Friday: Quiz on the Cradles of Civilization

As announced in class (and on the board) earlier this week we have a quiz on Friday over the cradles of civilization. I wrote a study guide on the board today:

• Definition of civilization
• Five cradles of civilization
• Rivers in each (except Mesoamerica and the Andes)
• Writing in each (Indus River probably spoke Dravidian and wrote in hieroglyphics)
• The five stages of material culture (Paleolithic through Iron Age)
• Bronze Age -- what is bronze?
• Sumer -- what was it and why was it important?

Bellringers on the Cradles of Civilization

Please read the following articles:
Monday: What does "civilization" mean? What were the five earliest known civilizations?
Tuesday: Egypt
Wednesday: Mesopotamia
Thursday: Indus Civilization
Friday: Shang Dynasty

Be able to give 7 facts about each of the ancient civilizations above.