Soon one of the world’s great civilizations will emerge here.
In the river valleys of China, villages are growing in number and size, and their technologies are advancing. This shows advanced features such as town planning and effective drainage systems. South AsiaĪn urban civilization has also appeared on the Indian sub-continent, in the Indus valley. The first literatures are flowering, and already some of the most spectacular structures in all world history, the Great Pyramids, have been built in the Nile valley. They have sophisticated writing systems, bronze technologies and highly developed public administrations. In the Middle East of the early Bronze Age the two great civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt are flourishing. But farming and pastoral populations are continuing to encroach on their lands, and in many parts of the world the rise of civilization is astonishing. In 2500 BCE much of the world is still populated by hunter-gatherers. World history in 2500 BCE - ancient civilizations thrive
