3. 1. CITY-STATES IN
MESOPOTAMIA
Students should be able to describe how the earliest
civilization in Asia arose in Mesopotamia, organized
into city-states, and developed into the world’s first
empire.
4. 1. Summarize how geography affected culture in
the Fertile Crescent
2. Describe city-states and how other cultures
learned about them
3. Describe Sumerian religious beliefs, social
structure, and technology
4. Explain the influence of Sumer of later
civilizations
7. Sargon of Akkad unites Mesopotamia, 2350
BCE
Amorites form Babylonian Empire, ~2000 BCE
Hammurabi, ~1700 BCE
Hammurabi’s Code, 282 written laws
8.
9. 2. PYRAMIDS ON THE NILE
Students should be able to analyze Egypt’s geography,
political structure, religion, technology, and culture.
10. Summarize how geography affected the
development of Egyptian culture
Explain the importance of pharaohs, pyramids,
and trade in the Old Kingdom
Describe ancient Egyptian religion, social
structure, and technology
Explain the shift from the Old Kingdom to the
New Kingdom
29. Old Kingdom ends, 2180 BCE
Middle Kingdom until 1640 BCE
Hyksos from 1630 to 1523 BCE
30. 3. PLANNED CITIES ON THE
INDUS
Students should be able to describe characteristics and
accomplishments of the first Indian civilization, such
as planned cities and a written language.
31.
32. The first Indian civilization built well-planned
cities on the banks of the Indus River.
Describe the impact of geography on the Indus
Valley culture.
What major concepts characterize Indus Valley
cities and culture?
List theories about the decline of Indus Valley
cultures.
33. 4. RIVER DYNASTIES IN CHINA
Students should be able to explaib how the Shang and
Zhou dynasties affected Chinese civilization and
culture
34. 1. Explain the effects of geography on cultural
development in China
2. Describe the growth & structure of the Shang
dynasty
3. Summarize the rise and fall of the Zhou
dynasty