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    revolution. This allowed nomads and cave dwellers to become farmers and herders.(Whitehouse 1977:129).) The Indus civilization is often referred to as Harappan civilization from one of the major sights called Harappa. The Indus civilization existed in South Asia from about 2700 BC to 1750 BC.(Hawkes 1973:49). Smaller groups lived in the area before this time‚ but it is around 2700 BC when the typical Indus cities took place.(Hawkes 1973:53). These two territories had many things in common‚ but also differed

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    Location‚ and its Affects on The Early River-Valley Civilizations Food‚ shelter‚ fertile land‚ and trade were essential for early river-valley civilizations. Without food‚ shelter‚ fertile land‚ and trade early river-valleys where doomed for any future success in the land. Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ and the Indus Valley are examples of some early river-valley civilizations that relied heavily on its geographies and Mother Nature. For early river-valley civilizations in Egypt the Nile River played a crucial

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    (Early River Civilizations) The four early river valley civilizations were the Sumerian/Mesopotamia‚ Egyptian‚ Harappan and Ancient China. All of these civilizations were located on fertile river beds to make planting crops much easier. They all made technological advances in their time span and set the ground for future generations. The Sumerian civilization also known as Mesopotamia/The Fertile Crescent is located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers….this is how it gets its name the Fertile

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    Crash Course #2 Indus Valley Civilization Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7ndRwqJYDM&list=PLBDA2E52FB1EF80C9&index=2 1. How is the concept of “civilization” a useful construct? When is it not a useful construct? It is useful because when you’re comparing one civilization to another civilization‚ but it’s not useful when you’re comparing a civilization to a non- type of civilization. 2. How does John Green define what constitutes a civilization? How does this compare

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    surroundings of each of the four 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

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    catastrophe have created a civilization‚ Chesapeake City‚ based on the success of Ancient River Valley civilizations. It is my honor to invite any survivors to come join our civilized society and contribute to strive towards a prosperous life after the destruction of our modern society. Together‚ we have taken into account all of the important aspects that go into creating a civilization as well as sustaining/maintaining it. These aspects that contributed to our civilization include: the geography‚

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    LIttle River Valley Civilizations Compare and Contrast Essay September 28‚ 2014 The Nile River Valley Civilization started at the northernmost peak of the Nile River‚ the Indus River Valley Civilization started along the south-western part of the Indus River. These civilizations Originated around 3000 BCE due to the Neolithic Revolution. These civilizations became important largely because of their agriculture developments. From 3100 BCE to 1900 BCE‚ the Indus River Valley Civilization and the Nile

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    The Indus civilisation was an ancient civilisation that flourished during the third millennium encompassing the Nile valley and the lands from the Mediterranean Sea east across the Iranian plateau to the greater Indus region. Primarily centred in modern day Pakistan‚ in the provinces of Sindh and Punjab‚ and India‚ in Gujarat and Rajasthan‚ its remains have also been excavated from Afghanistan‚ Turkmenistan and Iran. Historically part of Ancient India‚ it is one of the world’s three earliest urban

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    The earliest forms of civilizations were said to be located on the three river valleys of the Tigris-Euphrates River in ancient Mesopotamia‚ the Nile River in ancient Egypt and the Huang He and Indus River in ancient India and China. These three river valley civilizations had many differences yet still lived common life styles. Although the civilizations are located on different continents‚ they share similar social‚ political‚ and economic beliefs from their intellectual developments to types of

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    INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION WHAT IS INDUS CIVILIZATION?  An ancient civilization that flourished in the Indus and Ghaggar-Hakra river valleys  Primarily in Sindh province of Pakistan THE CIVILIZATION IS SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS:  Indus-Sarasvati Civilization  Harappan Civilization MAJOR CITIES  Harappa  Mohenjo-Daro HARAPPA  Harappa is a city in Punjab.  Northeast Pakistan‚ about 35km (22 miles) southwest of Sahiwal.  The modern town is located near the former course

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