IMPACT OF LARGE DAMS & RIVER VALLEY PROJECTS ON SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT Case Study : Narmada Valley project Kamal Gupta This paper tries to bring forth the various aspects of the impact made by large river valley projects on the environment and society of the concerned areas and of the nation as a whole. We start by asking why we need large dams and river valley projects. Then we talk briefly about the development model followed by India post-independence where we
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Ancient river civilizations in the Mediterranean as well as Central and South America denote some of the world’s first civilizations. The Phoenician’s civilization was founded in what is now Lebanon‚ Syria‚ and parts of northern Africa‚ the Chavin society developed around modern day Peru where the Mosna and huachescsa rivers merge. The Phoenician civilization created their society around 1100 B.C.E and the Chavín civilization was established around from 900 B.C.E. The Phoenician and the Chavin showed
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This ancient land‚ 97 percent desert with the world’s longest river running through it‚ encompasses more than 6‚000 years of history and culture. The Nile Valley is first inhabited in the Lower Paleolithic Period 300‚000 BC–90‚000. Neolithic people continue to create stone tools‚ and exploit domesticated plants and animals 7000–4500. In the ensuing millennia many forms of art flourish‚ including jewelry and faience beads‚ ceramic vessels‚ geometric figures‚ and pottery‚ much of which is found in
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The Nile River in Shaping Egyptians Life “Egypt is the gift of the Nile!” Herodotus The Nile‚ the World’s longest river‚ extends for 6400 km. It starts in the heart of Africa (the Lake Victoria) to pass Uganda Sudan‚ Ethiopia and Egypt to finally flow into the Mediterranean Sea. The Great Nile consists of several tributaries. The two main of them: the White and the Blue Nile meet in the Sudan capital of Khartoum to create a magnificent water line. This is the only river that crosses Sahara
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Glaciated Valley A Glaciated Valley is also known as U-Shaped Valleys due to its shape‚ being steep sides and having a flat bottom. This type of valley would have been formed through the assistance of glaciers‚ hence the name glaciated valley‚ this would have been classified it as being formed through a chemical weathering process. A U valley always starts as a typical V shaped valley however through the shape of the glacier‚ it uniformly turns the landscape into a U shape. A Glaciated Valley
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Valley of the Kings The Valley of the Kings is a web of tombs made for pharaohs of the New Kingdom. The Valley of the Kings is located in the west banks of Thebes. Thebes was the political and religious capital of the New Kingdom. Its exact location is (25°N‚ 32°E). The Valley of the Kings was built during the New Kingdom period of Egypt around 1550 to 1100 B.C. The Valley of the Kings was made because New Kingdom pharaohs wanted to be closer to the source of their dynastic roots and lay undisturbed
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The Nile River and the Mediterranean Sea‚ located in South Asia‚ influenced civilizations to farm and transport goods around the world. This led to economic growth in the region. The Nile River and the Mediterranean Sea significantly impacted civilizations which improved their society. The Egyptians were one of the first civilizations to utilize the resources of the Nile River. The Greeks and Phoenicians formed a unity in trading along the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile River‚ which played a critical
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WOMEN IN ANCIENT GREECE As ancient Greek history has played such a pivotal role in subsequent cultures throughout time‚ that to learn about women in this society enhances our understanding of western civilization. Ancient Greece was not a united nation‚ but a collection of individual sovereign communities with a common language‚ and similar religious rituals and beliefs. Communication was difficult due to the numerous islands and mountainous terrain that bisected the communities of people. Democracy
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many civilizations have developed by rivers‚ like Mesopotamia and India. Mesopotamia evolved due to being located near the Tigris and Euphrates River. India progressed because of the Indus River. They built many jobs and cities due to what the rivers provided. The Egyptian civilization was significantly affected by the Nile River because it provided a development in jobs‚ cities‚ technology‚ architecture‚ writing system‚ and religion. The Nile River majorly shaped the development of jobs
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Calla Thompson Humanities: Early Civilization Indus Valley Civilization and the Aryan Invasion Theory Of the four major early civilizations‚ consisting of Mesopotamia‚ Egypt and China‚ the Indus Valley Civilization is the biggest mystery by far. Due to the fact that the script of the civilization remains undeciphered‚ historians have to rely on remaining evidence of the civilization to learn about the culture. Located in present day Pakistan‚ northwest India‚ and eastern Afghanistan‚ Harappa
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