world’s oldest civilizations. Its ancient history dates back further than most and has many periods. Very little is known about the earliest inhabitants of India. Ancient tools found in the Soan Valley and South India are the earliest evidence of humans in India discovered so far. Some of the tools date back to the Paleolithic Age – 400‚000 to 200‚000 years ago‚ other tools date to the Mesolithic Age and the Neolithic Age (8000 BC – 4000 BC). The first organized civilization of India developed
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Thematic essay Theme:civilization Throughout history‚ great civilizations have existed in various parts of the world. The cultural and intellectual achievements of these civilizations contributed to the advancement of humankind. Tasks: -define the term civilization -describe some examples of cultural or intellectual achievements or intellectual achievements made by past civilizations -identify each example with the particular civilization that made the contribution -explain the lasting importance
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History Essay # 1 The civilizations along the Nile River Valley in ancient Egypt and the Yellow River Valley in Ancient China shared many characteristics in relation to many economic‚ social‚ and political structures‚ though they also have some differences. Water‚ whether it be in the form of a lake‚ an ocean‚ or a river‚ has played a critical role in the development of any civilization. With that being said‚ both the Nile River and the Yellow River had civilizations that strived because of them
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Freud’s view of civilization emerges from his understanding of the struggle between Eros and Death. Freud expresses the existence of two contrary instincts‚ Eros and Death‚ via starting from the speculations on the beginning of life and biological parallels. While Eros preserves the living substance and joins it into larger units‚ such as societies‚ Death dissolves these units and brings them back to their primeval state. The death drives appear to be regressive‚ striving for a return to a less differentiated
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Human civilizations connected more during the third wave than during any other time in human history. The drive to expand empires and explore new regions was aided by advances in technology that allowed for easier travel‚ thus creating more connections between societies. The new ways in which societies connected in the third wave of civilizations include the conquering of environmental road blocks; trade via the Silk‚ Sea‚ and Sand roads; and the link between the societies of Europe and the Americas
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Although Iraq is the cradle of the first civilization known to humanity Iraq has known great victories and sorrows. It is where humanity started a joyful and fear-free life where all the animals in the jungle lived in complete harmony with each other and nature. The cradle of civilization is also the cradle of sin the knowledge of good and evil. Iraq offered to Mankind the first and most precious gift that is essential to our existence. What is civilization? Civilization means life in the cities‚ great achievement
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Great River Civilizations Introduction The four great river civilizations involved four rivers; Yellow River‚ Indus River‚ Tigris and Euphrates River and Nile River. The people that were involved were the Chinese‚ the Mesopotamians‚ Egyptians and Indians of the Indus valley. The civilizations were characterized by their specific forms of literature‚ their modes of agriculture‚ their forms of governance and the art that was involved. The main reason for the birth of these civilizations was the fact
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Indus Valley Civilization. The earliest traces of civilization in the Indian subcontinent are to be found in places along‚ or close‚ to the Indus river. Excavations first conducted in 1921-22‚ in the ancient cities of Harappa and Mohenjodaro‚ both now in Pakistan‚ pointed to a highly complex civilization that first developed some 4‚500-5‚000 years ago‚ and subsequent archaeological and historical research has now furnished us with a more detailed picture of the Indus Valley Civilization and its inhabitants
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roots in which set of religious or philosophical traditions? A) Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ and Manichaeism B) Legalism‚ Daoism‚ and Confucianism C) Judaism‚ Christianity‚ and Zoroastrianism D) Sufism‚ Sikhism‚ and Greek rationalism __D__ 2. In Western Europe from 1000 to 1300‚ power was divided among A) lords‚ vassals‚ and serfs. B) princes‚ warriors‚ and farmers. C) the pope‚ royal officials‚ and scholars. D) kings‚ nobles‚ and church leaders. __D__ 3. What initiated the division
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personal and social pleasure; social cohesion‚ interconnectedness and cultural harmony are the cardinal features of pleasure; positive success brings happiness but negative is an essential part of life‚ therefore accept both the best and the worst. B. Western commercialism an antithesis to Eastern spiritualism; West feels fulfillment on accumulation of wealth ; a trend of persistent efforts and haste in society ; To East a mad competition for materialism is a death to the purpose of life. C. Contrasting
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