We're goin' down to meet) I ain't no student, (Feel those vibrations) of ancient culture (I know a neat excavation) Before I talk I should read a book. But there's one thing I do know, There's a lot of ruins in Mesopotamia. Six or eight thousand years ago They laid down the law. Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haa Six or eight thousand years ago They laid down the law. Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haa MESOPOTAMIA Ticket Out: In your spiral, draw and explain what you would invent if you had been a Sumerian. What do you think would have been so important that it must be created at that time? In complete sentences, explain your invention. If you can’t think of a unique invention, that’s OK! The Sumerians came up with some of history’s greatest, so feel free to fully explain one of their inventions and its historical significance/how it affects our lives today. You may work alone or in your seating groups!