UNIT 9. THE BIRTH OF WRITING. EARLY CIVILISATIONS

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UNIT 9. THE BIRTH OF WRITING. EARLY CIVILISATIONS • RIVER VALLEY CIVILISATIONS **Define:** Main ones: Complete the map with the following information: • Draw on the map the areas where the main river valley civilizations existed. Then make a key for the map with each civilization in a different color. • Name the river that each civilization developed around. **Characteristics:** + Monarchs with great political power. + A very hierarchical society: privileged minority that owned all the land, kept all the wealth, and held public office. The rest of the population was under the authority of privileged ones. + Great architectural works: palaces, temples, and tombs. **Examples of writing:** - Sumerians: Cuneiform - Ancient Egypt: Hieroglyphics - China: Oracle Bone Script --- - Phoenicians: Alphabetic script **2. THE HISTORY OF MESOPOTAMIA** **Mesopotamia meaning:** Land between rivers. **Natural environment:** Fertile land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. **Regions:** - Sumer - Akkad - Babylonia - Assyria **Stages of Mesopotamian History:** Complete the timeline with the periods in Mesopotamian history. --- **3. WHAT WAS LIFE LIK...