Intro to River Civilizations #7
River Civilization Map #8
Vocabulary 1-10 Due Wed. 8/19
Warm up: page #4
Describe the characteristics of a
civilization.
Intro to River
Civilizations
Why park near a river?
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Abundant fresh water and food.
Water to irrigate fields.
Flooding adds to fertile land.
Travel by water was easier and
faster than by foot.
Mesopotamia
Land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Egypt
Land near the
Nile River.
Indus Valley
Land near the Indus River in India
Huang He River
Land near the Huang He (Yellow) River
Where there any other
civilizations in the world?
Recap the information
They all landed near rivers because:
• Abundant fresh water and food.
• Water to irrigate fields.
• Flooding adds to fertile land.
• Travel by water was easier and
faster than by foot.
Early River Valley Civilizations
Environment
Sumer
Flooding of Tigris and Euphrates unpredictable
No natural barriers
Limited natural resources for making tools or
buildings
Egypt
Flooding of the Nile predictable
Nile an easy transportation link between Egypt’s
villages
Deserts were natural barriers
Indus Valley
Indus flooding unpredictable
Monsoon winds
Mountains, deserts were natural barriers
China
Huang He flooding unpredictable
Mountains, deserts natural barriers
Geographically isolated from other ancient
civilization
Cradles of Civilization Map
• Cities
– Memphis
– Mohenjo-Doro
– Anyang
– Babylon
– Ur
– Thebes
• Civilizations
– Mesopotamia, China,
Egypt, India
• Rivers
– Nile, Euphrates, Tigris,
Indus, Huang He
• Bodies of water
– Mediterranean Sea
– Red Sea
– Persian Gulf