spain history

2nd Six Weeks Era I: Human Origins and Early Civilizations, Prehistory to 1000 BC (continued) ANCIENT RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS LOCATING EGYPT, INDUS RIVER VALLEY, CHINA, HEBREWS, PHOENICIANS, AND KUSH IN TIME AND PLACE {WHI.3a} During the New Stone Age, permanent settlements appeared in river valleys and around the Fertile Crescent. River valleys provided rich soil for crops, as well as protection from invasion. Why did ancient civilizations develop in river valleys? Where were the earliest civilizations located? When did these civilizations exist? SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC PATTERNS, INCLUDING SLAVERY (Egypt, Indus River Valley, China, Hebrews, Phoenicians, and Kush) {WHI.3b} River valleys were the "Cradles of Civilization." Early civilizations made major contributions to social, political, and economic progress. What were the social, political, and economic characteristics of early civilizations? RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS (Egypt, Indus River Valley, China, Hebrews, Phoen...