The Nile River Valley Civilization

The Nile River and Indues River Valley produced many independent cities that had features of civilization. Many cities emerge farmers begun cultivating fertile lands among rivers valleys and producing surplus. Farming was favored in these valleys. Flood waters produced silt across the valleys, renewing the soil and keeping it fertile. The river valleys also provided a regular water supply for the cities and their responsibilities. The rivers also had some challenges, farmers had to control the amount of flooding into the river. To avoid the problem of flooding, early farmers worked together to build dikes, dig canals, and carve out irrigation ditches.
The Nile River Valley runs through Egypt. Ancient Greek historian, Herodotus sates
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Egyptians art included many other items, such as, wall painting in tombs, and carvings on temples. Some art involved everyday scenes of trade, farming, family life, religious ceremonies, or victories in battles. One of the oldest literature of ancient Egypt includes hymns, and prayers to the gods, proverbs, and love poems. However, other writing explained royal victories in battle or, practical advice.
Like many other great civilizations, the Egyptians had a well organized central government, religions, job specialization, arts literature, social class, public works, and writing structures, which historians think is the building block to a successful civilization.
Just like the Nile River Valley civilization, Indus River Valley civilization was based on rivers. The Indus Valley is located in the region, known as South Asia or the subcontinent of india today. The Indian subcontinent is divided into three major zones: the well watered northern plain, the dry triangular Deccan, and the coastal plains on either sides of the Deccan.
The northern plains lies just south of the mountains. This fertile region is watered by mighty rivers for example, the Indus. These rivers and their tribulations carry melting snow from …show more content…
Despite the new written language of the Indus civilization, they preserved a strong oral traditions. They continued to memorize and recite ancient hymns. There literature took place of a mix between Mahabharata and Ramayana. However India’s great size and diverse language made it hard to contribute. Many groups of people, with unique language and traditions, settled in many parts in India. At times, ambitious rulers conquered much of the subcontinent, creating great empires, however, the diversity of customs and traditions still remain. Even though their is not much culture in India, it is very ethnic diverse to where their is not specific culture in the
Indues River Valley.
Between The Nile River and The Nile River, they shared a bound of a strong city to keep the civilization stable. They grew equally amount of farmers that will grow crops in the rich soil.
Unlike the The Nile River, The Indus River didn’t have a strict policy that the farmers had to follow. The Nile River civilization was controlled by a pharaohs, who they worshiped as a god.
While the Indus valley believed in many gods, which is called polytheistic. These two civilization didn’t have a lot in common. However, their government was very stable,