Chapter 3 First Civilizations

The first place civilization showed up was in Southern Mesopotamia. It stared around 3500 BCE to 3000 BCE. After a short time civilization rose in Africa. The people worked and exchanged things. For example they traded cotton, beans, fishing nets, and squash. The upper class people were wealthy and owned landed. being rich and making profits was important to them. The rich people were able to get away with crimes. That's not fair, but I guess life isn't either. The rich people had the best positions in the military. They also didn't have to do any labor. Even though society developed a while ago is still has improving to do.