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River Valley civilization
River Valley Civilisation is
divided into four civilisation:-
Mesopotamian Civilisation Egyptian Civilisation
Chinese Civilisation
Indus Valley civilization
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Mespotamian Civilisation
Mespotamian Civilisation grew around the river
Euphrates and ‘ Tigris’. It divided into three different
classes that are upper class middle classes and lower
class. pper class consist of !ing and priest. Middle
class consist of merchants" peasants. #ower classconsist of slaves and la$ourers Contri$ution of the
civilization was the intention of writing. They
domesticate animals li!e cow" goats" sheep and don!ey.
Their main occupation is agriculture. %eople grow crops
li!e $arley" wheat" pulses etc. Mesopotamian peoplewere e&cellent crafts man. They cast $eautiful figures of
eagles" lion and lioness in metal. They worshipped
many god and goddesses.
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Egyption Civilisation
Egyptian Civilisation grew around the river ‘ 'ile’. It
is divided into four classes i.e. !ing" 'o$ility"
middle class and slaves. They domesticate animal
li!e" camels" dogs" pigs etc. They main occupation
is agriculture. They grow crops li!e wheat" parley"millet ‘ oil seeds’. They woshippped to (()) gods
and goddesses. They also worshipped animals
li!es $ull" crocodile *ac!al etc. They e&ported
manufactured goods li!e metal" sculpture" woodenarticles" te&tiles" pottery etc. The most important
invention of Egyptian civilization was the
+ieroglyphic script.
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Chinese Civilisation:-
Chinese Civilisation grew around the river +wang,+o.
It was divided into many classes li!e !ing" scholars and
administrator" merchants and traders" slaves.
They domesticate animals li!e horses" cattle" sheep
pigs and dogs. Their main occupation is agriculture.Chinese were the first to cultivate tea in the world
Chinese were also the first to introduce sericulture.
Chinese sil! was world famous. Crafts flourished during
this age are $am$oo wor!" pottery" paper ma!ing metal
wor! etc. The earliest formal Chinese writing is called the oracle
$one script. They $elieved in life after death and
worshipped forces of nature and ancestors.
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Indus Valley civilization:-
It grew around the Indus river. It was divided into
three social groups i.e. rich merchants and priests"
small merchants and traders and la$ourers.
They domesticate animals li!e sheep" $uffaloes"
pigs. They constructed large granaries and stoc!
food grains. %oultry forming was also practiced.
These people made toys for their children Toys were
made of $a!ed clay or terracotta.
They worshipped nature in the form of animal"$irds and trees. They used pictographic" script
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