Mesopotamia- land between two rivers
- Located by the Tigris River and the Eurphrates River.
- They dump to the Persaion Gulf
- Present day Iraq- snow would go into the rivers
- The two rivers helped with trading.
- Two cultures Sumeians and Akkadans
- Believed in many gods
- Schools were only for the rich kids
- Hunting and art were popular 300 miles long and 250 miles wide
- Empires and Leaders Worlds first empire Akkadian Empire
- Very fertile ground
- The drought cause people to move.
- End empire Persians took over
- New people came around and had different view and cultures
Nile
- Located in Africa
- Flows north out of the mountains
- Logest River in the world
- Egyptians settled here at 5000BC
- Were farmers and use river for crops
- Build pyrimids- barry dead pharohs, 80 and tallest is as tall as Washington Monument
- Mummies
- Civil war
- Worshiped more than one god
- Domesticated a lot of animals
Yelllow River China
- 3398 miles long
- 2nd largest river
- Loess dirt turned water yellow
- River still floods
- River was important to farming
- 30 million years ago
- Ethic groups were conformed two one
- Very good inventors
- Xia Dynasty
We presented our presentation of the Indus Civilizations
Indus
- Located in Pakistan
- No Government
- Had Plumbing
- Took over by the Aryans.
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