| A | B |
|---|
| Civilization | groups of people who have a complex and organized society |
| Fertile Crescent | nickname given to the first civilizations that began in the river valleys of Africa and Asia |
| Silt | this spread across the valleys making it fertile |
| more food | larger populations, other jobs |
| irrigation | brought water to dry areas |
| Sumer/Mesopotamia | in the Tigris and Euphrates River valleys |
| Egypt | Nile River Valley and Delta in NE Africa |
| Indus | Indus River Valley in South Asia |
| Shang China | Huang He Valley (yellow river) in Asia |
| Three other River Valleys that developed 200-500 BC | Hebrew, Nubia, Phoenician |
| 4 FIRST River Valley Civilizations | Indus, Sumer/Mesopotamia, Egypt, China |
| Jerusalem | Capital of Hebrew Civilization (Israel) |
| Phoenicians | made glass and purple die, expansive trade route, sailers |
| Nubia | settled on Nile River, trade route, ivory, gold... influenced by Egypt culture |
