Mesopotamia- The land between two rivers. This is where the pyththag was created.
The two rivers were tigris and euphrates, big site of trade and commerece of baskets an pottery.
cities were on the banks of the rivers, irrigation was used for the crops and many animals grazing.
Flooding was a big problem, the rivers changed course. They believe in many gods. They bury people with items.
There religion was the first to be recorded. They thought the world was flat. They thought water covered the whole world.
Located in fertile cresenct.
Bordering countries are iran, jordan, kuwait, Saudi Arabia.
There is few trees, little rainfall, they traded for stone, wood, metal.
The first cities were around 4000-3500 B.C. Uruk, nipper were important cities
Nile River-The nile river is 4,120 miles long.
Located in Africa close to egypt.
Life was depedent on the river. People started to create communities around the Nile
People started trade routes around the Nile.
They lived on both sides of the nile and in the delta area.
Men wore skirts so did women.
There religion was based on nature.
The egyptions believed in life after death.
They put them in mummies.
Today 40 million people live in the nile river valley.
3 civilizations were formed. Each village had their own rituals and gods.
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