in the Americas Tarot roots in New Guinea Domestication of animals Horses‚ cows‚ sheep‚ pigs‚ goats in Afro-Eurasia Llama only large domesticated animal of the Americas Early settlements not "civilizations" Jericho and Catal Huyuk Domestication of plans and animals leads to a food surplus Food surplus leads to a specialization of labor creating: Religion‚ writing‚ artisans and goods‚ merchants and trade‚ architectural
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If the Indus River Valley people did not need the natural recourse that living by a river provided then they would have moved to a more defendable area to live. They were invaded many times throughout history and it would not make sense to remain in that area unless there was a specific advantage to that area. (Textbook) An account about death from the perspective of an Egyptian writer gives the sense of being active and doing things after death. An example of this would be soaring like a hawk
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The Indus River Valley The people in the Indus River Valley followed the same set of rules and had very organized cities which allowed them to live for 1000 years. The Indus River Valley took place in India. India was east of the Fertile Crescent and had two large cities. India was 900 miles long and 250 miles wide. Some reasons why a great civilization between 2500 B.C – 1500 B.C thrived there was the advanced nature of arts‚ science‚ religion‚ and culture. One reason why
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The Indus river valley is now Pakistan and extends into modern day Indian states of Gujarat‚ Rajasthan‚ Haryana‚ and Punjab. The Indus river valley is a big flood area. There was a huge flood that killed thousands of people‚ others were injured and 150‚000 evacuated. In the future‚ something like this could happen again due to the unpredictable flooding of the Indus River. There could also be greater problems like water scarcity‚ droughts‚ and food shortages because of the growing population and
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The Mesopotamians named the Indus Valley Civilization‚ Meluhha. At first‚ archaeologists weren’t so sure that Meluhha was‚ in fact‚ the Indus‚ however when they did further research‚ it became a reality. The Sumerian tablets had written records of Mesopotamia trading with Meluhha and were first time it was mentioned by Sargon the Great. To further signify that Meluhha was‚ in fact‚ a city in the Indus Valley Civilization‚ Indian archeologist‚ Ratnagar‚ Shereen identified all the products from Meluhha
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"Indus Valley." BBC News. BBC‚ n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2013. * -“India.” Ancient Civilizations Reference Library. Ed. Judson Knight and Stacy A. McConnell. Detroit: UXL‚ 2000.Student Resources in Context.Web.29 Mar 2013. * Guisepi‚ R. A. "Indus River Valley Civilizations." Indus River Valley Civilizations. History World International‚ n.d. Web. 10 Apr. 2013. Expectations : Going into this project ‚ I expect to find a great wealth and power obtained by the people of the Indus River Valley through
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developments‚ the most prominent being the first civilizations‚ Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. They had many similarities‚ such as characteristics of early civilizations and social structures‚ but they also had their differences. The most embossed differences included the divergent geography‚ prior belief‚ trade‚ relations with other civilizations‚ and politics. The earliest societies‚ such as Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt exhibiting indicator traits of civilization developed along the floodplains of great
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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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ROKAIYAH RASSAM HIS 111 Final: 1. Explain the Social-Political System of the early Roman Republic in specific detail. (40 points): The patricians were the wealthy landowners and office holders‚ of noble background. While the plebeians were the farmers‚ artisans‚ traders‚ they could vote but cannot run for office. Last but not least are the slaves they were mostly prisoners of war‚ they were not consider citizens or had rights. 2. What were some of the many problems the Romans faced
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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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