the characteristics in the Indus River Civilization were Harappa Civilization which was formed along the Indus River. On other hand River Dynasties in China was developed in a River Valley. Major cities which were Kalibangan‚ Mohenjo-Daro‚ and Harappa. The cities were organized planner‚ they made of brick to prevent flooding‚ as well as bathrooms and sewers. The cities in China were divided into class‚ floods was one of their environmental challenges. The Indus River was more of a peaceful place that
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Approximately 5000 years ago the first complex‚ politically centralized civilizations began to form independently along numerous river valleys throughout parts of Asia and Africa. These civilizations were the building blocks for organization of human economic‚ political‚ religious‚ and social practices. Although the cultures of both Ancient Egypt and Shang China River Valley Civilizations share geographic‚ religious‚ and political similarities‚ the cultures are vastly different when social characteristics
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BODY PARAGRAPH 1 (art) From the beginning of civilization‚ the empire of summer’s main usage of art was for temple decoration and ornaments. Often the temples were ornate with skillfully crafted interiors. One of Sumer’s greatest displays of art and architecture came from the ziggurat‚ a huge rectangular pyramids formed with mud prick in the shape of steps. An example of one of the greatest Sumerian ziggurats would have been the Nanna Temple of Ur‚ with its blue enamel tiles‚ invaluable cedar and
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major river-valley civilizations? The four major river valleys were: Nile river (Egypt)‚ Indus (Pakistan) Tigris and Euphrates (what is now Iraq)‚ and the yellow river (what is now china). Egypt (Nile River) was surrounded by marshlands‚ ponds‚ and lakes. There was “black earth”‚ an alluvial plain created from regular floods from central African headwaters‚ Egypt was bordered by the Sahara desert‚ with scattered oasis. Indus (Pakistan) had wide alluvial floodplain and frequent changing river courses
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River Valley Civilizations River Valley Civilizations were the first elements of civilizations. They were the first civilizations that influenced our society today. Two of the world’s first river valley civilizations were the Nile River Valley in Egypt‚ and the Tigris and Euphrates River Valley in Mesopotamia. These river valley civilizations survived because they had the characteristics that demonstrate what a civilization is‚ and how the people survived. Both civilization achieved‚ and contributed
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The Huang He River gave birth to a Chinese civilization which was mostly isolated from the other parts of the world. This early Chinese civilization was located far from the Egyptian civilization that formed along the Nile River. Despite the distance‚ these two civilizations made almost identical advancements that shaped their daily life and cultures‚ and shared similar ideas in ruling their societies. China and Egypt’s cultures are alike because both civilizations made similar advancements in writing
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All of the Early River Civilizations have contributed to the modern age in many ways. These all three empires(Indus‚ Egypt and Sumer) are similar in development and their unique ways of life. Moreover‚ they are also on the contrary and distinct in their own manner. The vast similarity of these Civilizations is their development of technology to make tasks easier. The advances in engineering in ancient times. These advances in the history of technology stimulated societies to adopt new ways
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DBQ-early valley civilizations essay Throughout history‚ civilizations have contributed to the cultural and intellectual life of humanity. These civilizations had developed about 5000 years ago. These civilizations had been defined as based on agriculture and urban settlements. At that period had been developed many cultural and intellectual achievements‚ but also stable government and a strong economy. The ancient River Valley civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia all made key contributions
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countries‚ peoples‚ and natural resources. River valleys‚ mountains‚ deserts‚ islands‚ rainforest‚ and climate are some structures that are considered as geographical features. A geographical feature such as river valleys had an importance in the ways people lived in earlier civilizations. These river valleys have had positively and negatively affected these early civilizations such as Egypt‚ India‚ and China. As people started to depend on farming‚ civilizations‚ which were societies that had a high
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Indus and Yellow River Valleys • Origin and spread of ideas • Interaction between the “civilized” and “uncivilized” 1. Indus vs. Aryans • Note: Harappan civilization same as Indus • Historical Significance 1. Indus discovered to British in the 1840s (ruins knew earlier by locals) 2. British used Indus brick in railroad construction 3. Increasing interest in increases 4. Discovery of seals with writing intensifies interest 5. Harappa “discovered” in 1920s 6. They said it’s a “new”/ just
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