Today the last group will go, and we have a test.
Yellow river-Second largest in China. Is really muddy. Provides water to the 12% of China. had a lot of religions. It is yellow because of silt. Major cities, Lanzhou, Yinhon, Hhot, Zhangzhou, Jinan. its hard to grow crops in china because of the mountains. One of the major crops is rice.
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I found out the yellow river is also called the Huang He and its the second longest river in China.The shang dynasty ended when the Zhou took over in about 1050 BC. They invaded the capital and overtook it
Mesopotamian end- it says that there was a great flood that ended it.
End of the Indus civilization- they believe it could of been a change in the course of the river so the floods no longer made their soil rich and the crops couldn't survive.
The egyptian empire collapsed because the greeks took over but then the egyptians took back over, but then thThe nile river valley- grew many crops most important was grain. had 3 seasons flooding, planting and harvesting. had cattle pigs and geese. sold crops to other city states. there was a king, ruling class, craftsmen who made tools, farmers, and slaves. believed in many gods. wrote with hieroglyphics. Menes the first day dynasy egyptian king. Had boats for travel. There are deserts and mountains. The floods would fertilize they soil.e romans took over.
The Indus River- Harappa was a city/state. It was from 2600-1700 BC. Mohenjo-Daro was the largest city in the ancient indus valley civlization. Had good soil for farming. The length of the river was 1,976 miles. It provides key water sources for Pakistan.
Mesopotamia- it means between the rivers. Land is very fertile. Also called the fertile crescent. It is the countries of Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, and more. Each city had a god. Hunting was popular. The annual flood was unpredictable. It made it hard for farmers to know when to plant. The two rivers that make it up are the Tigris and Euphrates. Cities- Sumer was a city settled in 4500BC. The first five city/states were Eridu, Bad- Tibira, Larsa, Sippar, and Shuruppak. Built mud walls around cities for protection.
Settlements began 7000 years ago in the Nile. There was lower and upper Egypt. The Akkadian dynasty was the first empire of mespotamia. had sumerian religion. The indus river civilization was from 3300- 1300BC. there was harappan sites asbout 100.
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