1) Tigris and Euphrates river valley is where the Mesopotamia civilization began. Mesopotamia means "between the rivers". It was a Sumerian-Babylonian civilization.
2) Nile river valley was home to agricultural settlers in 5500 BCE. and its Egypt civilization started to grow around 3100 BCE.
3) Indus river valley. Civilization arose in 2600 BCE but fell due to its environment. Currently identified as Pakistan and India.
4) Yellow River valley in China. Civilization emerged in 1700 BCE and was known as the Huang-He River Civilization.
The Supreme Court decides to hear a case based on at least four of the nine Justices of the Supreme Court agreeing to grant the Petition for Certiorari. If four Justices agree to grant the petition, the Supreme Court will consider the case. ... A petition for Writ Certiorari is a request that the court hear your case.
Brandon Teena, a transgender teen was raped and murdered due to her sexual orientation. Also in 1993, Minnesota became the first state to pass a law prohibiting hatred towards transgender people.