Explain the rise of civilization in one of the following locations: Ancient Egypt‚ Indus River Valley‚ or Mesopotamia. Egypt‚ otherwise known as the “Gift of the Nile”‚ started as small villages along the great Nile River‚ and slowly became greater to the point of city-states‚ and eventually a great empire. The small villages evolved into the thriving civilization by three major doings; commercial trade along the river influencing and ultimately boosting their economy‚ architecture that has lasted
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Before 600 BCE in the Ancient River Civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ they developed cultures that share similar religious beliefs and writing systems‚ but different types of architectural monumental buildings. Mesopotamia and Egypt had similar religious beliefs. Mesopotamia was a polytheistic religion. They had gods like UR and Uruk. Egypt was also a polytheistic religion‚with gods like Isis and Osiris. They created different gods which helped to explain why different things occurred
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The early civilizations of the world developed many revolutionary innovations that would pave the way for future generations. Many of these ancient innovations have been refined for modern use‚ making our society that much more efficient. The civilizations of Sumer‚ Egypt‚ India‚ and China were at the forefront of ancient creativity. Their innovations‚ though different in many ways‚ all contributed to the society we live in today. The Sumerians‚ for instance‚ developed the wheel‚ which is known as
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Civilizations are a group of humans living together in an organized way and have made advances in arts‚ science and technology‚ law or government. China is one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations; it is the only ancient civilization that has continued to this very day. The lifestyles that the ancient Chinese had is extremely different then the lifestyle that the Modern Western Civilization which includes North America and Europe currently has because of the different way that people
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There are many different and major civilizations in the world today. The first four major civilizations all begin in river valleys. These civilizations were China on the Huang He River‚ Mesopotamia on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers‚ Egypt on the Nile River‚ and India on the Indus River. River valleys have always been a necessity to early growing civilizations. Amongst those four civilizations‚ In ancient China‚ there was a lot of different architecture designs based on China’s history and their
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Planning Page Compare And Contrast Egypt and The Shang-Zhou River Valley In Two of The Following: Environment‚ Government‚ and Religion. Egypt (Government) King=pharaoh/ half god sent to earth to maintain ma’at Pyramids Hieroglyphics on papyrus to keep records Similarities Theocracy Tax through military and labor Shang-Zhou (Government) Mandate of heaven Tombs Oracle bones for records Environment Hot‚ dry‚ sunny climate Agriculture dependent on river water Natural barriers
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Shang dynasty and the Mesopotamia civilization are two major ancient civilizations in Asia‚ they shares the same continent and also some similarities in economy and technological development‚ but different natural condition helps two civilization develop their own distinction such as their different political system. For the economy‚ Two civilizations shares many similarities and several difference. Both civilization relies on fertile soil and River to grow foods to increase population. In Mesopotamia
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its Affects on The Early River-Valley Civilizations Food‚ shelter‚ fertile land‚ and trade were essential for early river-valley civilizations. Without food‚ shelter‚ fertile land‚ and trade early river-valleys where doomed for any future success in the land. Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ and the Indus Valley are examples of some early river-valley civilizations that relied heavily on its geographies and Mother Nature. For early river-valley civilizations in Egypt the Nile River played a crucial role. Without
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Ancient civilizations of Mesoamerica may seem entirely equal at times‚ but the truth about these civilizations is that the differences may be nearly secret or completely obvious. What comes to mind as two nearly identical cultures from Mesoamerica‚ the Aztecs and the Mayans have many other differences and similarities that help distinguish one from the other. Factors such as social classes show why a fusion of both cultures may occur in this region. Religion and agriculture are also two other factors
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When comparing how Mesopotamia developed into a successful civilization with Egypt during the foundations period there are many similarities and differences. they were similar in that the rivers are what help the civilization prosper. This was because a rivers provided resources for survival. They were different in that the way their rulers maintained order because of different political systems. They were also similar in that they both constructed monumental architecture. This was because it shows
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