On this day we did presentations. We went first, then Early River Civilizations were covered. Here's the notes.
Mesopotamia: Irrigation was used. Water would sit on the field and evaporate, leaving salt, which would kill the crop. Food would be lower than the usual amount. Babylonian Empire ended around 1600 B.C. Now Iraq, Iran, Turkey and Syria.
Nile: Flooded. Tried building levees and dams. Clay houses were destroyed and crops died. Greeks conquered them, then Egypt got back in control, but became dominated by the Romans around 1070 B.C.
Indus: Floods wouldn't fertilize the fields, large monsoon. Ended around 1300 B.C. Buddhists of Ladahk. Current day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran.
Yellow: Shang Dynasty, which ended around 1046 B.C. Flows through nine provinces of China and emptied into the Bohai Sea. Wei Valley birthplace of many Chinese civilizations. Flooding wiped out the economy.
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