For over 150,000 years, humans lived as hunter-gatherers. How did we transition from the relatively simple nomadic life into building houses and cities, establishing societies and different cultures? How could advanced civilizations such as Egypt, with its pyramids, or the one in China, with its Great Wall, flourish-thousands of years ago? That is what we will be exploring. We will take a closer look at Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus Valley Civilization and China.

Originally released by Kunskapsmedia, 2016. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 07, 2019. Teacher's guide available under Additional info tag.

How Did a River Valley Civilization Arise? (3:02); --River Valley Cultures (3:01); -- Mesopotamia (2:19); -- Ancient Egypt (2:21); -- The Indus Valley Civilization (1:41); -- China (1:50); -- Summary (1:26); -- Credits: River Valley Civilizations (0:17);.