Info from the past two days on each of the Early River Civilizations:
Ana, Savannah, Max, Shawn, and Tonys' presentation (Mesopotamia):
-The geography of northern Mesopotamia is made up of many hills and plains. The fertility of the land is because of the many rivers and streams.
-Mesopotamian cities were the centers of life. They believed the Garden of Eden was not the first city, but that Eridu was.
-Ancient Mesopotamia appeared around 4,000-3,500 BCE.
-Sumeria was the first city.
-Each city had a specified patron of a god or goddess. Mesopotamians believed in many gods.
-There are more than 3,000 different gods in their culture.
-The Fertile Valley of the Tigress and the Euphrates River was a good place to build a city.
- Cattle and smaller animals were sacrificed.
-Women weren't very important. After puberty a girl was considered ready for marriage.
-Schooling was only offered to children whose parents had power. Settling in villages required people to stay in one place to grow crops and raise herds of animals.
-FUN FACTS: The Greek meaning fro the word "Mesopotamia" means "land between two rivers. Responsible for creating the Pathagorean Theorem. They were responsible for creating the wheel, plow, ancient types of irrigations systems and many other things.
Abby R, Melissa, Charlotte, Danielle, and Jess' presentation: The Nile river is the longest river in the world at around 4,000 miles. It is made up of 3 rivers. The Blue river supplies 28% of Egypt's water. They came up with tools like the plow. When it began to rain, it would rain so hard that it would flood the river. The civilization thrived because of the supple amount of water and good farming resources. They believed in many gods. They also believed that life continues after death. Kings and Queens built big tombs like the pyramids.
Broghan, Chris, and Marcus' presentation: Yellow river is 3,395 miles long. Area was mountainous. They settled near the river for easy access to water. Groups of people had more importance than individuals, and families with power owned lots of land. They had some major gods and multiple minor gods. The Yellow River Valley is the birthplace of chinese civilization.
Hannah, Tanisha, Leah, and Daltons' presentation: Cities were well organized and built of brick and stone. Their drainage systems and water wells were the most sophisticated in the ancient times. The greater Indian region was home to the largest fro the four ancient urban civilizations. Harappa was a city in the Indus civilization that flurished around 2,600 BCE to 1,700 BCE. It was the largest of the ancient civilizations. It may have had a population of well over 5 million people. Cities were highly developed. The houses kept cool in the summer because of the think walls. Big houses had a lot of rooms. Beggining around 2,500 BCE, the civilizations survived for around 500 years. They had around 40,000 people.
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