Ancient Civilizations

1. Egypt

1.1. government

1.1.1. ruled by a kind or pharaoh

1.2. writing

1.2.1. used a system called hieroglyphics which is a drawing or symbol that represents a word or sound

1.3. geography

1.3.1. near the nile river

2. Shang

2.1. government

2.1.1. ruled by a dynesty

2.2. writing

2.2.1. used animal shells or bones to write on

2.3. geography

2.3.1. along the huang river valley

3. Sumeria

3.1. government

3.1.1. first leaders were priest

3.2. writing

3.2.1. they drew pictographs on clay

3.3. geogrophgy

3.3.1. developed in the Mesopotamia region as city-states

4. Indus

4.1. government

4.1.1. had no strong central government

4.2. writing

4.2.1. There are too few examples of each symbol to be sure of its meaning

4.3. geography

4.3.1. near the indus river valley