River Civilizations

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River Civilizations by Mind Map: River Civilizations

1. Science and Technology

1.1. Nile River

1.1.1. Made pyramids

1.1.2. Developed more advanced tools

1.2. Indus Valley

1.2.1. used a common scale and mesurments

1.2.2. Made common tools used for life

2. Arts and Education

2.1. Nile RIver

2.1.1. Had craftspeople for art

2.1.2. Would make perfumes for the leaders/egyptian rulers

2.2. Indus Valley

2.2.1. Had common tool designs

2.2.2. Weren't very advanced in the arts

3. Government and Leaders

3.1. Nile River

3.1.1. Had the first Dynasty

3.1.2. A family decended through the rulers

3.2. Indus Valley

3.2.1. Central authorities held power over civilization

3.2.2. Single authority in control

4. Religion

4.1. Nile RIver

4.1.1. Tombs were made for egyptian rulers

4.1.2. Buried their dead with food for afterlife

4.2. Indus Valley

4.2.1. Shrines built outside the Citadel

4.2.2. Worshiped through fire sacrifices

5. Geography and Agriculture

5.1. Nile River

5.1.1. Floods gave the kingdom fertile soil

5.1.2. Longest river in the world running 4,000 miles through Africa

5.2. Indus Valley

5.2.1. Streets ran in a grid pattern with major avenues that drew water from community wells or dug in courtyards of homes

5.2.2. Heavy rain adds fertility to the soil

6. Social Structure and Family

6.1. Nile

6.1.1. Villages spoke different languages

6.1.2. Villages had different customs

6.2. Indus

6.2.1. Lived as hunter gatherers

6.2.2. Slowly begain to settle down forming communities

7. Economy and Trade

7.1. NIle River

7.1.1. Surplus of goods

7.1.2. Best known for trading with the Hatshepsut

7.2. Indus Valley

7.2.1. Focused on agriculture and trade

7.2.2. Most people farmed and herded livestock