Using an Atlas write the longitude and latitude of the place you were born.
Activity One - Mapping
It is always good to start a unit knowing where the different civilisations we are studying are actually located. To this, you are going to be completing a series of map skills.
Collect a copy of the map below and mark on the continents and rivers which are below the 'Remember' box.
Shade in the location of the following civilisations:
Egyptian;
Shang;
Sumerian;
Early American;
Indus Valley
Remember
Continent names are written in capitals.
Rivers are coloured in blue.
You write the name of the river along its course.
To complete the key.
Continents
North America
South America
Asia
Australia
Europe
Africa
Middle East (modern-day term for Arabia and its immediate neighbours)
Indian sub-continent
Rivers
Nile River
Euphrates River
Tigris River
Ganges River
Indus River
Yellow River (what is the Chinese name for this river?)
During the Bronze Age farming was absolutely crucial and it was the key reason why people stopped hunting for their food and being nomadic. As you watch the clip below write notes on how agriculture has changed? What allowed civilisations to become settled? Alternatively, you can answer the question provided in the grid below.
Answer the following questions using the information from the youtube clip and your map. Write in full sentences on paper.
Which civilisations were likely to have had contact with each other? Why? E.g. The civilisations that were likely to have had contact with each other were…..and…….because……..
Between the lines of which latitudes did early civilisations develop? Why?
From studying the map (and from your understanding of the main ideas in the John Green film, Crash Course - the Agricultural Revolution) what can you conclude was a critical factor in the location and growth of early civilisations?
