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    reason for order is keeping everything in line. In ancient Hawaii there were systems of sharing resources and they were called Kapu‚ Ahupua’a‚ and Makahiki. Kapu was sort of an ancient Hawaiian law that dictated what you could or could not do in the society based on spiritual powers. Ahupua’a was the ancient Hawaiian system of dividing land between the different groups of people in ancient Hawaii. The Makahiki was a yearly festival that the ancient Hawaiians celebrated to commemorate their harvests

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    The role of women in different civilizations‚ even though on different spectrums of the world‚ had many similarities and only a few differences. Women in these four civilizations: Greece‚ Egypt‚ China‚ and India faced many of the same hardships‚ struggles‚ and prejudices. Some of this treatment of women didn’t even end until present day (1920’s). In some of these civilizations women were able to rise up somewhat in their communities but it didn’t come without some kind of interference. When it came

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    authority over women. This goes way back in time to the very first civilizations where people believe that men do have higher power. If looking at civilizations like Ancient Greece‚ Rome‚ and even China you would see that it has always been a male that has been dominate with power. All of these civilizations at one point obtained a Patriarchal society. The upcoming writing will help the reader understand how these civilizations have exhibited Patriarchy. First‚ let’s go back in time to Chinese

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    technology presented in source three about ancient civilizations was the most advanced type of technology used throughout all of the articles presented. The highly advanced technology that was talked about throughout the passage is able to use infrared satellite imagery. Infrared satellite imagery is able to look down on an open area and see what is located under the surface of the ground. Explorers had used this to uncover what the old civilizations looked like through the satellite. When a

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    The claim that ancient cultures and civilizations developed in isolation due to limited technology and travel overlooks significant evidence of shared practices and institutions. Despite the distances and cultural variations‚ ancient societies shared fundamental aspects of social organization‚ governance‚ and labor systems. By examining examples from the textbook‚ we can argue this notion and demonstrate how civilizations shared commonalities in areas such as patriarchy‚ social hierarchy‚ conquest

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    Changes of Hairstyling From the Ancient Civilizations to Modernity and Hairstyles in Different Parts of the World. Abstract Hairstyles have been a sign of status and hierarchy in societies around the world since ancient times. In ancient Egypt‚ Greece‚ and China‚ a woman’s hairstyle often told others of what rank she held in society‚ to whom she was married‚ and even if she was married or widowed. Initially religious and traditional reasoning was taken into

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    Ancient Egyptian Civilization The Growth of Egyptian Civilization Egypt has been called “the gift of the Nile.” Without this mighty river‚ all Egypt would be desert‚ for it receives little rainfall. Heavy spring and summer rains at the source of the Nile once caused the river to overflow regularly each July. The yearly flooding of the Nile made it possible for Neolithic farmers to grow crops in the valley. The flood waters brought moisture to the dry land and also left behind a layer of rich

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    1.Timeline of Ancient Egyptian civilization: c. 5000 BC: The coming of farming to the Nile Valley c. 3500-3000: The Pre-dynastic period‚ leading to the unification of Egypt c. 2650: The beginning of the Old Kingdom c.2575-2465: The Great Pyramids of Giza built c. 2150: The fall of the Old Kingdom leads to the 1st Intermediate period begins 2074: The Middle Kingdom begins; Egypt is united and powerful again 1759: The fall of the Middle Kingdom leads to the 2nd Intermediate period

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    Three major civilizations rose in the Middle East. All of them had similar locations‚ religions‚ social structures‚ and government. The three locations for these great civilizations were Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ and Indus River Valley. They all had a similar rise and a decline. For starters; the location for these civilizations are extremely important in creating an effective civilization. For example‚ Mesopotamia‚ was located between two rivers‚ the Tigris and Euphrates which gave the cities clean water

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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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