1. Where do you think these laws came from?

2. Is this a primary or secondary source of information?

3. Analyze what is described. What can you tell about this society?

196. If a man put out the eye of another man, his eye shall be put out. [ An eye for an eye ]

198. If he put out the eye of a freed man, or break the bone of a freed man, he shall pay one gold mina.

199. If he put out the eye of a man's slave, or break the bone of a man's slave, he shall pay one-half of its value.

209. If a man strike a free-born woman so that she lose her unborn child, he shall pay ten shekels for her loss.

GPISD WH SCC #7 SE 20B, 24A, 29C, 29F

SCC for 9/1/11

EARLY RIVER VALLEY CIVILIZATIONS

HEBREWS

The first civilizations were developed in four river valleys around 3500 BC. Each river valley had a mild climate and a water highway to other places. Water from the rivers could be used for drinking and cooking food. Each of the valleys had a flood plain where the overflowing river would deposit fertile soil. The rich soil led to abundant harvests and food surpluses.

Ancient India-5,000 years ago

-settled in the Indus River Valley

-very rich soil due to annual floods by the local river

Agriculture and Building-farmers grew barley, wheat, dates, and melons

-food surpluses allowed farmers to be able to supply large cities with food

-over 1,000 cities in the Indus River have been found so far

-archaeologists have found artifacts that suggest it was an advanced culture: dockyards, granaries, warehouses, and brick platforms

-almost all of the houses were connected to public sewers and a water supply

Trade and Collapse

-trade was very important

-many clay items have been found by archaeologists over the years

-they have found kilns (for pottery) and evidence of the use of metals

-no one is sure why this civilization collapsed, but there is evidence that it ended suddenly

Notes

Ancient IndiaAncient India

-Indus river’s floods made soil great for farming

-houses connected to water and sewage

-much evidence of the use of clay and metals

-civilization ended mysteriously and abruptly