Many gods of nature. | *Headed by the pharaoh.*Viziers governed different parts of the empire. | *Stele is inscribed in stone labs.*Egyptians built their pyramids‚ statues and monuments out of stone. | Mesopotamia | Located in Iraq; a desert Tigris & Euphrates. Mesopotamia land between the 2 main rivers called “fertile crescent” due to its rich soil. | Many harsh or punishing gods of nature. | *Mesopotamia cities were actually city- states. Led by the king.*The center of each city-state
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Chapter 1 Part 1 Early Man • Most of the 2 million plus years of mans existence has been associated with the Paleolithic (Old Stone) Age. • This period had both Homo erectus and Homo sapiens sapiens and lasted until 14‚000 years ago. HE disappeared about 40‚000 years ago. HSS are our direct descendants. Hunter/Gatherer and Late Paleolithic Developments • HG economies dominated human history until 9000 BCE and help propel migration over most of the lands of the earth. • Tool
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means that they could grow crops for food and farm for animals and their products. All these civilizations where near the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Golf‚ for centuries they were called Mesopotamia. These civilizations were between two rivers‚ Tigris and Euphrates. The Sumer civilization was located in southern Mesopotamia‚ northwestern from the Persian Gulf. The name Sumer comes from the language Akkadian and means “land of the civilized kings”‚ and the citizens
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societies developed in southwest Asia (Mesopotamia). The existence of politics and social order can only be explained by how‚ through the adaptation of an organization‚ the government came to be. Mesopotamia‚ known as “the land between the rivers” (Tigris and Euphrates)‚ began the irrigation process. The people‚ known as Sumerians‚ used their surrounding resources and were able to build structures to assist them in transporting water over to the crops. This was obviously helpful to increase their harvest
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Civilizations River Valley Civilizations were the first elements of civilizations. They were the first civilizations that influenced our society today. Two of the world’s first river valley civilizations were the Nile River Valley in Egypt‚ and the Tigris and Euphrates River Valley in Mesopotamia. These river valley civilizations survived because they had the characteristics that demonstrate what a civilization is‚ and how the people survived. Both civilization achieved‚ and contributed greatly to
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oil underneath the desert surface. The Arabian Peninsula is the birth place of Islam and the holy city of Mecca that attracts Muslims from around the world. The Fertile Crescent is an arc shaped region that stretches from eastern Mediterranean‚ Tigris and Euphrates rivers‚ and the Persian Gulf. There is rich soil and an abundance of water that causes a large population. There are very few natural boundaries so invaders have conquered fertile lands and rich cities. In the spring‚ early summer‚ the
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Archeologists believed that the ancient Mesopotamians pickled in 2400 BC. Cucumbers were first grown in India and the romans brought them into countries throughout Europe. When the cucumbers were from native‚ India helped begin a tradition of pickling in Tigris Valley. It is unknown who really developed the original pickle. Fun facts about these lovely pickles! Queen Elizabeth‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ and John Adams were big fans of pickles! Cleopatra ate pickles because she believed they were one of the things
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nowadays is how did people create different calendars depending of the culture. Ancient calendars relied upon the apparent motions. As an example the sky determines the season‚months and years. Five thousand years ago Sumerians in the Tigris Euphrates calendar divides .The year into 30 days months. The Mayans Central Americans relied on not any sun and moon but also in the planet Venus who was to establish 260 days and 365 days as calendars.
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approximately 5‚000 years ago around 3‚000 BC in the Middle East and in North Africa. Geography was a friend on the development of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. Geography had a beneficial effect on Mesopotamia and the country’s development. The Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers served as a vital part of the Mesopotamian clan. The rivers were used as a method of bringing freshwater to the farms‚ a system also referred to as irrigation. Another practical use of rivers was for traveling and trading
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telling when it would. Overall I think Egypt dealt with the rivers best. Mesopotamia was one of the first known civilizations. The word Mesopotamia comes from Greek meaning between two rivers. However every once in a while the two rivers the Tigris and the Euphrates flooded which caused problems. To prevent this Mesopotamia built dams so the rivers would not flood and wreak havoc upon the land‚ because of the dams they had to transport the water over to the crops. Egypt
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