Four river valley civilizations emerged during the Bronze • Egypt, India, and China. October 25 The earliest known civilization developed in Mesopotamia in the region • between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Mesopotamia means land between “the the rivers.” Around 4,000 b.c., farming villages began to develop along the Tigris and • Euphrates Rivers. Farmers used floodwaters to irrigate the land. October 26 Since food became plentiful, not all people needed to farm. • Some became artisans who specialized in making certain goods. Goods began to be traded. Cave Art Today your name and class on your cave art Remember your cave art should have authentic subjects. Share in the work of cleaning up your table. Throw away paper Put away scissors Straighten desks Clean floor around desks October 27, 2016 People began to live together in locations that favored trade. • By 3000 b.c., several villages had developed into cities in Sumer, a region in southern Mesopotamia. October 30
• Four river valley civilizations emerged during the Bronze Egypt, India, and China. October 25 • The earliest known civilization developed in Mesopotamia in the region between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Mesopotamia means “the land between the rivers.” • Around 4,000 b.c., farming villages began to develop along the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Farmers used floodwaters to irrigate the land. October 26 • Since food became plentiful, not all people needed to farm. Some became artisans who specialized in making certain goods. Goods began to be traded. Cave Art Today your name and class on your cave art Remember your cave art should have authentic subjects. Share in the work of cleaning up your table. Throw away paper Put away scissors Straighten desks Clean floor around desks October 27, 2016 • People began to live together in locations that favored trade. By 3000 b.c., several villages had developed into cities in Sumer, a region in southern Mesopotamia. October 30
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