The Beginning of Empires:
NILE RIVER:
- Settlement began around 7000 B.C.
- Land Kenet- called this because of rich soil
- Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt
- Narmer caused the division into three Divisions
YELLOW RIVER:
- The Cradle of Chinese civilization
- Xia dynasty was the 1st dynasty
- use floods to wipe out enemy troops
MESOPOTAMIA:
- Sargan founded the Akkadian dynasty
- Language was Akkadian
- Religion Sumerian
- Monarchy Government
INDUS:
- Bronze age civilization
- really no empire around the river
- Indus Valley Civilization also know as Harappan
- went across Pakistan and northwestern India
- more then 500 site discovered for Harappan civilization
only 100 found on the Indus River
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