Diamond‚ is guns‚ germs‚ steel‚ and geographical luck. Geographical luck is what stemmed and brought up a vast majority of the Europeans luck in acquiring such great land masses over the years. It mostly started in what can be described as the “fertile crescent” where there were adequate resources for survival and development. These resources consisted of good soil and decent weather for farming and big
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The Arise of Civilizations in Mesopotamia and the Nile River Valley The Fertile Crescent lies from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. The Fertile Crescent was a land named because of its good soil and its golden wheat fields. Within the Fertile Crescent was a region called Mesopotamia that the ancient Greeks had named later. This meant “between the rivers” where it was located it was between the Tigris river and the Euphrates river. In this area the world’s first civilization arose in
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Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel Europe’s geographic position was a key influence on its development. Not only was Europe close to the Fertile Crescent‚ but it also it contained climates and habitats that animals and crops could adapt to. In the 16th century‚ livestock animals that came from the Fertile Crescent dominated European farms. These animals included the cow‚ sheep‚ goat‚ horse‚ and many others. They served as a source of meat‚ milk‚ wool‚ manure‚ and muscle power. They transformed the productivity
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called the fertile crescent.in the Neolithic revolution‚ the fertile crescent became an agricultural area‚ used the rivers flooding to set up fields and starting living a settled life. They were small and very isolated‚ which kept the are fragmented politically. When we think of civilization‚ we see that starts to happen with Sargon. Sargon created what we consider to be the first empire. It unified what we call Sumer and Akkad. Summer was a city-state in the south of Fertile Crescent‚ and Akkad
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The Agricultural Revolution occurred during the Neolithic period which was the second era in human history. The Neolithic period‚ following the Paleolithic period‚ was when Agriculture began and hit its peak. I believe that the Agricultural Revolution was inevitable‚ eventually somewhere in human history it was going to occur. But‚ a largely debated topic is why it happened so late in human history. I believe it happened so late in the history of humankind for various reasons. One reason is because
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getting flooded. Flooding is supposed to cause damage‚ true‚ but not in this case. When Mesopotamia became flooded‚ came what was called the Fertile Crescent because of the left behind silt from the flood. Mesopotamia was part of the “cultural crossroads” because it was right in between the other continents of Africa‚ Asia‚ and Europe. Along with the Fertile Crescent‚ this “cultural crossroads” were a strike to the start of many new civilizations because of the good trade and high cultural diffusion.
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Irrigation along the Fertile Crescent allowed for mass food production‚ and therefore‚ sustainability of a larger population than previous civilizations could hold. The population was so large‚ in fact‚ that it began to develop city-states. A city-state is a free governed city that
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modern-day Iran‚ Syria and Turkey. The ’two rivers’ of the name referred to the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers and the land was known as ’Al-Jazirah’(the island) by the Arabs (referencing what Egyptologist J.H. Breasted would later call the Fertile Crescent‚ where Mesopotamian civilization began). Unlike the more unified civilizations of Egypt or Greece‚ Mesopotamia was a collection of varied cultures whose only real bond was that of their script‚ their gods and their attitude toward women. The
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1. Paleolithic rock art: People left their hunting records‚ drawings of their culture and experiences on cave walls with bright colours‚ some of which have been preserved up to today. Also‚ paleolithic people made small statues or carvings out of stone‚ of figures such as Venus figures. In addition‚ although it may seem like art to modern world‚ they used stone tools to hunt and gather. 1. Venus figurines : In places all over the world‚ from Europe to Russia‚ figurines of women have been found
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yet the similarities and differences in the geographical features made them distinct. Both of these civilisations were created around a very important source: water. Ancient Egypt was built in the fertile area on the banks of the river Nile. The basis for Mesopotamia was in the Fertile Crescent‚ specially the area around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Water is important for agriculture which is the very basis for a civilisation. The rivers of both the civilisations (Nile in Egypt and Tigris
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