More than 4‚000 years ago there flourished in the north-western parts of the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent a civilization which‚ derived its name from the main river of the region is known as the Indus civilization. From west to east the Indus civilization covered an area of 6oo kilometres‚ and from north to south of 100 kilometres. The first thing that strikes a visitor to an Indus site-be it Harappa or Mohenjo-daro in Pakistan ‚ Lothal‚ in India-is the town-planning. One finds the streets and lanes
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Indus Valley Art and Architecture Architecture: City planning: The overall layout of the Indus is based on a grid of right angles. Large streets run in straight lines in north-south directions and are crossed by smaller streets in an east-west direction. The large streets were 33 feet wide and smaller streets ranged from 9 to 12 feet in length. The division of space into separate blocks is seen not only in the layout of the streets but also in house plans‚ the designs on
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The Indus Valley Civilization was one of the world ’s first great urban civilizations‚ existing from 3000 B.C.E to 1500 B.C.E. During their time they have contributed much to the history of the world through their influences on culture‚ religion‚ government‚ social structure‚ economy and technology. The Indus Valley Civilization was located along the river valleys of the Indus‚ Ravi‚ and Sutlej. In its spread‚ this civilization was bigger than the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations‚ stretching
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Chapter 1 Reading Guide From Human Prehistory to the Early River Valley Civilizations DIRECTIONS: Read Chapter 1: From Human Prehistory to the Early River Valley Civilizations DIRECTIONS: Define the following vocabulary terms. Paleolithic Age: The Old Stone Age ending in 12‚000 b.c.e.; typified by use of crude stone tools and hunting and gathering for subsistence. Neolithic Age: The New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 b.c.e.; period in which adaption of sedentary agriculture occurred; domestication
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September 2009 Egyptian civilization was born on the banks of the Nile in 3150 BC‚ when the upper and lower Egypt were united under the rule of the first Pharaoh. Egyptians were intelligent people who made inventions in almost every corner of life‚ which made them the longest lived civilization. Although normally the Egyptian civilization is associated with the pyramids and mummies‚ the Egyptians actually created numerous inventions that have made this civilization one of the greatest to have
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Early River Valley Civilizations: Sumerian Civilization - Tigris & Euphrates Rivers (Mesopotamia) Egyptian Civilization - Nile River Harappan Civilization - Indus River Ancient China - Huang He (Yellow) River Mesopotmia Flat plain known as Mesopotamia lies between the two rivers in SW Asia(Middle East) . Because of this region’s shape and the richness of its soil(silt) it is called the Fertile Crescent‚ the rivers flood unpredictably. Sumerians were first to settle in this region‚ attracted by
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(Early River Civilizations) The four early river valley civilizations were the Sumerian/Mesopotamia‚ Egyptian‚ Harappan and Ancient China. All of these civilizations were located on fertile river beds to make planting crops much easier. They all made technological advances in their time span and set the ground for future generations. The Sumerian civilization also known as Mesopotamia/The Fertile Crescent is located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers….this is how it gets its name the Fertile
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The Contributions to the Western Civilization Ashley Stewart 5/1/11 Professor Hammond Strayer University The Hebrews‚ Greeks‚ and Romans‚ have made great contributions to develop the Western Civilization. The legacy that they’ve left was religion‚ knowledge‚ and government. The Hebrews contributed the religious aspect‚ the Greeks contributed knowledge and government‚ and the Romans contributed one must have an understanding of the ancient Greek culture‚ or else considered governing
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Sheque Philbert Contribution of Egypt Civilization GEHS 4020 The Ancient Egyptian civilization is the oldest and most influential world civilization. Egypt contribution to human knowledge‚ invention‚ and scientific discoveries surpasses any other country including Mesopotamia‚ India and China. Ancient Egyptians were the first to invent and use glass‚ linen‚ paper and ink. They invented the calendar‚ clock‚ Geometry and the alphabet. They were
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Greek Contribution’s To Western Civilization The ancient Greeks contributed much to Western civilization. Their achievements in art‚ philosophy‚ history‚ and science shaped the growth of Western civilization. Many of these cultural aspects began with Greece’s Golden Age. The Greek’s Golden Age was a time of peace and cultural prosperity‚ and it was the time from which most of Greece’s contributions to Western civilization originated. Democracy‚ myths‚ and the Olympics all began with the ancient
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