India and China by William Caper chap 1

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?