-Located in the western region of South Asia and spread over what are now Pakistan, northwest and western India, eastern Afghanistan, and southeastern Iran
-It's the largest ancient civilization
-May have had a population of well over 5 million
-Also known as Harappan Civilization
These are my notes i took today on the Indus Valley
Mesopotamia- full of hills and plains, many rivers, get metal and stone from the surrounding mountains, one of the worlds first cities, they believed in more than 3,000 gods, cattle and smaller animals were sacrificed, hunting was popular, responsible for creating Pythagorean theorem
These are my notes over Mesopotamia i took in class today.
The Nile River Valley- The Nile is the longest river in the world, made up of 3 rivers in Africa, farming in these areas was successful
Yellow River- 7th longest river in the world, some parts were pretty mountainous, wheat and rice were the main foods, birthplace of Chinese civilization
all the rivers-
Nile: Menes found ancient Rome, The Blue Nile and the White Nile, 6,000 ft above Sea level.
Indus: started around 3,300 b.c, ended in 1700 b.c
Yellow River: Now china, started in 4,000 b.c, Mountains made it hard for trade, under control of many kingdoms, each dynasty lasted 15 years to almost 900 years
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