The pre-modern era was a massive time period in which human civilizations began to transition from their hunter and gatherer lifestyles‚ and move towards more sustainable settlements. This move towards more permanent settlements is what gave rise to many new technologies. During the pre-modern era‚ the technological innovations of Cuneiform‚ beasts of burden‚ and early maritime trade were the most pivotal in establishing the course of human history. Without these select technological innovations
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is a place located in the Middle East where many of the world’s first civilizations begun. The Fertile Crescent had gotten its name due to the fertile soil it had‚ which was great for growing crops and the crescent type shape which is shown on the map! But besides fertile soil‚ there are many other advantages that allowed The Fertile Crescent to be the earliest site of development for most of the building blocks of civilization. In my opinion‚ the top three advantages were the two-way link between
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Chris Allen Mrs. Mentlewski World History 29 September 2014 Early Civilization Practice Comparative Essay Comparing ancient Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ India‚ and China’s technology there is an equivalence between each civilization and the same goes when discovering their distinctions. Take into account the massive gaps of time between the use of certain technology across each civilization. Therefore China adopted the technology of Mesopotamia while developing much of their own. Although ancient Mesopotamia
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Ancient Civilizations sculpted the way that countries live and function currently. Without their drudgery to make discoveries about life‚ who knows what kind of system we would be living in today. Interestingly‚ all civilizations had differences of culture and way of life‚ just like today. Let ’s explore India and Rome in the time of their ancient civilization‚ ranging from 350 BC to AD 600. There ’s several variations of art‚ food and clothing between the two during that time‚ but also certain
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INDIAN CIVILIZATION Also called Indus Valley Civilization; the earliest in South Asia Contemporary with Bronze Age civilizations in pre-dynastic Egypt‚ Mesopotamia Compared to the other Bronze Age civilizations‚ Indus Valley Civilization was unspectacular Early civilizations of the Indian sub-continent were centred on two major river valleys: The Indus River and its tributaries‚ especially the Saraswati River Valley (2600-1500BCE) – associated with Dravidians. Called Harappan Culture The Ganges
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express there was an even older way of transport‚ the Silk Roads.The Silk Roads were a way of transport throughout Eurasia. They also heavily impacted the spread of goods and culture throughout Asia and how it impacted the spread and growth of civilizations. Before the Silk Roads were widely used‚ it was first traveled by Zhang Qian. Zhang Qian was an ambassador sent by Emperor Wudi to recruit the Yuezhi as an ally against the Xiongnu‚ who were a nomadic group who tried to invade the Kansu province
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Achievements of Ancient Civilizations In 3500 B.C early civilizations started in the river valleys of Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ and India. These civilizations made a big impact on later civilizations. They also made lasting and important contributions to humankind. The first civilization is the Sumarians. (doc 1). The Sumarians lived in Southern Mesopotamia which is the land where the Tigris and Eurphrates rivers meet. Mesopotamia is also known as The Fertile Crescent because of its fertile soil
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Some evidence that is shown that these civilizations were labor specialization‚ trade and monument works‚ social stratification and centralized authority. The Harappa for example‚ showed their central authority by their rulers. The Harappa civilization were ruled by wealthy merchants‚ landlords and spiritual leaders‚ who were showed their status through their collection of fine jewelry like obsidian and shells‚ thus depicting their social stratification‚ because only the rulers were rich. Everyone
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of Harappan Civilization (3rd millennium BC) in the Indus Valley being a state-level society‚ like contemporary Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ the lack of concrete written and archaeological evidence hinders our ability to decisively label it as one. Features that set states apart include territorial organization‚ monopoly of force‚ differentiation by class and occupation rather than kinship‚ authority to mobilize resources and personnel‚ and legal jurisdiction. Although the Indus civilization “independently
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history‚ the world has seen the rise and fall of many large and successful civilizations. All of these ancient civilizations created many things and ideas that increased the advancement of mankind. All cultures do contribute to the advancement of mankind. More specifically‚ ancient cultures‚ such as Egypt‚ the Middle East‚ Greece‚ Rome‚ and Asia all contributed to mankind’s advancement. One of the earlier civilizations was Ancient Egypt‚ who are credited with creating a numerical system‚ religious
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