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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different but also similar in the civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia. They were different in how they viewed women’s equality with men‚ status in marriage‚ but were similar in the way that they were associated with homemaking. In most civilizations‚ including Mesopotamia‚ women’s equality was lesser than men’s. Men could own property‚ sell land‚ and act as political leaders. However‚ these privileges did not apply to women. In Mesopotamia‚ their legal status was much lesser than men’s as were
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to determine not only the cultural pieces that identify a society but also the environmental impacts that molded the society into what we know it as today. In the following paragraphs I will be explaining how the different environments of Mesopotamia and Egypt shaped their cultural traits. Mankind began as a hunter-gatherer species embracing a nomadic lifestyle based on the movements of prey and the lifecycles of plants. As man evolved he became more aware of the potential in domesticating animals
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Though Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia were different in their outlook on life and in the structure of their governments ‚ they were similar in their interaction and trade‚ because they both were embedded in larger networks of commerce‚ culture‚ and power‚ and they both carried on long-distance trade once they were established. Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia had very different outlooks on life. The Mesopotamians viewed humankind as caught in an inherently disorderly world‚ and subject
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J. Diamond’s Collapse: Harappa Throughout the course of history‚ major complex civilizations have always found themselves in a state of decline‚ and possibly even collapse. In “Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed” Jared Diamond lays out the questions and issues and issues at the foundation of his theory on the collapse of societies. Diamond uses five factors that could contribute to the collapse of a society: damage that people in inadvertently inflict on the environment‚ climate-change
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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 and the Indus civilization are two great civilizations with different aspects to their development. The Indus civilization had a long-lasting effect that is seen today by the name India‚ which was taken from the name Indus. They both have famous scriptures‚ the Rgveda for Indus‚ and the Epic of Gilgamesh in Mesopotamia which influences the civilization. They also have two different developments of their language‚ the Semitic language in Mesopotamia and Proto-Indo European(PIE) and Proto-Indo
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classes with warriors and priests‚ merchants‚ and the majority of peasants. Egypt shared similar characteristics and had a peasant majority. The Pharaoh was at the top of the social classes and controlled almost everything in the empire. He was treated like a god‚ and his sons could hope to inherit his position. However‚ in Mayan civilization the king’s sons would become priests and could hope to be the next king in line. In Egypt‚ lower social classes could work hard to move
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MESOPOTAMIA EDUCATION Sumerians trained boys in art. The students were mostly sons from upper-class families – sons of priests‚ temple and palace officials‚ military officers‚ sea captains and scribes. Girls and those who can’t afford the fees were not enrolled. They used clay tablets to write and practice their cuneiform writing. Clay tablets became their books. Those who learned the art were assigned to work as scribes in the temples‚ courts‚ or as merchants. RELIGION Sumerians worshipped
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people. The word Egypt is derived from the Greek language and means Kemer
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