AP World History Day 5
HAVE OUT YOUR BELL WORK PAPER, NOTEBOOK, AND WRITING
UTENSIL.
Write Now! Day 5 (Friday)

Respond to the following in complete sentences in the space for
Friday on your paper.
 What
historical evidences do we have that the
Egyptians believed in the afterlife?
Why Migrate?
Why do people migrate?
Bantu Migrations
Comparison of Migrations
Complete the assignment with a partner comparing the Aryan migration and the Bantu
migrations.
Spice =
S ocial
Political
I nteraction with the environment
C ultural
E conomic
Linguistics
Development of language
Let’s Finish Up
INDUS RIVER CIVILIZATION
Harappan Society and Its Neighbors,
ca. 2000 B.C.E.
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Foundations of Harappan Society
The Indus River
◦ Silt-enriched water from mountain ranges
Major society built by Dravidian peoples, 3000-2500 B.C.E.
◦ Cotton
◦ early cultivation of poultry
Major cities: Harappa (Punjab region) and Mohenjo-daro
(mouth of Indus River)
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Mohenjo-Daro Ruins
Mohenjo-Daro Ruins
Population about 40,000
Regional center
◦Layout, architecture suggests public purpose
◦Broad streets, citadel, pool, sewage
Standardized weights evident throughout region
Specialized labor
Trade
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Harappan Society and Culture
Evidence of
social
stratification
What would that be?
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Harappan Society and Culture
Mysterious End of Harappan Civilization
Reasons for disappearance unclear
◦Excessive deforestation, loss of topsoil
◦Earthquakes?
◦Flooding?
◦Evidence of unburied dead
Disappearance by 1500 B.C.E.
Harappan traditions survived – agricultural practices,
religious beliefs, and urban traditions
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Chart: Use your notes, reading or other
resources to complete the themed chart of
the foundational river societies.
Mesopotamia
Interaction with
the Environment
Culture
State BuildingPolitical
Economic
Social Structures
Egypt
Harappan
Shang
Independent Practice: Remaining Time
Finish your chart of foundational river societies.
Read and complete the review for Chapter 5.
Chapter 5 vocabulary.
Test NEXT week (Thursday/Friday) over Time Period One.
Includes
Possible Earned
Thesis: specify both similarities and
differences.
1pt
Addresses all parts of the question
2pts
Specific Evidence: Offers evidence to
support an argument
1 pt for some evidence
Direct comparison: makes at least one
direct comparison. Not parallel
structure
2 pts
Analysis: Explain the reasons why a
similarity or difference in their direct
comparison existed.”because..”
1pt
1pt
7 pts
Expanded Core 0-2-all points plus
something really well.