Civilization is a complex way of life that came about as people began to develop urban settlements. The earliest civilizations developed after 3000 BCE‚ when the rise of agriculture allowed people to have surplus food and economic stability. Agricultural populations advanced beyond village life‚ and many people no longer had to practice farming at all. Civilizations first appeared in Mesopotamia‚ in what is now Iraq‚ then in Egypt. Civilizations thrived in the Indus Valley by 2500 BCE‚ in China
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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 the wealth and power of the civilization. They
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Ancient civilizations The following 4 ancient civilizations all have very different types of development whether it be because the difference in geographical‚ economic or social location does not change the fact that these four civilizations have come (and some have not come) to present day extremely different from one another because of their different developmental patterns. Extremely early Egyptians began settling along the Nile during the Neolithic period. The Nile provided necessary resources
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From roughly 2300 BC until 1500 BC the Indus Valley civilizations thrived in what is now modern-day Pakistan. The first excavations of the Indus Valley‚ began by archaeologist Mortimer Wheeler‚ began in 1921-1922 and uncovered important information of the highly complex civilization. One of the main cities was called Harappa. Harappa‚ like Mohenjo-Daro‚ grew along the Indus River. It came into existence earlier than and lasted longer than the southern city of Mohenjo-Daro. It was well known for
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The Indus Civilization began around 2500 B.C. in the western part of south Asia. There have been many excavations‚ and still are many continuing on now. With hopes to uncover the deep mysteries of the Indus Civilization excavators push on. The Indus Valley Civilization has many tribes in various areas in Asia. One of the many mysteries is the actual name and location of every tribe that contributed to the making of the Indus Valley Civilization. However the general locations have been classified
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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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Coptic: Ancient Egyptian language‚ spread to the lower Nile river valley Cataracts: churning rapids‚ it was impossible to travel all the way upstream because of the cataracts Delta: formed in Lower Egypt‚ it is where the Nile River spreads and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. Upper Egypt: the strip of land that extends between Nubia and towards Lower Egypt Lower Egypt: North most region of Egypt‚ between Upper Egypt and the Mediterranean Sea. Nubia: region along the Nile River‚ located between Sudan
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Egypt and Sumer Civilizations Two of the greatest civilizations were Egypt and Sumer. Both civilizations had similarities‚ but also had their differences just like everything in life. They had similar beliefs on gods controlling everything in their lives. Also‚ these two civilizations were the first ones to make up a writing system. Even though both civilizations were the first‚ their writing was very different from each other. They had similar hierarchy and both invented important things that
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history. However‚ Egyptian culture holds a lot of contradictions between its old and new. Even though ancient Egyptian and modern Egyptian cultures sprout from the same country‚ they are drastically different in many aspects‚ most importantly in their religion and beliefs‚ jobs‚ and written and spoken languages. Egypt’s first and oldest civilization‚ known as Ancient Egypt‚ represented a very fascinating period of history. Ancient Egyptians attributed this great period of prosperity and success
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Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. The Indian Civilizations lived on the Indian Peninsula. The Indian peninsula is located north of the Indian Ocean‚ and east of Africa‚ west of China and south of Russia. The Brazilian Civilizations lived in modern-day Brazil‚ which is a large area of rainforest in eastern South America. The Inuit Civilization lived in what is today Greenland‚ a large island north of Canada. In this paper‚ I will talk about three different civilizations that were visited by Portugal. All of
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