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The Niles River:
Cities, states:
wheat barley veg. important crop grain mainly known for farming
built trees for fruit and shade
3 seasons flooding growing and harvesting
built mud reservoirs to trap and hold water irrigation canals had farm animals
economy:
could sell surplus if crops economy flourish
culture:
social structure king ruling class craftsman farmers slaves
agriculture:
the Nile deposited nutrients for growing food grew corn
culture:
religion believed in many gods wrote in hieroglyphics people in interest: Menes
built houses out of mud bricks pyramids large boats
Geography:
deserts east and west of river
river leaves black fertile soil suitable for farming
longest river 4,100 ft only river that flows north
river gets water from mountains plateaus and lakes
deserts act as barriers between lands
flooding of Nile is very predictable
Early River Civilizations:
Mesopotamia:
irrigation was good and bad
water would sit salt would kill crops wouldn't have enough food
Babylonian empire ended around 1600bc
known as Iraq Syria turkey some of Iran
Nile:
ended from floods
clay houses washed away crops dies animals washed away
home to Egyptian empire
Romans took over
Indus:
river changed course floods made soil infertile
large monsoon
river goes through Pakistan Afghanistan part of Iran these days
Yellow River:
flows through nine provinces of china
flooding wiped out the economy and therefore civilizations ended
flooding is a major problem of river civilizations
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