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Use a Venn Diagram to display the ways your chosen ancient river civilizations were similar and different. First, put your name at the top of the worksheet. Next, use the answers from questions 1–10 on the River Valley Civilizations Worksheet to complete the Venn Diagram. Don’t forget to include the answer to the question from part 2. Title each circle with the location of one of your chosen river civilizations. Use each circle to explain how the river civilizations differed from each other. Use the section where the circles overlap to explain how the civilizations were similar to each other. Your answers on this chart do not need to be in complete sentences.

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Sure! Here’s a breakdown for a Venn Diagram comparing two ancient river civilizations: Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt.

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Venn Diagram: Mesopotamia & Ancient Egypt

Circle 1: Mesopotamia

  • Location: Between Tigris and Euphrates Rivers
  • Writing System: Cuneiform
  • Government: City-states with kings
  • Religion: Polytheistic; ziggurats
  • Agriculture: Irrigation from rivers
  • Contributions: Code of Hammurabi, mathematics, astronomy

Circle 2: Ancient Egypt

  • Location: Along the Nile River
  • Writing System: Hieroglyphics
  • Government: Pharaohs as centralized rulers
  • Religion: Polytheistic; pyramids
  • Agriculture: Nile's flooding for rich soil
  • Contributions: Papyrus, engineering of pyramids

Overlapping Section: Similarities

  • River-dependent agriculture
  • Polytheistic belief systems
  • Developed writing systems
  • Complex social structures
  • Advanced in mathematics and astronomy
  • Trade and economy based on river resources

You can create this diagram visually, placing each point in its corresponding section. The outer sections represent the unique attributes of each civilization, while the overlapping section illustrates their shared characteristics.