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    Indus River Valley Civilization‚ made it to its climax in a region now known as South Asia. The Indus Valley Civilization was an enormous civilization that consisted of over 1000 individual varying settlements. The settlements of the Indus Valley Civilization spread through what is now all of Pakistan‚ sections of Afghanistan‚ and some parts of India. When archaeologists attempted to investigate the civilization‚ one key aspect that was never resolved was its mysterious disappearance. Over the years

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    Declines by 500 C.E. I. Expansion and Integration A. Key point – how did classical civilizations adjust to expansion 1. Between 550>400 BCE Confucius‚ Laozi‚ Buddha‚ Socrates a. Need to articulate central values B. How did they all unite? 1. China – more centralized 2. Mediterranean – more localized/diverse 3. India – key religious values – not as vulnerable to collapse – like Rome C. What are the two challenges of integration? 1. Territorial – how to command a. China

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    a new charm to life. Medicine and surgery have made immense strides. Atomic energy has brought in numerous benefits upon mankind. The wonders and miracles of science would justify us in paying a tribute to modern civilization. Apart from scientific progress that makes our civilization so great‚ politically also much has been achieved. Countries under foreign domination have been liberated. Our age has seen many countries under foreign domination being liberated. In the social sphere‚ our progress

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    The Aztec Indians created a great civilization in Central Mexico‚ reaching its peak in the 1500’s. Being late arrivals to the area‚ and because of their strong neighboring nations‚ they were forced to live in the swampy western areas of the Lake Texcoco. Because of the swampy surroundings‚ the Aztecs used mud to create miniature islands in the swamps. These islands are called chinampas‚ or “floating gardens‚” and were used as farming lands. On these fertile islands they grew

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    country. Located 2‚313 miles to the south‚ another famous tribe existed. The Mayan Indians called the beautiful‚ tropical lowlands of present day Guatemala home. A culture that began around early 1800 B.C. as primarily an agriculture society until the cities were abandoned around 900 A.D. These two tribes were very similar to each other given that both tribes believed in similar gods and had similar traditions.

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    Lisa Shaw’s article Amelia Earhart’s life and Disappearance‚ was great‚ Although‚ she spent little time informing about her early life. Noting only that Amelia Earhart was born on July 24‚ 1897. Amelia grew up with her sister grace and a love for adventure. As a child‚ Amelia explored their neighborhood and even built a roller coaster in her back yard with her uncle. This rollercoaster gave her that first taste of flight. Shaw then spent a majority of the article explaining the steps Amelia took

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    The Clash of Civilizations? It is Samuel Huntington’s opinion that conflict in the post-Cold War world would be caused by cultural differences‚ conflicts amongst nations and groups of different civilizations. In today’s time‚ it is more common to group countries in terms of their civilization aspects‚ such as religion or culture‚ versus that of their economic systems. Huntington explained how interaction amongst the different civilizations will shape the world we live in and any conflicts will occur

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    Mayan and Aztec Sacrifice There were two societies in the beginning part of the history of Mexico that practiced human sacrifices. Those two societies were the Maya and Aztec cultures. The Mayans practiced human sacrifices during ritual specific times and was performed a couple of different ways including adopting one practice from the North. Human sacrifice was a very important religious practice and if neglected they believed cosmic disorder and chaos would ensue. The Aztecs on the other

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    The article "The Clash of Civilizations?" by Samuel P. Huntington is an intriguing view on how modern day civilizations have grown to become cultural and economic entities trying to make new identities for themselves. A civilization is defined as the broadest cultural grouping of people. It contains a group of people with common languages‚ history‚ religion‚ and customs. Huntington states in his hypothesis "the great division among humankind and the dominating source of conflict will be culture

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    Failure In A Civilization

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    always been and always will be an infinite number of ways a civilization can fail‚ succeed‚ and evolve. Failure is an inevitable outcome for a civilization‚ whether sooner or later. Causes of failure in a civilization may be famine‚ a lack of resources‚ or over extension‚ which has occurred multiple times through history‚ whether it be Napoleon freezing to death with his army after they got stuck in mud‚ or the leader of a civilization simply trying to manage and pursue too many things at once. It

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