1.1. Statement about Geography- They have the Huang river.
1.2. Statement about Government- They were ruled by a family known as a dynasty.
1.3. Statement about Language- Their writing style is Pictographs or characters.
1.4. Unique Attribute- Rulers used oracle bones to try to tell the future.
2. Indus
2.1. Statement about Geography- They have the Indus river.
2.2. Statement about Government- They had a central government, but there is no evidence that they were ruled by kings.
2.3. Statement about Language- Their writing style has too few samples to know.
2.4. Unique Attribute- Indus was the first to grow cotton to make cloth.
3. Conceptual Question
3.1. What is something all the ancient civilizations have in common?
4. Sumeria
4.1. Statement about Geography- Mesopotamia is between the Tigris and the Euphrates river.
4.2. Statement about Government- Sumeria was first lead by priests, then by kings who were military leaders.
4.3. Statement about Language- Their writing style is cuneiform. This is one of the first civilization to have a writing system.
4.4. Unique Attribute- Sumer was the worlds first civilization.
5. Egypt
5.1. Statement about Geography- Egypt has the Nile river.
5.2. Statement about Government- They were ruled by Pharaohs/kings , Pharaohs relied on a Bureaucracy. This was made up of official who would collect taxes from farmers in the form of extra crops.
5.3. Statement about Language- Their writing style is hieroglyphics.
5.4. Unique Attribute- They created a writing system called hieroglyphics.
