EarlyRiverValleyCivilizations,3500B.C.–450B.C.pptVIP

* Early River Valley Civilizations, 3500 B.C.–450 B.C. QUIT Chapter Overview Time Line Visual Summary SECTION City-States in Mesopotamia 1 SECTION Pyramids on the Nile 2 SECTION Planned Cities on the Indus 3 SECTION River Dynasties in China 4 2 CHAPTER MAP HOME Chapter Overview The river valley civilizations develop from small farming villages. The civilizations create laws, centralized governments, writing systems, and advanced technologies. The process of trade spreads new ideas to and from these civilizations. 2 CHAPTER Early River Valley Civilizations, 3500 B.C.–450 B.C. 3000 B.C.