Origins of Agriculture to River-Valley
Civilizations
(8000 B.C.E-500 B.CE)
Key Terms:
Culture
Specialization
History
Civilization
Hammurabi
Foragers
Papyrus
City-state
Mohenjo-Daro
Hieroglyphics
Stone-Age
Neo-lithic
Egalitarianism
Stone-Age
Ziggurat
Harappa
Cuneiform
Paleo-lithic PreDomestication
Key Concepts/Ideas:

Domestication of animals and agriculture (Neolithic Revolution)
brought about permanent settlements.

Permanent settlements and agriculture allowed specialization
which led to a social hierarchy
CIVILIZATIONS: Civilizations: Egyptians, Babylonians, Hittites, Assyrians,
Shang, Olmec, Chavin.
Project instructions:
Due Oct 20 (B Day) and 21 (A Day)
1. Have a Title for your chapter
2. Have an image…..must be colored and hand drawn
3. Include key terms, concepts, and the civilizations covered in the
chapter.
4. Make sure are written parts are legible
5. Write the names of the group members on the back of the paper.
6. All group members must take part in the assignment to receive
credit.
7. Make sure to provide good information since these sheets will be
used as reviews at the end of the year.
8. Turn in hard copy and e-mail copy on due date.
I will assign groups of 2-3 to work on each of the different parts of the
8 parts of our book throughout the year.
First Nine Weeks:
Part 1: Ch. 1-3

Ch. 1 Emergence of Human Communitites to 500 B.C.E

Ch. 2 New Civilizations in the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
2200-250 B.C.E.

Ch. 3 The Mediterranean and the Middle East 2000-500.B.C.E
Part 2: Ch. 4-7

Ch. 4 Formation of New Cultural Communities

Ch. 5 Age of Empires: Rome and Han China 753 B.C.E-600 C.E.

Ch. 6 India and Southeast Asia 1500 B.C.E-600 C.E.

Ch. 7 Networks of Communication and Exchange 300 B.C.E-600
C.E
Part 3: Ch. 8-11
Part 4: Ch. 12-15
Part 5: Ch. 16-20
Part 6: Ch. 21-25
Part 7: Ch. 26-30
Part 8: Ch. 31-33