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Blog #8 February 6, 2019

Today in class we had to read from the textbook and take notes. We started reading about Early River Valley Civilizations. The Fertile Crescent in the regions curved shape and the richness of its land. it includes the land facing the Mediterranean Sea. There are two rivers in Mesopotamia called Tigris and Euphrates.  Projects such as irrigation systems required leadership and LAWS. The earliest civilization formed on the Fertile Crescent. Polytheism was believing in more than one god. A dynasty was a series of rulers from a single family. Early civilizations formed bronze tools, the wheel, the sail, the plow, writing and mathematics. These spread through trade, wars, and the movement of people.

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