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⚫⚫ Early civilizations started along rivers because rivers gave them good soil for farming, fresh water to drink ,and an easy way to travel and trade .With plenty of food from farming and fishing people could live in larger groups and work on others skills like making tools and pottery.Rivers also helped protect them from enemies.All those benefits made river areas the perfect
Places for ancient societies like those in mesopotamia, Egypt and indus valley.
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Mesopotamia Civilization.
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Mesopotamia was one of the world first civilizations. It was located between two rivers the Tigritand the Euphrates,in what is now in iraq.it is considered to be developed around 5000 BC.
⚫⚫Daily life:
⚫◾Mesopotamia's daily routines include work, religious activities and commounity gathering.
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⚫◾Religion
Mesopotamia's were polytheistic.They worshiped many gods associated with nature like sky, rivers earth. They built large
Examples like ziggurats where priests conducted religious ceremonies to please their gods
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⚫Food
Diet included bread, grains , vegetables,dates Fish and occasionally meat . They grow wheat , barely and other crops .
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⚫◾Dressing
Clothing was simple and made from wool or flax .Men word skirt or tuncis and woman
Often wore long robes
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⚫Houses
Houses were made from mud bricks.They were often
Simple and square shape with flate roofs.