Mesopotamia- land between two rivers
importance- trade, irrigation, travel
culture- beliefs->first, religion, flat world, god decided the crops to plant
geography- boarded by Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia
North mountains and hills South flat and barren
why settled water, warm climate, and fertile ground
emergence- Ancient urban societies, Iraq modern day Nineveh one most powerful and oldest Assyrian city some city were religious places.
Nile River-4,160 miles long 1,293,000 square miles of water
Geography- Africa
Importance- trade, travel, and water still used today
people -Egyptians, 3 classes-upper middle lower
Religion- based on nature, sun god-re, Nile -Hapi
beliefs- life after death
40 million people live there today
emergence- Nubia, Kemet, Kush
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