The ancient civilizations had a tendency of starting along rivers such as the Nile‚ Indus‚ Huang He‚ and the Tigris and Euphrates. I can see the importance of the rivers and why this has been a common factor through history having land bordering rivers. Different outcomes occur along the river such as poverty or riches. There are also a large amount of advantages and disadvantages of living next to a river. An advantage of living by a river would be having an accessible supply of fish near your
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Between the years of 100 and 1450 trade developed and thrived between different regions of the world. These regions included Africa‚ Europe‚ and Asia‚ and the Americas. Trade was established between these areas using different trade routes. As these areas traded more than just goods were spread. Ideas‚ religion‚ and technology were spread along the trade routes. These cultural aspects were combined with traditional cultures to create new syncretic societies. These trade patterns led to cultural
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In 1894 the microwave was invented. Mistakes can cause new discoveries. Mistakes have lead to the invention of the microwave‚ ancient artifacts in Troy were found‚ and can cause major damage to the earth. So people learn from their mistakes. To begin with‚ two friends decided to dig up trenches to find ancient artifacts. They did this because they wanted to have a piece of history from the town of Troy. According to text 1 paragraph 7 it states‚ “He had workers open up huge trenches in the
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Ahriel L. Fuller 4th Period AP World History The Aztecs: What Should History Say? To begin with‚ the Aztecs were a great society that formed during the years of 1350-1519; in its present day site‚ of what we know as Mexico City. The Aztecs believed in human sacrificing‚ which intern bought them to killing thousands of people each month. With them human sacrificing‚ it made the Aztecs look barbaric and uncivilized. However history should say that the Aztecs had a very creative and organized empire
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Throughout the 19th century there had been a lot of factors that caused change in this time period. It was figured that the U.S would become an industrial superpower by the turn of the 20th century. The various factors were;natural resources‚ railroads‚ population increase and free enterprise system. These within them selves made it clear that there must be some kind of way to transpire these into one another and contribute. This is where inventors came in the mix. It was understood that
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Bayan Mizyed Ms. O’Connor English 1 February 19‚ 2015 Environmental Influences Values are things that you believe are important in the way you live and work. People believe that knowing your values will help you make the right decisions about how to live your life. On the other hand‚ people argue that one’s values may change depending on the environment they are in. Values can change due to the government‚ during survival situations‚ and based on the people around them. One’s values can change
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In Eighteenth century England a general rise in the sale of Gin was occurring. Gin was becoming more and more popular. Some English citizens approved and supported the sale of Gin while others did not. Some English people just wanted to stay neutral and produce a compromise between the two. Various reasons and purposes account for the difference in opinions but the Gin Act of 1751 formulated debate from all groups in society. Some citizens approved and supported the sale of Gin in England. England
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In light of the following documents and your knowledge of the 1820’s and 1830’s‚ to what extent do you agree with the Jacksonian’s view of themselves? Jacksonian Democrats thought very highly of themselves because they recognized their responsibility as political leaders in America‚ to be guardians of the Constitution. The Jacksonian Democrats advocated all the same issues that President Jackson did. A main characteristic of the Jacksonian Democrats was that they fought for the common man and strived
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Dominic Enriquez Period 2 AP World History Four main causes known as Nationalism‚ Imperialism‚ Militarism‚ and Alliance Systems were responsible for the breakout of World War I in Europe and all over the world. The majority of the war was fought in Europe between Russia‚ Germany‚ France‚ Britain‚ Italy‚ and Austria Hungary but later engagements were carried out in the Southern and Southwestern fronts near Africa and other colonies. The entire worldwide event took place over a period of four years
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Although very savage‚ the Mongols were without doubt a very intelligent and civilized group of people who were brilliant in war‚ psychological warfare‚ and compassionate to other religions. The Mongols had extremely complicated battle plans that resulted in many victories. The writer of History of the Mongols explains‚ “Other columns of stronger men they dispatch far off to the right and the left … and in this way they surround them” (Doc. D). Compared to the other battle plans of the time period
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