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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Japanese occupation of Malaya The Japanese Empire commenced the Pacific War with the invasion of Kota Bahru in Kelantan on 8 December 1941 at 00:25‚[1] about 90 minutes before the Attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii at 07:48 on 7 December Hawaii time‚ or 01:48 on 8 December Malayan time. They then invaded the island of Borneo in mid December 1941‚ landing on the west coast near Miri in Sarawak;[2] invasion was completed by 23 January 1942 when they landed at Balikpapan in Dutch Borneo on the east
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Have you ever thought what it would’ve taken to survive in a Japanese internment camp? It would take incredible work and strength. The utmost important factor would be teamwork. Trying to solve a problem as a group is the best way to respond to conflict. First‚ has your teacher told you that teamwork makes the dream work? It truly does; there is more power in a group than in an individual. Imagine you are a Japanese-American in the 1940’s. Your home has just been seized and you are moving to an
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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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Japanese Comfort Women It is estimated that between one and two hundred thousand female sex slaves were forced to deliver sexual services to Japanese soldiers‚ both before and during World War II. These women were known as comfort women and the Imperial Conference‚ which was composed of the emperor‚ representatives from the armed forces and the main Cabinet ministers‚ approved their use by Japanese soldiers. (Walkom) The term "comfort women" refers to the victims of a "premeditated systematic plan
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Early civilizations Prehistory: The period of time before written records Neanderthal: A group of early people who were classified as Homo Sapiens (wise human being) Their remains are between 100‚000 and 30‚000 years ago They were the first people to burry their dead Homo sapien sapien The group of people that replace Neanderthal‚ includes us Begin to spread out and populated the earth Paleolithic “ old stone” Age 2.5 million to 10 thousand B.C Sometimes called the old stone age People
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Japanese American Internment Camps Overwhelmingly the response of people in times of desperation is to survive at all costs and make the best of the situation. American history in the mid 20th century provides vivid example of desperate times such as those who were hit hardest by the era of the depression and also those who were displaced from their homes into Internment camps following World War II and the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Comparing the fictional account of Julie Otsuka ’s novel‚ When
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area of scientific study‚ one of the most seemingly basic questions in the field is still unanswered: how do civilizations arise? Although the great nations of the past have left scientists clues and indicators as to their existence‚ history is still laden with inconsistencies and discrepancies. These irregularities have created a plethora of theories that attempt to explain how civilizations were born and how they developed. Margaret Murray‚ a British anthropologist who studied witch culture in
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