Nile its the longest river. 4,135 miles. made up of three rivers. it supplies 28 percent of the water in egypt. its used fo rtransportation. they came up with the plow. they produced pyramids. faring was successful. worshiped 2,000 plus gods. believed in afterlife. Yellow River seventh longest river in the world. some areas are mountainous. they settled close for easy access. it floods every year. called yellow river bc the silt from the mountains turns it yellow. groups are more important then individuals. respect is a bug deal to them. wheat and rice are the main foods. hunted and grew live stick. worshiped the king. birthplace of chinese civilizations. Civilizations babylon started around 1500. hammurai was the king of babylon. babaylon ended around 529 BCE. the old kingdom began around 7,00 years ago. the nile has the blue nile and the white nile. the nile is 6000 feet above sea level. climate in indus was affected by monsoons. monsoon is a seasonal change in climates. ended in 1700 BC. Yellow river is now china. started in 4000 BC. 3395 miles long. mountain ranges made it hard for trade. 10 percen tof the land was fertile. represented unity and dinasty. lased 15 years to almost 900 years. Presentation Mesopotamia mostly hills and plains. fertile bc of river and rain. use land for farming and timber. use metal and stone from surrounding mountains. beleived garden of eiden was not the first city. appeared aorund 4,000 BC. each city had a specific patron or god or goddess. believed in over 3,000 different gods. city was between two rivers. women were nto important. only kid with powerful parents could go to school. they were very interested in astonomy.
The greater indus region was home to the largest for the four ancient urban civilizations.
Harappa was a city in the Indus civilization that flourished around 2600 to 1700 BCE.
http://www.harappa.com/har/indus-saraswati.html
The cities were well organized and built of brick and stone.
From about 2600 B.C. to 1700 B.C. a vast number of settlements were built on the banks of the Indus River and surrounding areas.
The settlement cover about 1.25 million kilometers of land which is today Afghanistan.
Their drainage systems systems and water wells were the most sophisticated in the ancient world.
They made jewlery, game pieces and toys for their children.
They developed a writing system that they used for several hundred years, however we are still unable to read the words they wrote.
Women and men wear colorful robes.
Houses were one or two stories high and made of baked bricks adn flat roofs each with windows overlooking the courtyard.
They used camals oxen and elephants to travel.
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