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Early civilizations began in land between two rivers.
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River Valleys were - area where it is easy to grow crops.
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– stayed in one place and grew crops.
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– focus on a special job (make bricks, building, make pottery)
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- focus on religion. Pray for a good crop.
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– help with arguments and supervise projects
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– helped protect people and cities.
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– Kept records
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– wedge shaped symbols in clay – was used by the Mesopotamians.
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– pictures are used instead of words – was used by the Egyptians.
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– symbols that make sounds – was used by the Phoenicians.
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Diagram showing an order of events. Shows periods or blocks of history. Year 1 is the base year. There is no year 0! BC time grows smaller each year closer to year 1. AD time grows larger each year farther away from year 1. BC – Before ChristAD – Anno Domini BCE – Before Common EraCE – Common Era 500BC 200BC 100BC 1 AD100 AD500 AD1000
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