crucial to the understanding of history because it impacted the development of city-states‚ caused isolation‚ and allowed cultural diffusion between the civilizations. To begin‚ geography impacted the development of many city-states. India and the Nile River Valley had been majorly impacted by the Earths geography in early civilizations. Many rivers flowed through India‚ which included the Indus and the Ganges Rivers. Most Indian city- states were close to these rivers because the people wanted to
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and irrigation best illustrates the place. A resemblance of a gigantic quarry‚ the Valley of the Kings‚ lies next to it. Numerous tombs were remains of Pharaoh and Rameses III are amazingly kept. An indescribable view of the beautiful sunset in the Nile River is worth
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different regions‚ merchants were able to barter and sell their products at different canals and ports the rivers passed through. The ancient Egyptians were known for their infatuation with Nubian gold. They were able to easily access Nubia through the Nile River‚ which flowed from Nubia and emptied out into the Egyptian delta. Both civilizations depended on their rivers in for transport to different areas in order to trade and exchange goods. The civilizations’ geography also impacted what resources
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contributed to the cultural and economic development of each. Both countries’ development has been affected by bodies of water‚ or lack of‚ and deserts within their borders or nearby. The Nile has always been the heart of Egypt. Starting in about 5000 B.C‚ nomads started moving into the Nile Valley
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major difficulties in getting in and out of Egypt. The Nile River is another attribute to the uniqueness of Egypt. Every thing that they have comes form the Nile‚ Their clothes‚ paper‚ some gods‚ food‚ and water. The Nile floods every year to provide a "black earth". No life could exist within ten miles of the Nile. The Nile also provided a natural "highway" for later merchants and armies. Tombs of the ancient pharaohs were built utilizing the Nile. Egypt’s geography had a large impact on Egyptian society
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The Huang He River gave birth to a Chinese civilization which was mostly isolated from the other parts of the world. This early Chinese civilization was located far from the Egyptian civilization that formed along the Nile River. Despite the distance‚ these two civilizations made almost identical advancements that shaped their daily life and cultures‚ and shared similar ideas in ruling their societies. China and Egypt’s cultures are alike because both civilizations made similar advancements in writing
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carving rocks! The Egyptians have shaped so much of our everyday lives‚ without us even realizing it. Egyptians had to be excellent at farming. They lived in the desert‚ after all. They had to learn to use the annual Nile river floods to their advantage. They learned that the Nile riverbed was fertile. When the river flooded‚ that same fertile riverbed became the new soil. The soil was fertile and
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became civilized. Geography had a profound effect during the Neolithic Revolution on economic‚ political‚ and cultural terms. In Egypt economics were greatly affected by the proximity of the nation to the Nile River. The river helped with communication‚ transportation‚ and agriculture. The Nile River was very helpful for the crops. The river would flood annually so it was very predictable. After the flood would come back down the ground would be soft and feral ready to produce crops. Having plentiful
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Geography and Early Civilizations Geography had a tremendous impact on early civilizations‚ the topography of the different regions played a key role in their development and formation. This statement by Fernand Braudel “ Geography is the stage in which humanity’s endless dramas are played out” (Getz et al.‚ Exchanges‚ 26) is a very moving and telling description. The terrain‚ whether it is natural or man made is not the end all‚ be all. It does however affect the stage a great deal. Mountainous
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farmers lives. Steinbeck and the Joads all hope to spread their message. Steinbeck alludes to the story of Moses in this section. He uses the apple box going down the river to send the readers a image of hope. Moses’ mother sent him down the Nile River‚ as a newborn baby‚ for an opportunity to survive the Egyptians. As John sends the apple box down the river‚ he tells it‚ “Go down an’ tell ‘em. Go down in the street an’ rot an’ tell ‘em that way. That’s the way you can talk.” The body in
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