Mesopotamia‚ an ancient Greek term meaning “the land between rivers”‚ is considered to be the cradle of civilization because this is where we find the origins of agriculture‚ written language‚ and cities. It was known as the land between two rivers‚ the Tigris to the north and the Euphrates to the south. Rains were seasonal in this area‚ which meant that the land flooded in the winter and spring and water was scarce at other times. Farming in the region depended on irrigation from the Tigris and
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Mesopotamia (3100BC-540BC) 1. Social structure: The priest held high status and initially governed the city-state 2. Organized Government: the government was theocracy which means that the government ran by religion; also the government was a monarchy which means there is the king rule’s the land. 3. Religion: polytheism which means that they belief in more than one god. 4. Scientific & Cultural Achievements: invented the wheel which they used to make pottery and vehicles‚ also invented the
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The Arise of Civilizations in Mesopotamia and the Nile River Valley The Fertile Crescent lies from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. The Fertile Crescent was a land named because of its good soil and its golden wheat fields. Within the Fertile Crescent was a region called Mesopotamia that the ancient Greeks had named later. This meant “between the rivers” where it was located it was between the Tigris river and the Euphrates river. In this area the world’s first civilization arose in Southeastern
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Bowie‚ Tomeka C. History-114 9-15-2014 Dr. R. J. Simms From the Flintstones’’ Caves to Towns and then to Sumeria‚ Babylon and Egypt: Early Urban Civilizations or Not? “We are not the first to suffer‚ rebel‚ fight‚ love and die. The grace with which we embrace life‚ in spite of the pain‚ the sorrows‚ is always a measure of what has gone before…” Although preceding is a quote from Alice Walker’s “Revolutionary Petunias‚” and found in A Shining of Hope: The History of Black Women in America by
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Geography and the development/diffusion of human society- World history- Mesopotamia • Mesopotamia is Greek for “land between the rivers.” • The land is supplied by water from both the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. • Land is mostly flat‚ but borders mountains. • Similar to the Nile River‚ both rivers would flood yearly and cause the crops of the land to be much more plentiful than in surrounding areas. However‚ these rivers are much stronger than the Nile which would create a much worse flooding
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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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The ancient civilizations of Egypt and China were very similar in many different aspects. Their governments and their geography were extremely alike and the religions of the two civilizations had only tiny differences. The early Egyptians also had the same concept of writing as the Chinese people who lived across the continent from them. Suprisingly‚ these two ancient civilizations that existed very far away from each other show a enormous amount of similarities in almost every area. The government
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Geography impacts many regions‚ but my main focuses are on Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia have similarities‚ but despite that‚ they also have differences. The culture‚ religion‚ and land of both regions have been impacted by geography‚ and the differences and comparasions of both will explain more of their regions background and how they were impacted over the years. First and foremost‚ Ancient Egypt has two pieces of land called the ´black land´ and the ´red land´.
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2 Anonymous Civilization. The word “civilization” comes from the Latin term for “city.” The first civilizations were the river-valley civilizations‚ so-called because they all developed alongside major rivers to secure an adequate water supply for agricultural production. 2 of the greatest river-valley civilizations were Mesopotamia and Egypt. All though they both supported having a patriarchal leader or king‚ Egypt had a strong‚ centralized government‚ whereas Mesopotamia was decentralized
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120 Study Guide 1 Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt 1. What is the difference between culture and civilization? Give some specific examples from our own contemporary period of each. 1. Culture is by definition smaller than a civilization. 2. .Culture can grow and exist without residing in a formal civilization whereas a civilization will never grow and exist without the element of culture. 3. Culture can be tangible or intangible whereas civilization is something that
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