River Valley Civilizations

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River Valley Civilizations
A civilization is an advanced form of human
culture where people build cities, use some form
of writing, have complex social institutions
(laws) and are skilled in science and technology.
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River Valleys A Perfect Place to Settle

• Flood plain very rich and fertile soil
• People grew excellent crops Population Grew
• Mild climate , water highway Great Place to
  Live

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Four Separate River Valleys

• The first civilizations grew in four separate
  river valleys.
• Each river valley had a mild climate and had the
  convenience of a water highway.
• Each of the valleys were in a flood plain where
  the river would overflow every year, which
  created very rich and fertile soil.
• These four civilizations were able to grow
  excellent crops that could support large numbers
  of people with advanced cultures.

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First Four River Civilizations

• Mesopotamia (Sumer or Sumerians)
• Ancient Egypt (Africa)
• Indus River Valley (India)
• The Huang(Yellow) River/Shang Dynasty (China)

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Tigris River
Mesopotamia Cradle of civilization
Euphrates River
Sumer
Babylon
Ur
Persian Gulf