yellow river- second largest in china. muddiest major river in world. china had four major religions- taoism, buddhism, islamic, and catholicism. silt from nearby desert the water its color. major cities, lanzhou, yinchan, hhot, zhangzhou, jinan. ancient china called the yellow river the mother river because of its great size. only 10 percent of chinas land is fertile because of the mountains. wheat, rice, peanuts, potatoes, corn, barley, tea, apples, oilseed, and cotton. in 1931 a flood killed 1-4 million people. there have not been many major floods over the years. the river stretches over 2900 miles in china.
nubia was another civilization in the nile river valley.
in mesopotamia, babylon was dominant untill around 1600 B.C.
in the indus valley, harappan ended around 1300 B.C.
in the yellow river valley, the shang dynasty ended around 1046 B.C.
nile river-mainly farming, grain. three seasons, flooding season, growing, and harvasting seasons. irrigation systems with floods. they would have surplus of crops to sell and would prosper. had kings and ruling class, craftsmen, farmers, slaves. told stories with hyroglyphics. menes were the first dynasty egyptian king. built houses out of mud bricks.
indus- harappa had a 3 1/2 mile thick brick wall that surrounded it. the people were literate. mohenjo-daro was only civilization with private bathrooms in the houses. grew sugar cane. river is used for trading and irrigation.
mesopotamia- means between rivers. also called the firtile crescent. annual flooding was unpredictable, between april and june. built mud walls around villages for protection.
settlements began around 7000 years ago. nile was very fertile. upper and lower egypt fought a lot. fist yellow river dynasty was the xai. ruled from 2205-1766 B.C.. established by yu the great. no real empire around indus river. harappan was a major civilization though.
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