Indus River
Harappa
- built on mud bricks to protect from flooding.
-lived off crops
-Houses were made of mud brick
-flourished around 2600-1700 B.C. in the western part of Asia. They were literate which means they could read and right
Mohegan-Dora: means hill of the dead.
-The only civilization to have a private bathroom.
-located in larkana district of sindh, Pakistan. Largest city. Simple form of agriculture.
-Got between 5- 20 inches. Great for farming made soil excellent.
-Stretches across six countries: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bhutan.
-Modern canals allows cotton, sugar cane and wheat to grow.
-Deforestation is ruining wildlife and communities.
-Feed the ecosystem of temperate forests planes and arid country side.
- Top river in Pakistan used for trading and irrigation.
-Based off the economy not power.
drainage was 450,000 square miles.
Mesopotamia
-Combining of the Tigris and the Euphrates river. Flows through Modern Iraq. Northern Mesopotamia is made up of hills. southern Mesopotamia is made up of marsh and flood plains.
-It is called the Fertile Crescent. Includes Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Jordan, Palestine, Kuwait, and Sinai Peninsula, and Northern Mesopotamia.
-Songs were written for gods or important events. Made to make people laugh.
-They believed in over 3,000 gods.
-Each city had a specific god and did certain things for that city.
-Hunting, boxing, wrestling, and polo were played.
-Women acted very little as an individual. They were taught the ways of housekeepers. Most married right after puberty.
-Annual flood came between April and June. Farmers didn't know when to plant or how big flood was gonna be.
-Droughts caused low water levels and crops to fail.
-by 6,000 B.C. irrigation canals were made to carry water to fields. Workers would make dams when they didn't need anymore water
-Babylon was the capitol of ancient Mesopotamia.
-Often ruled by king.
-The first five city-states. Eridu, Bad-Tibira, Larsa, Sippar, Shuruppak
-Had few mountains. Easy to invade. Built mud walls around it.
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