Egypt & Mesopotamia Around 5‚000 years ago lived two of the most memorable first civilizations. Egypt and Mesopotamia were very advanced for their time‚ with their advance agriculture and religious beliefs that were the start of revolution and an example for almost all cultures to follow. While both Egypt and Mesopotamia live in the same religion with similar climates‚ Mesopotamia had a very pessimistic outlook on their life‚ while Egypt has a much more optimistic outlook on life. The difference
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Imperialism in Egypt greatly injured‚ but also helped their development politically‚ economically‚ and socially. In 1876‚ when the Suez Canal opened‚ Ismail Pasha sold the Suez’s shares in order to receive money fast. Because of this stupid decision‚ the nationalists began a revolution so the leader‚ Tawfik Pasha‚ asked for help from British. In 1882 the British occupied Egypt. Politically‚ the British took over because they wanted to have outward expansion. They thought that because of their growing
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The development of the Egyptian civilization would have not been so successful without the Nile River. Egypt is located in the northeast corner of the continent of Africa. Amongst the barren desert‚ that makes up most of Egypt‚ is a slender strip of fertile land which enabled agriculture to flourish in an otherwise harsh environment. Additionally‚ Egypt consisted of two sections which were known as upper Egypt and lower Egypt. “The Egyptians recognized two sets of geographical divisions in their
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The Tigris river and Euphrates river made civilization possible in ancient Mesopotamia. Having rivers directly next to cities was a pivotal factor of their likelihood to survive‚ without a source of water the people would perish. The Tigris and Euphrates are well known rivers‚ mainly because of the historical significance that they hold‚ in that they were centered around ancient civilizations. The rivers create many possibilities for expansion‚ trade and growth for the civilizations. Similarly‚ both
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Throughout history certain civilizations have made a lasting impressions on how the world works. Some even leave a legacy or a path for future generations to succeed. The Egyptians lived in an ancient time. Nevertheless‚ they managed to make huge advances in farming‚ building‚ and education. Egypt has made a huge impression on our world today. They introduced new farming equipment that cuts the workload by about 25 people. They left us gigantic monuments to prove they were there‚ and that they
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Ancient Civilizations DBQ In the beginning of human existence‚ nomadism was the main form of living in order to survive. Many of our early civilizations started out with a group of people gathering and hunting their food‚ never staying in one place because their food always moved. That is until the Neolithic revolution‚ the domestication of plants and animals‚ which really started the chain reaction of civilization. Because of the start of Mesopotamia‚ Ancient Egypt‚ and The Indus Valley‚ many
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Rivers played a big role in why civilizations were able to grow so large because it could provide people with a way of transportation‚ water to drink‚ and irrigate their crops. The Chinese first started to settle the land about 1.7 billion years ago near the Yun Nan Province in the south near the Yangtze River. Yun Nan has a warm climate to grow crops‚ and the river gave them water to drink and gave them a way to irrigate their crops. Fish also were an abundant food supply. As they prospered‚
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In the third millennium BC the Sumerians conquered the Mesopotamian Empire. They prearranged themselves into self-governing cities. Around the year two thousands three hundred and thirty BC‚ the Sumerian cities were conquered by King Sargon I and the Akkadian Empire was founded. Around the year two thousand and two hundred BC the Akkadian Empire was conquered and a long period of division started. Around the year one thousand and eight hundred BC‚ the city of Babylon attained supremacy and founded
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Gift of the Nile Herodotus referred to Egypt as the “gift of the Nile” because without the Nile Egypt would not exist. The Nile is the most important physical feature in Egypt. It’s the longest river in the world and flows through the world’s largest desert. Without the Nile Egypt would not be able to exist because the area that Egypt is in it does not rain and there are no other rivers. Egypt only exists along the Nile and the rest is desert. The Nile is Egypt’s only source for water since it
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The Nile River greatly affected ancient Egypt’s economy‚ culture‚ and daily life. Life would not be possible without the Nile River in ancient Egypt. The Nile River greatly affected ancient Egypt’s economy. One way that the Nile River affected ancient Egypt’s economy‚ was when the Nile River floods‚ the water from the Nile River gives a rich black silt to the land. After the water from the flood goes away‚ the Egyptians could plant crops on that land. This affects the Egyptian economy by providing
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