production. 2 of the greatest river-valley civilizations were Mesopotamia and Egypt. All though they both supported having a patriarchal leader or king‚ Egypt had a strong‚ centralized government‚ whereas Mesopotamia was decentralized‚ and built based on small city-states operating independently. In both societies‚ the patriarchal leaders were influenced by religion tremendously. For example‚ in Egypt‚ all the citizens believed that not only did their pharoah have “powers”‚ but he was God in human form
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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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Nationalism has helped build and shape world history since ancient times. It is more of a current expression‚ but the political ideology has been in existence for centuries. It was most predominant during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with revolutionary wars‚ World War II in the twentieth century and currently in the middle east. Even though Nationalism has transformed world history by positive events like building up communities and creating nationsit also has the ability to decompose
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How Did the Nile Shape Ancient Egypt? The Nile shaped Ancient Egypt by influencing the daily lives of Egyptians‚ both psychologically and physically. Ancient Egypt was formed around 3000 B.C.E. and lasted for thousands of years (O.I). It depended on the Nile River‚ which was located in central Egypt. The Nile shaped‚ which means formed or molded‚ Ancient Egypt because its location protected Egypt and provided transportation‚ its flooding cycle instituted a seasonal rhythm‚ and its great value for
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investigation. -Learning by inquiry about the past of mankind was later developed into a discipline by the Greek historians Thucydides and Heredeotus (who is popularly known as ’Father of History’. PHILIPPINE HISTORY Philippine history‚ many argue‚ did not begin with the coming of the Portuguese explorer‚ Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. Rather‚ it began in the 13th century‚ when 10 datus from Borneo‚ each with a hundred of his kinsmen‚ landed in what is now known as Panay Island in the Visayas. Yet‚
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Ancient Egypt 10000-1075 BCE * The Nile Dominated the Egyptian World. * The Nile was divided into the upper and lower regions * The Nile symbolize the life blood in Egypt * Each city had its own patron Deity * City’s encouraged people to go on pilgrimages to their city’s via the Nile in order to increase economic activity in the city * The Nile was a lifeline for trade‚ politics‚ irrigation‚ etc. * Animals came to be seen as representation of the Gods on Earth *
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How Place Shapes Us Where we live makes a big impact on our sense of self and our attitude about how “normal” people live. Traveling to different areas of the country exposes us to samples of cultural differences within just the United States. In New York‚ affluence is measured in fashion and dollars. In Boston it is about history‚ who you know and education. In Hawaii‚ the focus is on hospitality‚ "Mahalo"‚ being laid back‚ and the waves. In the Mid-West‚ for some it is about the family farms
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of the same country‚ the societies‚ economies‚ and geography made it so that they were like two different nations. One of the things that shaped every aspect of life was the geography. The fertile soil and warm climate of the South made it ideal to plant crops like tobacco‚ cotton‚ rice‚ and indigo. Because farm work was so profitable to the Southerners‚ 80 percent of the southern population was working on farms. The northern soil and climate did not favor large plantations. In fact‚ by 1860‚ one
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The Etruscan’s were the most advanced civilization before the rise of Rome. Their culture was well established but uniquely different from other surrounding cultures. At one time‚ they were compared to the Greeks and even favored to be the ones to win hegemony over the entire peninsula. They mostly congregated the area between Arno and Tiber rivers north of Rome. The Etruscans rose and fell from power within the span of four hundred years. The began evolving in the 8th century BC and continued their
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by landlords. What they may spare in spinning they spend on rental‚ On milk‚ or on a meal to make porridge. To still the sobbing of the children at mealtime. Also they themselves suffer much hunger. They have woe in winter time…” William describes how they didn’t have time or the resources to get what they wanted for comfort‚ but rather on what they needed to survive. When Pope Urban II called for a crusade to help the Byzantines and to free the city of Jerusalem‚ many people looked at this as an
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