made this statement] Mesopotamia‚ which is currently Iraq‚ was nestled between the Tigris River and the Euphrates River. This is known as “The Fertile Crescent.” Egypt was founded on the banks of the Nile River in what is now the northeast part of Africa. All three of these rivers flooded annually‚ which deposited rich silt into the soil‚ and created a fertile area for agriculture. The Egyptians and the Sumerians‚ as the Semitic people of Mesopotamia were called‚ possessed an economy based primarily
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monsoons that are seasonal flood the rivers. The Shang dynasty was situated in China over the Yellow River. On the contrary the Sumerians were not isolated at all in Mesopotamia between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Mesopotamia was in the Fertile Crescent‚ which was why many invaders invaded their land‚ ultimately crushing them. The polytheistic religions of the early civilizations were rather similar. The Egyptians had pharaohs‚ which were considered to have a god’s blood. Egyptians also
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and appease the downtrodden. They connected world cultures by impacting trade‚ economy‚ religion‚ and politics. Beer was discovered through different methods of cooking and storing cereal grains. When the ice age ended‚ lands such as the Fertile Crescent provided abundant cereal grains. Such grains provided a reliable source of food‚ and the ability to store cereal grains began to encourage people to stay in one place. This resulted in permanent settlements as societies transitioned from hunting
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The book Guns‚ Germs‚ and Steel by Jared Diamond attempts to answer the question‚ “Why is it that you white people developed so much cargo and brought it to New Guinea‚ but we black people had so little cargo of our own?” This question was asked by Yali‚ a New Guinean politician talking to Jared Diamond. Jared Diamond answers this question by analyzing the development of civilization across the globe‚ from the deserts of Africa to the woodlands of North America. Each of these civilizations progressed
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land was mostly rural and lack of availability to produce food from it lead to centuries of population waves. The climate also played a major role in food production. The Agricultural Revolution which started in modern day Iraq known then as the Fertile Crescent lead to a change in society from hunter-gathers to agriculturalist. Raising their own animals and growing their own food which lead to a surplus in food. That allowed certain social groups to eat without having to produce food. Which led to taxes
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because; Ancient Mesopotamia is where the first foundations of ancient city -states were laid. Ancient Mesopotamia was located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in the Fertile Crescent‚ which today is known as modern Iraq. Its location played a large role in its flourishing civilizations. The soil in this area was incredibly fertile‚ allowing for agricultural technology to thrive and support the growing population. Around 3500 B.C the world’s first civilization was established in southern Mesopotamia
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farming Ashes fertilize the soil After a year or two move to another area of land. Farming Develops in Many Places Africa: Nile River Valley India: Indus Valley China: The Huang He River Valley Mesopotamia: Fertile Crescent Ch 1 Sec 2: Where were these ancient civilizations? Economic Changes Surplus of food meant people had more free time Artisans (crafts people) created valuable new items (cloth‚ pottery) Traders profited from a wider
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started to change that altered the pattern of plant growth which brought the Neolithic era (New stone). During this time period‚ people came up with new inventions such as agriculture and permanent settlements that grew into cities. In the fertile crescent woman were sowing seeds from wild grains to produce regular harvest. On orchard fields they grew fig‚ olives‚ and dates. The wheel helped them move more efficiently and getting the job done a lot faster. Men continued to hunt‚ but also started
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Syria is an ancient land with great history‚ dating back to the dawn of civilization. Syria is part of the Fertile Crescent‚ and signs of civilization date back to 10‚000 BC. From around 2‚000 BC Syria was occupied successively by the Sumerians‚ Egyptians‚ Hittites‚ Assyrians and Babylonians. Throughout history it went on to be conquered by the great empires such as Persia‚ Rome‚ the Islamic Empire‚ the Ottomans‚ and France. Following World War II‚ Syria became independent from France and spent the
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Around 10‚000 years ago‚ a dramatic transformation occurred in parts of the Near East that forever affected the human experience. These were the economic and social changes from hunting and gathering subsistence strategies‚ which characterised over 99 per cent of our long tenure on Earth‚ to ones emphasising food production and settling down in small villages. This was not an easy transition‚ nor was it a universal one. Once it occurred‚ though‚ it changed the course of human history. Usually known
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