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

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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.
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