Geography of River Valley Civilizations

Tigris River

Euphrates River

Mesopotamia

"land between the rivers"

Fertile Crescent

A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates

City of Ur, Mesopotamia

Founded by the Sumerians of Mesopotamia (Iraq)

City of Babylon, Mesopotamia

the largest city with 80,000 inhabitants

Persian Gulf

a shallow arm of the Arabian Sea between Iran and the Arabian peninsula

Red Sea

This body of water separates the Arabian Peninsula from Africa.

Mediterranean Sea

This body of Water separates Europe and Africa

Nile River

The river in which early kingdoms in Egypt were centered around.

Upper Egypt

the southern part of ancient Egypt

Lower Egypt

The northern part of ancient Egypt

City of Memphis, Egypt

First Capital of Ancient Egypt

City of Thebes, Egypt

Pillared City in Upper Egypt

City of Alexandria, Egypt

City that was the site of the Great Library

Pacific Ocean

Yellow river

Taiwan

Himalayan Mountains

Yellow Sea

East China Sea

Yangtze River

South China Sea

Gobi Desert

Taklimakan Desert

City of Anyang, China

City of Xi'An, China

Plateau of Tibet

Ganges River

Brahmaputra River

Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro

Indus River

Arabian Sea

Bay of Bengal

Deccan Plateau