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Why did ancient civilizations develop in river valleys?
• They had rich soil for agriculture because periodic flooding left silt which made the soil
rich in nutrients
Where were the earliest civilizations located and when did they exist?
E M I C
River Valley Civilizations
• Mesopotamia in Southwest Asia• Egypt in Northeast Africa• India in South Asia • China in East Asia• From west to east “EMIC”
(3500 BC to 500 BC)
Mesopotamia: SumerGeography
•Mesopotamia was a region located in the part of the Fertile Crescent that lies between
the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.
Mesopotamia
• Protected on three sides by mountains, deserts and the Persian Gulf (but vulnerable to invaders from the north)
Sumer• Sumer was made up of 12 independent city- states
each ruled by its own king.• City-state: A city and the surrounding land
Babylonian Empire• The first empire to arise in Mesopotamia
• Empire: several peoples, nations, or previously independent states under the
control of one ruler.