K2L1 The Indus River Valley, Pt. 1

K1L1 The Indus River Valley, Pt. 1

​Word Work: Fertile

• ​Fertile soil from the rivers' beds spreads out over nearby fields.

• ​Fertile means rich in the materials or nutrients needed to produce many strong, healthy crops.

• ​After the Nile River floods, fertile soil can be found along its banks.

• ​Listen carefully for fertile land within our read-aloud today!

Multiple Choice

What does the word ancient mean?

• Ancient means very fast.

• Ancient means very old.

• Ancient means river.

• Ancient means young.

Multiple Choice

What does the word civilization mean?

• Advanced society with cities, farming, leaders, writing, and/or religion.

• Society that has nothing to it.

Poll

What ancient civilizations do you remember learning about in first grade? Click all that apply.

• Maya

• Aztec

• Mesopotamia

• Egypt

• Inca

Multiple Choice

Which two components of a civilization are represented by this image?

• leaders and writing

• religion and jobs

• jobs and cities

• writing and leaders

Multiple Choice

What does the word fertile mean?

• nutrient rich soil good for growing crops

• dry ground not good for growing crops

• searching for food

Multiple Choice

Why were people able to settle and cultivate crops around the Indus River?

• ...because the flood left them with houses.

• ...because the river gave them flowers.

• ...because the river overflowed and left fertile soil on its banks.

Poll

What key components of a civilization did the Indus River Valley have?

• Cities - Mohenjo-daro

• religions

• jobs - farming, brick making, bricklaying

• They didn't have any.

Multiple Choice

What makes a civilization?

• A group of people living near a river and farming for food.

• A society with large cities that have government, a written language, specified jobs and often religion.

• A group of people that live on high ground to avoid a flooding river bank.

Multiple Choice

Where did this civilization develop?

• The Yellow River

• The Mississippi River

• The Indus River

Multiple Choice

What is the mountain range surrounding the Indus River?

• The Himalayan Mountains

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Andes Mountains

Open Ended

What caused the Indus River to flood in the spring?

Open Ended

Why was a civilization able to form in the Indus River Valley on the continent of Asia?

Poll

Closer: Which of the 5 components (parts) of a civilization did we hear about in today's lesson?

• cities

• jobs

• leaders

• writing

• religion