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    world’s oldest civilizations. Its ancient history dates back further than most and has many periods. Very little is known about the earliest inhabitants of India. Ancient tools found in the Soan Valley and South India are the earliest evidence of humans in India discovered so far. Some of the tools date back to the Paleolithic Age – 400‚000 to 200‚000 years ago‚ other tools date to the Mesolithic Age and the Neolithic Age (8000 BC – 4000 BC). The first organized civilization of India developed

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    The clash between the West and Islam will be vital to the course of world events over the coming decades. Islam is‚ in fact‚ the only civilization which ever put the survival of the West in doubt - and more than once! What is interesting is how this conflict flows not simply from the differences between the two civilizations‚ but more importantly from their similarities. It is said that people who are too much alike cannot easily live together‚ and the same goes for cultures as well. Both Islam

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    Disappearance of the Mayan Civilization Adrianna Clayton-McGowan Strayer University HUM111 Professor Cynthia Creel 04/29/2012 Disappearance of the Mayan Civilization Adrianna Clayton-McGowan Strayer University HUM111 Professor Cynthia Creel 04/29/2012 No one can say for certain what happened to the Mayan people‚ but theories abound and include varied possible alternatives to explain the abrupt and mysterious disappearance of the Mayan civilization. One of the prime mysteries in archaeology

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    The Maya civilization began to wane towards the end of the Classic period. Nobody knows exactly why‚ but it has been a continuing mystery to archaeologists for hundreds of years. Around the year 800 AD‚ the once thriving Maya civilization of Mesoamerica began to rapidly collapse. There were a series of catastrophic volcanic eruptions that had devastated the countryside. This was followed by two extreme droughts that lasted for long periods of time. This goes without mentioning the unending wars

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    Europe I. General Info A. Facts 1. birthplace of western civilization 2. influential on world development a. history - exploration b. philosophy - religion [ religious backgrounds in US & Latin America come from Rome ] c. ideology - gov [ democracy comes from Ancient Greece ] 3. continent - subregions a. Eastern (Central) b. Western B. Geography 1. major cities~refer to map 2. 2nd smallest Australia‚ 2.9) -4 sq. miles 3. population of 700 million +‚ density 65 ppl/sq

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    The Fall of the Mayan Civilization Elizabeth Putman Professor Jennifer Adrienne Humanities 111 January 26‚ 2012 Mashkan-shapir was a typical Mesopotamian city‚ located about 20 miles from the Tigris River‚ and connected to the river by a network of canals. Despite a flourishing civilization‚ Mashkan-shapir was abandoned within only 20 years of its settlement. What could have caused this rapid demise? For decades‚ archaeologists have been searching for an explanation of the Maya collapse

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    Mesopotamia is an ancient civilization located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. It has a hot‚ dry‚ climate. Mesopotamia was started in 5‚300 B.C. and ended 2‚900 B.C. There are 5 features to every civilization‚ they are: stable food supply‚ specialization of labor‚ system of government‚ social levels‚ and a highly developed culture. There are 8 features under culture they are: art‚ architecture‚ writing‚ literature‚ music‚ religion‚ technology‚ and leisure and recreation. The three most important

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    China’s Flourishing Civilization China’s Geography Map of China What topographical features are present and not-present on this map would influence China’s development? Major River Systems Ancient China had two major river systems: • Huang He which is also known as the Yellow River • Yangtze which is also known as the Chang Jiang . Major River Systems • The Huang He River system 3‚000 miles long • Empties into the Yellow Sea • Ancient Chinese civilization began along this river

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    Trade in the Aztec Civilization While reading the Trade in the Aztec Civilization‚ I learned a great deal of new and old business ethics. I saw the differences between today’s business and before business and how we have evolved from it. One of the first things I noticed was the different social classes. Just like in today’s society there were the rich‚ the middle class‚ and the poor. The pipiltin’s and mayeques considered themselves the common people. They were the first ones to engage in

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    Chapter one 1) Before Civilization a) Food gathering and stone tools i) Cooking‚ traveling and shelter (1) First evidence of cooking food was 25‚000 years ago in eastern Asia‚ but there might have been cooking before that (2) Women would do most of the cooking‚ men did the hunting (3) All foragers would live in small bands‚ large enough to defend themselves‚ but not so large that they had a food shortage (4) Used any natural shelter (such as caves or overhanging rocks were preferred‚ when natural

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