Rivers & Farming 🌾
What natural feature did early civilisations live near?
Rivers
What job grows food for people?
Farmer
Where did writing first begin?
Ancient Sumer
What material did Egyptians use to make paper?
Papyrus
Name one early civilisation we studied.
Ancient Sumer / Indus Valley / Shang Dynasty
What does fertile soil help plants do?
Grow well
What job buys and sells goods?
Trader
What is cuneiform?
Symbol writing
What tool was used to write on clay tablets?
Stylus
Name one type of food people ate in early civilisations.
Wheat / rice / barley
Why were floods helpful for farmers?
They left rich/fertile soil
What does a blacksmith make?
Tools or metal items
How were streets arranged in early cities?
Grid pattern
What animals were used for communicating?
Horses / Pigeons
Give one similarity between two civilisations.
Lived near rivers / farming
Give TWO reasons rivers were important for early people.
Water and farming
Why were scribes important in early civilisations?
They recorded information
Why was writing important for early civilisations?
To record and share information
What did Gutenberg invent?
Printing press
Give one difference between two civilisations.
Writing / location / culture
Explain why civilisations could not easily survive without rivers.
No water, no farming, harder to live
Explain how jobs worked together.
Farmers grow food, traders sell, blacksmiths make tools, scribes record
Explain how writing helped civilisations become more organised.
Records, laws, trade, communication
Explain how the printing press changed communication.
Faster sharing, more books, spread ideas
What differences are there in communcation now vs the past?
Faster, easier, instant communication