The river valleys

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FC: The River Valleys By:Dorrian Wilson

1: Index Indus..2-3 China..4-5 Egypt..6-7 Mesopotamia..8-9

2: They planned cities on a grid system. They have major buildings in the center. They have a strong central government. They had a plumbing and sewage system. It was the beginning of the Hindu culture INDUS

4: They saw their culture as center of civilized worlds. They also had flood control and irrigation. When flooded it leaves behind fertile soil. Live between yellow and yang tee river.They have wood buildings. CHINA

6: The Nile river provides fertile soil. River flows south to north. Papyrus was their paper. Hieroglyphics was their writing. | They also have a hot/ dry climate. | EGYPT

8: Mesopotamia | It is the land between the Tigris and Euphrates river. Had Hammurabi's code. Had the first written law. It is now modern Iraq. Had buildings in the center