Intro to River Civilizations #8 River Civilization Map #7

Vocabulary 1-10 Due Wed. 8/24Warm up: page #6

Describe reasons cities were formed on rivers.

Intro to RiverCivilizations

Why park near a river?

1. Abundant fresh water and food.

2. Water to irrigate fields.

3. Flooding adds to fertile land.

4. Travel by water was easier and faster than by foot.

Mesopotamia

Land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

EgyptLand near the

Nile River.

Indus ValleyLand near the Indus River in India

Huang He RiverLand near the Huang He (Yellow) River

Were 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 CivilizationsEarly River Valley Civilizations

EnvironmentEnvironmentSumerSumer Flooding of Tigris and Euphrates unpredictable

No natural barriers

Limited natural resources for making tools or buildings

EgyptEgypt Flooding of the Nile predictable

Nile an easy transportation link between Egypt’s villages

Deserts were natural barriers

Indus ValleyIndus Valley Indus flooding unpredictable

Monsoon winds

Mountains, deserts were natural barriers

ChinaChina Huang He flooding unpredictable

Mountains, deserts natural barriers

Geographically isolated from other ancient civilization

Cradles of Civilization Map• Cities

– Memphis– Mohenjo-Daro– 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