Introduction chp 1
• Long ago archaeologists (people who study culture) found a village in India • How ever these discovery's are
being found every in china and India• The Indus river in ancient china
is one of the biggest rivers • What happened in the Indus
river valley civilization?
Indus geography cause and effect chp 1
The snow
melted
It Rained
Caused more water in the
river and grew more
crops
Chap 2 the Indus river valley
• By 2500 b.c farming and crops got larger • Also a new civilization had
started • What did people do in the river
valley?
Farming
• Cause• It rains • They find a way to stop crops
flood.• They also made language food
and jewelry and sold it to help gain what they lost.• Why did people in the valley
trade? And why did these floods happen?
• Effect• Crops flood• Crops grow and they had more
food• Made more money
Using math
• Appeared using during the Shang dynasty
• The Shang also discovered the concept of math writing • Why did people use this type of
math?
Cap 3 geography
• The Indus river is the longest river in the Indus valley• The river valley is 2,903 miles
long • The river flows throughout the
highest mountain w
Chap 4
• The Shang dynasty was here at this time of 1766 b.c.- a.d. 220• They had 2 groups of people nobles
and commoners • The commoners developed many
skills they made things like pots vases and bronze• The nobles they were always by the
king like warlords• Why do you think they had groups?
Early writing
• Shang dynasty developed a form of writing in pictures• Character stood for a whole
word • There were about 3,000
characters and less than 1,000 have been figured out• There are about 3,000 symbols • Could most people understand
this type of writing?
The great wall of china
• Was built to keep intruders out• The wall is 3,949 miles long• The great wall of china is the
biggest and strongest man made wall ever built
How long is the great wall?
Achievements
• The great silk road • Helped trade • Farming • Also traveling
what would be another reason they built the silk road
Question 1• The river flows throughout the highest mountain which is the
Himalayas where was the river located?