Government: Rulers changed in the Dynastic Cycle
Natural Barriers: Mountains and Isolated
Inventions: Cuneiform, Irrigation, Bronze
Government: Strong centralized government
Natural Barriers: Deserts
River: Indus
Government: Code of Hammurabi
Inventions: Silk, Coined Money, and Cast Iron
Inventions: Plumbing and Sewage System
Modren Day Iraq
Modern Day India
Government: Pharaohs considered Gods
Area: Mesopotamia
Area: Eqypt
Modern Day Eqypt
River: Huang He
No Natural Barriers
River: Nile
Area: China
Modern Day China
Rivers: Tiger & Euphrates
Inventions: Hieroglyphics, Pyramids, Medicine
Natural Barriers: Himalaya Mountains
Area: Indus Valley
