Today’s Agenda – 6/15 (B)

Hand back Practice Test

Evaluation

Go over Thematic Essay Topics

Geography – Influence

Mountains – Greece

Mountains cover almost all of Greece’s area (archipelago)

Natural barrier for protection

Creates isolation From other nations Between city-states

(Sparta vs. Athens in Peloponnesian Wars)

Mountains – Japan

Mountains cover almost all of Japan’s area (archipelago)

Little arable land (farmable)

Adapted through terrace farming Farming on mountain sides

Reliance on trade Korea & China Led to cultural diffusion

Geography – Influence

River – Mesopotamia

Tigris & Euphrates Rivers

Fertile river valley (Fertile Crescent)

Provides fertile soil food surplus growing pop. 1st civilization (cities w/ gov’t, language, etc)

Transportation & trade w/ Indus civilizations

River – China

Huang He (Yellow) River

Provides fertile soil food surplus growing pop. 1st civilization (cities w/ gov’t, language, etc)

“River of Sorrows” – massive flooding Destruction of crops,

villages

Geography – Positive or Negative Effects - Mountains

Positive Effect

Greece & protection

India (Himalayas) & protection

Japan & cultural diffusion Relied on trade w/

Korea & China, increased cultural diffusion

Negative Effect Greece & isolation

(city-states)

India (Himalayas) & isolation from China & rest of Asia Trading (Silk Road) Cultural diffusion

Japan & little farmland Relied on trade

Geography – Positive or Negative Effects – Rivers

Positive Effect

River Valley civilizations (Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India) Fertile soil,

transportation, trade stable food, growing pop 1st civilizations

Negative Effect

Flooding in River Valleys China & Huang

He (River of Sorrows)

Increased flooding in China & India b/c of monsoons (seasonal winds)

Turning Point – Neolithic Rev

Why a Turning Point

Change from nomadic life to permanent settlements hunter/-gatherers Migrated for food

Introduction to agriculture Farming (slash &

burn) & domesticated animals

Positive or Negative Effect

Positive Stable food supply No migrating Population grows Villages cities Beginning of

civilization

Turning Point – River Valleys

Why a Turning Point

Mesopotamia, Egypt, India & China

Developed around rivers

First civilizations Organized cities w/

gov’t, economy, religion, language

Positive or Negative Effect

Positive First civilizations

lead to first empires

Interactions between first civilizations Trade War Cultural

diffusion

Turning Point – Age of Exploration

Why a Turning Point

Europe looking for gold & glory

Discovery of new lands, goods, people, technologies Magellan’s

circumnavigation Spanish, Portuguese,

Dutch, English, French read N & S America

Global connections made Old World & New World

Beginning of colonization

Positive or Negative Effect

Positive Columbian Exchange

New foods introduced to Europe (corn & potatoes)

European countries flourish Mercantilism

Negative Columbian Exchange

Diseases brought to new world

Empires conquered (Aztecs & Incas)

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade begins