vegetation build up Africa’s economy. The continent of Africa has a diverse climate. For example‚ if someone were to be in the mountains of Africa‚ it would be cold and moist‚ but if they were to go for the desserts‚ it would be hot and dry. Africa also has plenty of variations of flora and fauna. Most of Africa’s countries are fairly new and developing. Plenty of Africa’s economy is based on its climate and vegetation. First of all‚ the people of Africa use all types of wildlife‚ including animals from
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Ancient geography The Cassiterides‚ meaning Tin Islands (from the Greek word for tin: Κασσίτερος/Kassiteros)‚ are an ancient geographical name of islands that were regarded as situated somewhere near the west coasts of Europe. The traditional assumption‚ ignoring Strabo‚ is that Cassiterides refer to Great Britain‚ based on the significant tin deposits in Cornwall. Herodotus (430 BC) had only dimly heard of the Cassiterides‚ "from which we are said to have our tin‚" but did not discount the islands
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The world’s longest river; The Nile‚ is considered Egypt’s lifeline. This significant physical geographic factor‚ has contributed to the development of the ancient Egyptians. This country which is located in Africa’s northeast corner‚ receives very little rainfall throughout the year. As a result‚ Egypt has relied on the Nile River for its economy. Each year‚ the Nile floods due to upstream rain‚ depositing a type of rich black soil called silt‚ along the river banks. The silt at the river’s mouth
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Geography had it’s pros and cons on ancient Greece and really changed Greek history over all. Here are four ways geograthy changed ancient Greece. The first good thing geography did to ancient Greece was that Greece was a rough country and had lots of rocky terrain and mountains so Greeks mostly sailed to get around and also traded across the Mediterranean‚ Aegean‚ and Black seas‚ therefore making the water a “highway” for ancient Greece. The second good thing about the Greeks Geography is that
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eastern Africa. As people moved outward from this area they were forced to develop technology to help them to survive in their surroundings. While migrating‚ these early people also unwittingly performed the other 5 major themes of history; cultural diffusion‚ trade‚ conflict‚ belief systems‚ and regional empires. This meant that Africa’s geography played a pivotal role in influencing the social‚ economic‚ political‚ and military aspects of these early people’s lives. First‚ Africa’s geography greatly
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Having to access Mediterrain Sea both nations economically well developed. Ancient records agriculture and sheep farming being practiced in that area. Civil war tore Judea in two but later again Pompey the great take over the land and assigned client king. The political system of Rome was monarchy like a political system of Judea
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Geography has had a dramatic influence on the lives of people in ancient civilizations. The Indus River Valley and Chinese Civilizations are both examples of societies that used their geography to help them as civilizations. These civilizations were able to develop based on the resources they had‚ and were able to become complex civilizations by irrigating floods and devising early plumbing systems. Geography had a dramatic influence on the lives of people in the Indus River Valley. Primarily
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Impact of geography on Ancient Egypt The geography of Northeast Africa and the Nile Valley had a profound influence on the ancient Egyptian civilization and culture as is evidenced by their hieroglyphs‚ art and monoliths of the period. Ancient Egyptian civilization was initially settled along the banks of the Nile River with two major urban settlements‚ one along the upper Nile and the other along the banks of the lower Nile (civilization.ca). These areas became known as the “double lands” or
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1. The geography of Greece shaped Greece in many ways. Since Greece was surrounded by seas (Mediterranean‚ Black Sea). Greece traded and sailed on seas in boats. The Grecians lived by the sea so it was much easier to get sea food and their meals usually included anything they could catch in the water. Thanks to warm weather life took place mostly outside. Children outside doing outdoor activities trying to keep cool‚ adults working on their land or slaves building. Due to all the mountains also surrounding
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The geography of Greece had a big impact on its development of the years. The geography consists of many mountains along with being surrounded by water. These geographic advantages affected the development of its politics‚ military and economy and ultimately led to the success of Polis. Due to the geography of the region‚ the Greeks were isolated from each other due to the mountainous terrain. As a consequence of this isolation‚ “Greek communities tended to follow their own separate paths and develop
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