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The Nile River Valley- The Nile is the longest river in the world, made up of 3 rivers in Africa, farming in these areas was successful

Yellow River- 7th longest river in the world, some parts were pretty mountainous, wheat and rice were the main food

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Tuesday August 28, 2012

The Nile is the longest river in the world made up of 3 rivers it was used for fresh water and transportation invented the plow developed the pyramid and the great sphynx. was successful in farming famous cities alexandria, cairo, giza, and more beli

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Nile River Valley:  our project

China:  Yellow River Valley. Also known as the Huang He RIver.  Cuts through about 2,900 miles of China's landscape.  About 3,393 miles long.  Name from the color of it's water, turned yellow/brown from the loess dirt a

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Tuesday August 28, 2012

Continued presentations today.

Nile River Civilization

-Abby, Charlotte, Jessica, Danielle, Melissa

Geography:

  • Nile river is the longest rivier in the world.
  • Nile river is made up of three rivers.
  • Nile was used for transportation, fishing.

 

Extra Facts:

  • Crea
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Tuesday August 28, 2012

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 massi

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Monday, August 27, 2012

Mesopotamia-

Geography- Euphrates on bottom Tigress river on top

Hilly and plains, fertile land, farming land, lots of timber, stone

First cities- center of life, appeared around 4,000-3,500 BC, built irrigation

each city had a specified patron or goddes

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Tuesday August 28

Harappa was prtially built on mudbrick platforms to protect it from flooding. THey are literate people. Mohenjo -only civilization to have private. Mohejo means the hill of the dead. Geography-rainfall was good for crops so they could grow good crops

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Yellow River is in China

cuts through 2900 miles of china landscape

Culture the chinese moved to yellow river around 30 million years ago

Indious river flows through Pakistan and little bit in India

had big civilization

cities were made out of mud brick

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Mesopotamia- Some of the city states, Umma, Kish, Ur, Lagash, Uruk, Babylon.

River. The Tigris, and The Eupharates

Importance

  • Gave surplus of food and life
  • irrigation for crops
  • water transportation and trade

Culture

  • Schooling was only for the rich
  • They had a
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Today we continued presentations (Yellow River and Indus)

Mesopotamia
-Geography
Fertile Crescent: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Kuwait
Land between two rivers
Seasonal rain
-Importance of the River
Tigris and Euphrates flow into Persian Gulf
Food and water for li

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Tuesday August 28th

China Yellow River

Second longest river -3398 miles long

yellow because of loess soil

Supplies water to 155 million people

Chinese moved there 30 million years ago

Indus River

Flows through Pakistan and india

Indus Valley civilization (2600- 1900 BC)

invente

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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Today we are presenting our presentation on The Indus Valley Civilization and another group is presenting The China Yellow River.

China Yellow River-aka Haung He River, 3,398 miles, turned yellow/brown from the loess dirt and dust that blows in from t

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Tuesday August 28, 2012

Today we are doing more presentations.

China Yellow River- Also known as the Huang He RIver.  Cuts through about 2,900 miles of China's landscape.  About 3,393 miles long.  Name from the color of it's water, turned yellow/brown from the loess dirt and

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Tuesday Aug. 28th 2012

First off we decided that on friday we are going to throw a going away party for Mr. James and bring food.

Nile -

located in Africa

flowes North from East Africa to the Mediterranean because its coming out of the mountains

flows through egypt, sudan, uga

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Tuesday August 28, 2012

We are presenting more presentations.

China Yellow River

also know as the Haugn He River

3,398 miles-second largest river

water is yellow/brown color

supplies water to 155 million people 12% of population

moved to valley 30 million years ago

lots of ethnic

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8/28/12

presintations today.

Chines yellow river is the second longest river. it is yellow because of the loess soil washing down it. chines moved to river valley 30 million years ago. Belived in the supernatural. Father is head of family. yellow red and gree

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