HIS 101 River Valley Civilizations

what do people expect the government to do in exchange for taxes

protect them and enforce rules to also protect them

what were scribes

professional writers that went to special schools to be taught to read and write

what was one many things scribes did

important work for the government

what was the 2nd major civilization

Norte Chico

was Norte Chico a river valley civilization

no

what was Norte Chico lacking in comparison to other civilizations at the time

social hierarchy, military, and social state

what was quipu

a system of colored knots and cords that was used as a way to record info that wasn't writing

what was the 3rd earliest civilization

Egypt

what is one special thing about Egypt

formed one strong centralized civilization

why did people start gathering around rivers

the world started warming up more and that lead to less places that crops could grow in so people had to move closer to the river because that was easier for crops to grow

when was the first pharaoh in egypt

3100 bce

what form of writing did norte chico use

quipu

why did egypt use writing

identity markers

what is the first example of propaganda

hammurabis code

how did the sumerians use writing

literature/writing stories

who used writing for religious purposes

chinese societies

what were oracle bones and who used them

cracks in bones being used to predict the future and it was used by chinese societies

what was the pharaohs main job

making sure the river floods every year

what would gods do to prepare in case the river didn't flow one year

they would take and store a portion of the food surplus in case

what were egyptians used identity markers for

pharaohs graves

what was the 4th civilization founded

indus river valley

what were the 2 major indus river valley cities

harappan and mohenjo-daro

what did the indus river valley civilization do best

urban sanitation

what was the 5th civilization

chinese river civilizations

why did the chinese river civilization developed so much slower

they didn't experience the same warming trends so they didn't have to move to the rivers and cluster up as quickly

what was special about the yellow river

it had unpredictable flooding and allowed for the development of grate irrigation