Ss Chapter 2

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Mesopotamia

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fertile cresent tigris and euphrates flooding left silt irragation protection trade characterstics of city-state advanced cities specialized workers complex institutions record keeping and advandced technology prists early power war time monarchs take control dynasty cultural diffusion polytheisim epic of gilgamesh invented wheel sail plow bronze cueiform # system sargon of akkad conquers sumer empier brings together people of diffrent nations hammurabi hammurabis code eye for an eye

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Egypt

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flooding cataract jagged granite cliffs and bolders turn the river into churning rapids delta trade on nile Menes unite egypt 3rd dynasty call old kingdom divine figure rules theocracy Hyksos invades egypt called second intermediate period

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India

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indus and ganges river monsoons cities kalibangan mohenjo-daro and harappa oven baked bricks plubing system shiva stamps traded mysterious end

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China

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Taklimakan desert Golbi Desert Mongolian Plateau Huang He Yangtze loess Xia dynasty 1st Shang Dynasty 2nd cite anyang orcale bones mandate of hevan feudalism Zhou roads canals coined money iron