civilizations to become quite wealthy (Perry‚ et. al‚ 2009). Altogether‚ the beginning of all civilization began‚ simply‚ with growing crops and trading them. The growing of crops in Mesopotamia took place near the rivers surrounding it: the Tigris and Euphrates. The area is now known as the “fertile crescent‚” and can support a variety of crops (Rayment‚ 2012). Because the main outcome of Mesopotamia’s toil was crops‚ they relied heavily on trade to support the people (Perry‚ et. al‚ 2009). What helped
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Chapter 1 Reading Guide From Human Prehistory to the Early River Valley Civilizations DIRECTIONS: Read Chapter 1: From Human Prehistory to the Early River Valley Civilizations DIRECTIONS: Define the following vocabulary terms. Paleolithic Age: The Old Stone Age ending in 12‚000 b.c.e.; typified by use of crude stone tools and hunting and gathering for subsistence. Neolithic Age: The New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 b.c.e.; period in which adaption of sedentary agriculture occurred; domestication
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their destiny. The Egyptians adapted their way of life by building their civilization around the significant advantages of the Nile River. The Mesopotamians were not as lucky to have a river with such stability as the Nile; they were left with the Euphrates and Tigris River which forced them to alter and build their civilization countering the disadvantages they faced. The Indus Valley also adapted‚ but took advantage of their location which was surrounded by mountains‚ ocean and desert opening up many
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first civilization ever‚ was able to build huge structures‚ and its city-states did not have very much in common with one another. The Earliest Civilization Ever Mesopotamia became a civilization at around 3100 BC between the two rivers Tigris and Euphrates. According to HISTORY OF MESOPOTAMIA‚ Mesopotamia was invented a bit earlier than 3100 BC. This is telling us that Mesopotamia became a civilization at around 3100 BC. This is also the time that the first civilization started because
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agriculture‚ and many other things. Egypt and Mesopotamia are very similar. Now one reason ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia are similar is their agriculture. The two civilizations both use their rivers‚ the Nile river for the Egyptians‚ and the Tigris and Euphrates for the Mesopotamians. The way they used the rivers is they attempted to predict when the river they were near would flood‚ and use the land around it which would be fertile after the flooding to plant their crops. The main difference with the two
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Cornell Note Taking Template Key Words: Notes: Nile river Longest river in world. Supplied life-giving water for the Egyptians civilization. Had an annual cycle of moth long flooding. Hard for farmers but then solved by irrigation and pre- harvesting. Steps toward civilization. Hunter-gatherer groups moved in and formed farming settlements. Neolithic culture developed in 6000 BC Mined
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a constantly changing pantheon of deities. The deities were also influenced by the sporadic flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers‚ causing the gods to have a violent nature. In the Egyptian region‚ the mountains and deserts provided them with protection from invasions and allowed them to have a constant pantheon of deities. Unlike the flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers‚ the flooding of the Nile River was predictable‚ causing the deities to be peacefully natured. Both of the regions
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alternate professions based on their skills. Thus people in the New Stone Age started specializing in skills that suited them the most. This led to innovations in many fields. People started making tools and utensils‚ jewelry and homes. 2. The Tigris-Euphrates Valley Mesopotamia‚
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valleys of Nile‚ Tigris and Euphrates * What is the Neolithic Revolution? * The important shift from food gathering to food producing * Who are the nomads? * Wanderers who travel from place to place in search of food CH 2 * Babylonians * What is a dynasty? * Family of rulers in which the right to rule passes on with the family * What is the Fertile Crescent? * Fertile land that lies within the crescent shaped area‚ Tigris-Euphrates Valley was within it
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The Ten Biggest Dams in Asia Human’s never ending need of water dates back from the start of our existence. In the earlier days our ancestors have always been relying on the naturally occurring dams found in nature. But with the rapid increase of population‚ these natural dams are now very insufficient in providing enough water to supply the peoples demand for water. With a problem comes a solution‚ our early ancestors needed to find a more efficient way of getting and storing water for their needs
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