Tuesday August 28, 2012

China Yellow River is in China. It is the second longest river. The water turned yellow from the loess dirt and dust. Irrigates 18 million acres of farmland. The yellow river valley was where the Chinese civilization started. Father is the decision maker of the family. Xia dynasty had 17 different rulers.

Indus River. They had a rural culture. They were very religious. Known as the Indus river valley civilization. cities were made out of mud brick. Years of drought had an effect on trading. key water source in Pakistan. 5 rivers merge into the Indus. Home to Indus River dolphin. People had trouble finding clean water to use. No kingdom and they built large cities. Used cotton to make clothes. Most of the water in the river came from a melting glacier.

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