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    India¡¯s civilizations. India is cut off from other civilizations because of the various mountains ( for example‚ the Himalayas‚ Vindhya Mountains‚ etc.) and the rivers (for example‚ the Ganges River). Therefore‚ India‚ unlike many other cultures at the time‚ was free from the influences of the outside world. They were able to develop their own culture. In terms of the physical features‚ the value of the environment would have determined where people lived. For example‚ civilizations most likely

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    valley civilization was the largest of four ancient urban civilizations Mesopotamia‚ Egypt‚ South Asia‚ and China. It was discovered in the 1990’s but most of its ruins remain to be excavated. The Indus civilization was huge; it covered from Mumbai (in Marashta‚ India) in south up to Himalayas and northern Afghanistan in north. The far west of the Indus civilization is as far west as Arabian Sea coast (in Baluchistan‚ Pakistan) next to the Iranian border. The east of that large civilization ends a

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    Trends in Ancient Civilizations Over the course of human history‚ humans and our ancestors have made tremendous strides. From Homo habilis making the first stone tools to the Egyptians building The Pyramids of Giza‚ human history is nothing short of intriguing. If it wouldn’t have been for each stride made by our ancestors we probably wouldn’t live in the world that we live in today. When the Neolithic Era began in 9600 BCE‚ human civilizations gradually started to spring up all over the world.

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    Spread of Chinese Culture in Japan and Korea Due to the success of the Chinese civilization in the postclassical period‚ it began to spread and be accepted by many surrounding areas. The civilization’s most significant influence would be on Japan‚ Korea‚ and Vietnam. The spread of Chinese culture in Japan and Korea‚ specifically‚ involved many similarities and differences in terms of religion‚ political structure‚ and social aspects‚ including a specific distinction in how exactly the culture

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    agree with the rules. What would you undertake if you were stranded on an island with your classmates? Since some of the boys don’t condone the rules‚ they start to live their own animations‚ forgetting about civilization. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the dearth of civilization ultimately causes the boys to become savages

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    The Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) was a Bronze Age civilization (3300–1300 BCE; mature period 2600–1900 BCE) extending from what today is northeast Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India (see map). Along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia it was one of three early civilizations of the Old World‚ and of the three the most widespread. It flourished in the basins of the Indus River‚ one of the major rivers of Asia‚ and the Ghaggar-Hakra River‚ which once coursed through northwest India and eastern

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    In regards to the Mayan civilization‚ Diamond’s opinion is brought into question by Patricia McAnany. They not only debate what caused the civilization to collapse‚ but if it collapsed at all or just moved and changed. Diamond believes that the Mayan population did collapse due to culture being lost‚ a lack of faith in political leaders‚ and a decrease in population. Mayan rulers were considered to be close to the gods and able to communicate with them. They were expected to be able to predict when

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    Kristie Morris APUSH Summer Work September 1‚ 2014 Mayans The Mayans were an extremely advanced Mesoamerican civilization. They were located near modern day Belize‚ Guatemala‚ Honduras‚ El Salvador and Mexico‚1 on the Yucatan Peninsula.2They were skilled in art and architecture. This is evident by the many pyramids they constructed. 3 This civilization also utilized a great deal of technology. They built magnificent cities with huge stone temples and pyramids. They also developed

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    Religion has impacted civilizations since Paleolithic times. Ancient civilizations flourished with religion‚ as it influenced the virtues of ancient governments‚ art‚ architecture‚ and literature in Mesopotamia‚ Egypt‚ and the Hebrew culture. While the Hebrews‚ Mesopotamians‚ and Egyptians developed separate cultures‚ each have had religion shape the values of society by impacting the art‚ architecture‚ and literature. Hebrews were monotheistic and believed in Yahweh‚ the one true god. Literature

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    In chapter two I had read about the emergence of civilization in India and the Harappan society. Approximately four thousand years ago the Aryan people moved southward which were settled in central Asia before. India has and still is country of diversity the religions Buddhism and Hinduism started in India. Also India is home to some of the highest mountains on earth which are the Himalaya and Karakoram mountain ranges. The Harappan civilization shared some of the cultures of Nile valley and Mesopotamia

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