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Blog #10 February 9, 2019

Yesterday in class, we continued talking about the notes we took from the textbook. Silt is a rich soil that is good for farming. It is left behind after the rivers flood and is a nice surprise to the villagers. The Tigris and Euphrates are the two rivers in Mesopotamia and they have unpredictable flooding, no natural barrier, and scarce building resources. The Sumerians were the first group of people to form a civilization. The five characteristics to a civilization are 1. advanced cities 2. specialized workers 3. complex institutions 4. record keeping 5. improved technology. They also grew barley and wheat.

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