Indus Valley. What do scholars think ended the Indus civilization? Environment, floodings, and earthquakes. Stone seals prove that people in The Indus River valley traded with who? Mesopotamians. Printing that uses individual pieces for each character. Movable type printing. Ceramic used to make dishes, cups, and other items. Porcelain. The Chinese invention used to make weapons and fireworks. Gunpowder. Ancient China was surrounded by desert, mountains and ocean. What impact did these natural borders have on the culture? They isolated the Chinese civilization allowing it to develop independently. . What were the two major rivers of Ancient China? Yangtze and Yellow. What river ran through the Indus Valley civilization? Indus River. Why do we know less about the Indus Valley than other civilizations? We can't interpret their writing.. Which civilization built the Great Bath? Indus Valley. ____ is fine, windblown yellow soil Loess