Had an economy based on agriculture due to its river valley, but became most wealthy from trade of exports of grain and gold.

Unpredictable flooding of its river(s) inspired the need for protective irrigation techniques.

The flooding of this civilization's river(s) was so predictable they based their seasons and calendar system on what the river did.

Mountainous rugged terrain made communication difficult, so cities developed as independent states

The longest river in the world flows north from highlands in the center of the continent and provided all life in the desert for this civilization.

Flooding rivers left behind nutrient rich silt on the floodplain that made this civilization a prime producer of surplus grain crops.

This civilization's prime geographic feature was the Aegean Sea which connected all of the civilization's people.

Latins, Etruscans, and Sabines settled on the peninsula of the central Mediterranean where this civilization began.

Though the water was non-potable, the Tiber River connected this civilization to the Mediterranean for travel and trade.

This civilization's main geographic feature was the Nile River.

This civilization's main geographic feature was the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers.

Lack of natural defenses in the wide plains of the river valleys spurred the construction of city walls for this area's civilizations.

Natural boundaries including deserts, cataracts, and the sea provided much of the defenses for this area's civilization.

The city-states of this area included a city and the surrounding villages and farmland that supported the main city with its resources.

This civilization was located far enough inland to be protected from a sea attack, but found centrally in the Mediterranean Sea to become the perfect center for trade.

Rich soil and farmland can be found throughout the delta of this civilization's river that empties into the Mediterranean Sea.

The lack of enough fertile land pushed this civilization to the sea to become fisherman, merchants, traders, and establish colonies to trade with for more food/grain.

The land of this civilization was very good for raising sheep & goats, and growing crops of olive trees and grape vines.

The land of this civilization was very good for growing crops of grains.

The climate of this area is extremely arid.

The Mediterranean climate of this area had sunshine and warm temperatures and mild, wet winters.

Mountainous land, in part, provided for the protection of this civilization's cities.

This ancient civilization would now be found centered in Italy.

This ancient civilization would now be found in parts of Turkey, Albania, Macedonia, and the modern country for which it is named.

This ancient civilization would now be found in Africa in parts of Sudan and the modern country for which it is named.

This ancient civilization would now be found in parts of Syria, Iraq, Turkey, Iran, and Kuwait.

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