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[{"left":"Essential Questions","right":"1. What social patterns developed in Ancient River Valley Civilizations?\n1. What political patterns developed in Ancient River Valley Civilizations?\n1. What economic patterns developed in Ancient River Valley Civilizations?"},{"left":"Why are river valleys considered cradles of civilization?","right":"River valleys were the “cradles of civilization.” Early civilizations made major contributions to social, political, and economic development."},{"left":"What major social patterns developed in river valley civilizations?","right":"__Development of social patterns:\n__\n\n- Hereditary rulers: Dynasties of kings, pharaohs\n- Rigid class systems where slavery was accepted"},{"left":"What major political patterns developed in river valley civilizations?","right":"__Development of political patterns:\n__\n\n- World’s first states (i.e. city-states, kingdoms, empires)\n- Centralized government, often based on religious authority\n- Written law codes (e.g., Ten Commandments, Code of Hammurabi)"},{"left":"What major economic patterns developed in river valley civilizations?","right":"__Development of economic patterns:\n__\n\n- Use of metal (bronze, iron) tools and weapons\n- Increasing agricultural surplus: Better tools, plows, irrigation\n- Increasing trade along rivers and by the sea (Phoenicians)\n- Development of the world’s first cities\n- Development of the practice of slavery within most cultures in the ancient world, taking various forms"},{"left":"Summary","right":"River valleys were the “cradles of civilization” meaning that they held and supported the development of civilizations. Early civilizations made major contributions to social, political, and economic development. River valley civilizations had hereditary rulers and rigid class systems where slavery was accepted. They developed the world’s first states with centralized governments often based on religious authority. They also developed the first written law codes. Better tools and weapons, including the use of bronze and iron, plows and irrigation led to agricultural surplus. This meant that civilizations could trade the extra along rivers and by sea. This lead to greater wealth and the development of the world’s first cities. Slavery, in various forms, also played a role in many river valley economies."}]
WHI.3b: Social, Political, and Economic Patterns of River Valley Civilizations
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