Question

What are the 4 factors that led to the development of the 4 major river valley civilizations

Answer 1

The River Valley civilizations were built around fertile sole and they made great contributions to the world. They are:

• Tigris- Euphrates valley in Mesopotamia.

• The Nile Valley in Egypt.

• The Harappan in the Indus Valley

• The Yellow river or Huang He valley in China.

The four factors they had in common were:

• Religion. All civilizations had some form of religion, while the Egyptians worshiped their gods
• Economic Development. They focused on Agriculture creating better tools and irrigation techniques, they practiced trade and slavery.
• Written Language. Each civilization had their own way of writing and they used codes to write down the laws they were ruled by.
• Centralized Government and Class Divisions. China was ruled by an emperor, Egypt was ruled by the Pharaoh, Harappa was ruled by a king and Mesopotamia was ruled by priests.