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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(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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being a River Valley Civilization. Both of these River valley civilizations had the similarities of being invaded‚ and also both being river valley civilizations. Even though they seem so similar‚ India and Egypt have their differences too. These differences include different writing styles‚ and different geography and climate. The knowledge of both civilizations has changed the future of the world today. Egypt and India had many similarities in their civilizations. Firstly‚ both River Valleys were
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Mesopotamia vs. Indus River Valley 9/26/12 Ancient Mesopotamia and the Indus River Valley civilization were two incredibly productive and successful empires. While Mesopotamian politics were slightly less focused on religion and more on other aspects‚ the two societies shared many social characteristics. They both had defined social hierarchies‚ as well as similar views on gender roles. These traits are helpful in explaining the similarities and differences between
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River Valley Civilizations River Valley Civilizations were the first elements of civilizations. They were the first civilizations that influenced our society today. Two of the world’s first river valley civilizations were the Nile River Valley in Egypt‚ and the Tigris and Euphrates River Valley in Mesopotamia. These river valley civilizations survived because they had the characteristics that demonstrate what a civilization is‚ and how the people survived. Both civilization achieved‚ and contributed
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BODY PARAGRAPH 1 (art) From the beginning of civilization‚ the empire of summer’s main usage of art was for temple decoration and ornaments. Often the temples were ornate with skillfully crafted interiors. One of Sumer’s greatest displays of art and architecture came from the ziggurat‚ a huge rectangular pyramids formed with mud prick in the shape of steps. An example of one of the greatest Sumerian ziggurats would have been the Nanna Temple of Ur‚ with its blue enamel tiles‚ invaluable cedar and
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major river-valley civilizations? The four major river valleys were: Nile river (Egypt)‚ Indus (Pakistan) Tigris and Euphrates (what is now Iraq)‚ and the yellow river (what is now china). Egypt (Nile River) was surrounded by marshlands‚ ponds‚ and lakes. There was “black earth”‚ an alluvial plain created from regular floods from central African headwaters‚ Egypt was bordered by the Sahara desert‚ with scattered oasis. Indus (Pakistan) had wide alluvial floodplain and frequent changing river courses
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Fertile Crescent and Nile River Valley About 5‚000 years ago in Sumer and Egypt (3000 BC) civilizations rose. Civilizations generally have rules and regulations‚ building and structures‚ agriculture‚ writing‚ and a religious structure. Before Sumer and Egypt rose up‚ people in the Paleolithic Age were nomadic‚ hunters and gatherers. They traveled in groups of 20-30 people. They had a spoken language‚ which was passed on and created culture. They had religious beliefs‚ which are believed to explain
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Spoon River Anthropology “Life Is Not Always Easy” Spoon River‚ Illinois‚ a small town where everyone is almost connected in one way or another. It’s a town where everyone sort of knows everyone and in this case when something happens or a secret is unfolded the news spreads throughout the town like wildfire. Spoon River Anthropology written by Edgar Lee Masters is a book full of epitaphs that explain a sort of storyline fashion of what goes on in the small town of Spoon River. Many of
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the Cuyahoga River Valley Organization Edie Druktenis March 28‚ 2013 This case focuses on the development of the Cuyahoga River Valley Organization (CRVO) which is charged with caring out the Cuyahoga Valley Initiative (CVI). The initiation of this organization began with an article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer in 2000. The article discussed the history‚ natural beauty‚ and industry in the Cuyahoga Valley located in northeastern Ohio. The valley is rich in natural
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