Bell Ringer #11
1. What does the word Agriculture mean?
2. How did it change the life of HunterGatherers?
3. What did the hunter-gatherers train to do
their work for them?
4. What is needed in order to make sure crops
grow?
Where did every civilization settle?
• Mesopotamia
– Tigris and Euphrates
• Egypt
– Nile
• India (Harappan)
– Indus
• China
– Huang He
Why would people
want to settle near
rivers?
Discuss with your group
Why?
• Natural Resources
• Protection
• Trade/transportation routes
Flood Video
You are the news reporter
reporting this news. Do
your best to describe to the
viewers what is happening.
Flooding
Unpredictable
&
Devastating
Why?
• Flat mud plains
Pros of living in River Valley
Cons of Living in River Valley
Fertile soil
Flood
Food
Diseases
Water
Protection
Trade Routes
Transportation Routes
Desert
River Valley
Exit Slip
1. What rivers did the Mesopotamians settle
on?
2. Why did they settle on these rivers?
3. What was the flooding like?
4. Why was the flooding like that?