The First Civilization The Rise of Civilization EQ1: How did civilization develop in the region of Sumer? Answer: Civilization developed in the region of Sumer because then they had a better and easy life to live. What is traits of civilization? * Advanced Cities * * Cities became important because farmers needed a place to store and trade their surplus again * * As cities grew larger and larger‚ they began to offer other advantages to do
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also helped because this would rotate the soil‚ making the crops turn out fresher than before. Another example is that Mesopotamia is in the Fertile Crescent‚ an area with extremely fertile soil due to the two rivers in the area‚ the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers. Every year there is a part of the year called the flooding season. During this time‚ the banks of the two rivers will overflow‚ naturally irrigating the surrounding
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The empire was too huge and extended from the Atlantic Ocean to the Euphrates River in the Middle East. It was hard to communicate easily or rule effectively. In other words‚ the empire became hard to control and chaotic. Defense was required to guard from local rebellion and outside attacks. Emperor Diocletian had a solution
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location. First‚ the location of the Persian Empire prior to its expansion was between the Indian Ocean and the Persian Gulf to the south while the northern side of the empire lay the Caspian Sea. A plethora of rivers‚ including River Tigris and River Euphrates contributed immensely to the growth of the empire due to its strategic position and contribution in irrigation and the growth of the Fertile Crescent‚ which was used for agriculture and farming (Burgan 8-10). Moreover‚ the location of the Persian
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Delante’ Lindsey October 2‚ 2012 3rd World History Essay Compare and Contrast China and Egypt Have you ever wondered what it was like in ancient times? How they dress‚ what they did‚ and what were their rules? These are questions people ask themselves or each other every day. This essay will focus on the come up of China and Egypt and a few things they did to get their civilization off the ground. There are many similarities between the two civilizations. One thing they
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David Peeters Poem Analysis Starting from the late 1700’s until the mid 1900’s was a difficult time for the African American community. People were dying for no specific reason‚ there were no jobs’ and the life conditions were very harsh. The Analyzing of two different poems A Black Man Talks of Reaping by Arna Bontemps and A Negro Speaks of Rivers by Langston Hughes helps us better understand the difficulties in Harlem during the 19th century. The comparison of the similarities and differences
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The ancient civilization of Sumer gave the world one of the most valuable advances to society. Founded between 4‚500 and 4‚000 B.C.‚ Sumer had a major impact on future civilizations. The Sumerian government was powerful. Their economy flourished due to advances in farming. Socially though‚ they had the greatest influence on future societies. The Sumerians introduced to the world the first writing system. “… The most important aspect of Sumerian culture‚ and the one that has had the most lasting
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someone who studies culture * Neolithic revolution agriculture; no more nomads; settlements * River Valley Civilizations (all the civilizations had 2 rivers except for Egypt) * Mesopotamia * Tigris and Euphrates rivers * Egypt * The Nile river * Indus * The Indus and Ganges rivers * China * Huang He and Yangtze rivers * Mesopotamia * Cuneiform * Code of Hammurabi
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technology were what made them truly remarkable in their period. Both Egypt and Sumer were born on the nutrient rich soils of the worlds greatest rivers. The rivers that first that first saw such great advances in human development was the Tigris‚ Euphrates and the Nile. Through early agricultural advancement such as irrigation and new farming tools. Which created a huge population development. That caused mass amounts of people to settle down and empower the community. The Sumerian and Egyptian
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with other regions. The Mesopotamians had widespread trade connections throughout the Middle East. Goods such as wood‚ vegetable oil‚ and barley were exchanged for cedar‚ silver‚ gold‚ and copper as well as other materials. Because the Tigris and Euphrates rivers traversed a wide variety of different regions‚ merchants were able to barter and sell their products at different canals and ports the rivers passed through. The ancient Egyptians were known for their infatuation with Nubian gold. They were
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