Wednesday

Today we are going to look at Crash Course #2 as an introduction to Chapter 2.  You may want to think about the questions below - as they will be homework.  You can watch the video again at home to answer these.  After the video, we will be outlining the essay that we started yesterday.  First, please turn in a copy of your PERSIAN guides.

Crash Course #2

Indus Valley Civilization

   1.  How is the concept of “civilization” a useful construct? When is it not a useful construct.?

2.  How does John Green define what constitutes a civilization? How does this compare to other definitions of civilization you have learned?

3.  Where did the earliest civilizations emerge? Why there?

4.  Why was the Indus Valley a prime location? How did the environment impact the people who lived there?

5.  How do we know, what we know, about the IVC?

6.  How did they use technology to interact with the environment to improve their quality of life?

7.  What evidence exists of long-distance trade and with whom?

8.  What appears to be unique about the IVC, based on your knowledge of other civilizations?

9.  What theories do historians have about the fate of the IVC? As historians, what evidence might one look for to support or disprove these three theories?