Cruising Down the Rivers (3200 B. C. to 256 B.C.)

Map of first civilizations in the Middle East Nile River – Egypt Nile River – Egypt Tigris and Euphrates Rivers – Fertile Crescent Tigris and Euphrates Rivers – Fertile Crescent Indus River – India Indus River – India

First Stop: Nile River Fertile lands attracted Stone Age farmers Fertile lands attracted Stone Age farmers People migrated from all over Africa People migrated from all over Africa Served as a trade route Served as a trade route Ruled by pharaohs Ruled by pharaohs Technology Advances (pyramids) Technology Advances (pyramids) Class System Class System Written Records Written Records Advances in Medicine and Science Advances in Medicine and Science

Second Stop: Tigris and Euphrates Rivers Fertile Crescent Fertile Crescent 3200B.C.-first cities emerged 3200B.C.-first cities emerged Invented first wheeled vehicles Invented first wheeled vehicles Trade routes with Egypt and India Trade routes with Egypt and India City-state ruled by hierarchy City-state ruled by hierarchy Invented cuneiform Invented cuneiform Developed basic algebra and geometry Developed basic algebra and geometry Hammurabi Code Hammurabi Code Root of Judaism Root of Judaism

Next Stop: Indus River Located in South Asia Located in South Asia Subcontinent of India Subcontinent of India Present day Pakistan Present day Pakistan Started as Neolithic farming towns Started as Neolithic farming towns Civilization flourished for about 1,000 years Civilization flourished for about 1,000 years Carefully planned cities Carefully planned cities Well organized government Well organized government Had modern plumbing systems Had modern plumbing systems Largest area of civilization until rise of Persia Largest area of civilization until rise of Persia Vanished without a trace Vanished without a trace

Ancient civilizations in China CiviCivi

Last Stop: Yellow or Huang He River First Chinese civilization (1650 B.C.– 1027 B.C.) First Chinese civilization (1650 B.C.– 1027 B.C.) Named for loess Named for loess Neolithic people learned to farm Neolithic people learned to farm Provided water for irrigation Provided water for irrigation Feudalism – system of government Feudalism – system of government Developed calligraphy Developed calligraphy Trade routes with Middle East (Silk Road) Trade routes with Middle East (Silk Road)