Chart of ancient River Valley Civilizations Use Chapter 2 to fill out the information for each civilization on the back of your map.

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Mesopotamia

*Flooding unpredictable* Mesopotamia Major Water Source Tigris River Euphrates River *Flooding unpredictable*

Mesopotamia Specialized Workers Priests Metalworkers Scribes Soldiers Teachers Farmers Merchants Weavers Builders Govt. officials

Mesopotamia Complex Institutions Formal govt. with officials and laws City-states Dynasties Organized religion (polytheistic) Ziggurats Priests Education system to train scribes

Mesopotamia Advanced Cities Ur Babylon

Architecture: arches, ramps, ziggurats Mesopotamia Advanced Technology Wheel Sail Plow Irrigation Architecture: arches, ramps, ziggurats

Cuneiform written on clay tablets Mesopotamia Record Keeping Cuneiform written on clay tablets

Egypt

*Predictable flooding* Egypt Major Water Source Nile River *Predictable flooding*

Egypt Specialized Workers Priests Metalworkers Scribes Soldiers Teachers Farmers Merchants Weavers Builders Govt. officials

Egypt Complex Institutions Theocracy with officials and laws Pharaohs Dynasties Organized religion (polytheistic)

Egypt Advanced Cities Memphis Thebes

Egypt Advanced Technology Medicines Pyramids Mummification Astronomy Calendar (365 days) Geometry

Egypt Record Keeping Hieroglyphics

Indus Valley

*Unpredictable Flooding* Indus Valley Major Water Source Indus River *Unpredictable Flooding*

Indus Valley Specialized Workers Priests Metalworkers Scribes Soldiers Teachers Farmers Merchants Weavers Builders Govt. officials

Indus Valley Complex Institutions Strong centralized government Planned cities: grid system Organized religion: early form of Hinduism

Indus Valley Advanced Cities Mohenjo-Daro Harrappa

Plumbing and sewage systems Sophisticated city-planning Indus Valley Advanced Technology Plumbing and sewage systems Oven-baked bricks Sophisticated city-planning

Indus Valley Record Keeping Not yet deciphered

China

Huang He (Yellow) River *Unpredictable flooding* China Major Water Source Huang He (Yellow) River Yangtze River *Unpredictable flooding*

China Specialized Workers Priests Metalworkers Scribes Soldiers Teachers Farmers Merchants Weavers Builders Govt. officials

Organized government: Organized Religion: use of oracle bones China Complex Institutions Organized government: Dynasties, feudalism Organized Religion: use of oracle bones

China Advanced Cities Anyang Luoyang

China Advanced Technology Walled cities Bronzework Silk Iron Coined money

China Record Keeping Pictographic: a symbol represents an idea or word Written language is different than spoken language