Mesopotamia
-It is inbetween two rivers
-The northern part is full of hills and plains
-Land is fertile becaue of the rivers adn streams
-Use the land for farming and the timber for wood
-Mesopotamia cities were the center of life
-They beleived in the garden of eden
-Ancient Mesopotania appeared around 4,000-3,500BC
-Sumeria was the first city
-Each city had a specified God or Godess
-Mesoptamians believed in over 3,000 different Gods
-Agriculture helped the city become the first civilization
-Schooling was only only offered to children whose parents had power
-After puberty, a girl was considered to be ready for marriage
-"land between two rivers" was the Greek meaning for it
-Iraq, Turkey, Iran ,and Syria are in current place of Mesopotamia
-Ivented wheel, plow, irrigation systems, and sailboats
Nile
-The Nile river is the longest river in the world
-It is made up of three rivers
-THe Nile was used for transportatiom in fertile soil
-They came up with the plow
-They produced the pyramids adn the Great Sphnx
-The river would flod Egypt due to massive floods
-Alexandria, Giza, Aswan, ad Cario and are cities around the river
-Kings and Queens built tombs like the pyrmainds for their death
Yellow River
-Chinas rich culture comes from the Yellow RIver Valley
-Many civilizations were based off the river
-It is called the yellow river becuse the silt that comes from the mountains turns it yellow
-The most important virtue was respect for ones parents
-Families are very linked to relgion
-Agriculture was important
-The state was cai was founded in the western valley
-Luoyang was the capital of Eastern Han dystany
-Birthplace ic Cinese civilization
Indus
-The cities were organized of brick and stone
-It started from around 1600BC
-They made jewlery, games pieces, and toys
-The greater indian region as home to the largest ancient civilization
-Women and men wore colorful robes
-They used camels, oxen, and elephants to travel
-It's the largest ancient civilizaion
-Population was 5 million
-Harappan Civilization is another name for it
-Indus river is the longest river in Pakistan
-Started sometime around 1300BC
-No windows toward the main street but had some towards the graveyard
-The civilizaion survived for around 500 years
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