River Valley civilization

River Valley Civilisation is

divided into four civilisation: Mesopotamian Civilisation
Egyptian Civilisation
Chinese Civilisation
Indus Valley civilization

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. Upper class consist of king and priest. Middle
class consist of merchants, peasants. Lower class
consist of slaves and labourers
Contribution of the
civilization was the intention of writing. They
domesticate animals like cow, goats, sheep and donkey.
Their main occupation is agriculture. People grow crops
like barley, wheat, pulses etc. Mesopotamian people
were excellent crafts man. They cast beautiful figures of
eagles, lion and lioness in metal. They worshipped
many god and goddesses.

Egyption Civilisation

Egyptian Civilisation grew around the river Nile. It

is divided into four classes i.e. king, Nobility,
middle class and slaves. They domesticate animal
like, camels, dogs, pigs etc. They main occupation
is agriculture. They grow crops like wheat, parley,
millet oil seeds. They woshippped to 2200 gods
and goddesses. They also worshipped animals
likes bull, crocodile jackal etc. They exported
manufactured goods like metal, sculpture, wooden
articles, textiles, pottery etc. The most important
invention of Egyptian civilization was the
Hieroglyphic script.

Chinese Civilisation:

Chinese Civilisation grew around the river Hwang-Ho.

It was divided into many classes like king, scholars and
administrator, merchants and traders, slaves.
They domesticate animals like 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 silk was world famous. Crafts flourished during
this age are bamboo work, pottery, paper making metal
work etc.
The earliest formal Chinese writing is called the oracle
bone script. They believed in life after death and
worshipped forces of nature and ancestors.

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 labourers.
They domesticate animals like sheep, buffaloes,
pigs. They constructed large granaries and stock
food grains. Poultry forming was also practiced.
These people made toys for their children Toys were
made of baked clay or terracotta.
They worshipped nature in the form of animal,
birds and trees. They used pictographic, script