River Valley Civilizations Flashcards
1
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Irrigation
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Water for crops and human use
2
Q
Annual Flooding
A
Supplied fertile soil (silt) for crops each year
3
Q
Transportation
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Allowed for trade and cultural diffusion
4
Q
Food supply in River Valley Civilizations
A
Fish and other items- land animals came near to drink
5
Q
4 Main River Valley Civilizations
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Nile-Egypt
Tigris+Euphrates-Sumer (mesopotamia)
Indus-India
Huang He (yellow)-China
6
Q
Mohenjo Daro and Harappa
A
Two main urban centers (cities) of India’s river valley civilizations
7
Q
“Middle Kingdom”
A
What the Chinese called their land (they thought it was the center of life)
8
Q
Mandate of Heaven
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Belief the emperor’s power to rule granted by gods, dynastic cycle justified replacing emperor.
