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Eastern River
Valleys
2500 B.C.- 1000 B.C.
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Harappans First to Create Civilization
Invented Kilns  Ovens
“Planned Communities”
2 Story Buildings (Hundreds)- No Windows
Decline  Used up Natural Resources
Citadels = “Fortress”
Believed in More than one God
Jewelry
Self- Sufficient
Taken over by the Aryans
Indus River Valley
• Modern Day Northern China – Fertile
Land
• God Yu  AKA Great Dove
• Ruled by Shang Dynasty
• Worshiped Spirits – Temples
• Religion and Government Intertwined
• Social Divide (Rich-Poor)
• Socal Gap Made Civilization Weaker
Huang Ho Valley
Test Layout
• 1-10 Matching
• 11-20 MC
• 10 Point Essay
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Study Guide
Total of
50 Points
THINGS TO KNOW
Difference Between Indus River Valley and Huang Ho
River Valley
Building Materials
How things from these Civilizations were discovered
Isolation of these two Civilizations
Shang Civilizations contributions and end
Why was location of Eastern River Valley important?