Some of the places where geography shaped the people's lives are Mesopotamia and China and it also shaped people's lives during the Stone Age. Some of the geographical landforms that shaped people's lives were hills, cliffs,valleys, rivers, ponds, creeks and wetlands. Mesopotamia had the perfect geography to start a civilization. It had rivers, hills and plains. (Document 1-5) Mesopotamia was in the fertile crescent so the land was very fertile and good for farming.…
1. . The three cultural zones are the Arabic zone in the north, the Sabel zone, and sub-Saharan Africa. The Arabic zone includes the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea, the Sahel zone includes the areas dominated by the vast Sahara Desert, and sub-Saharan Africa is the rest of the continent south of the Sahara Desert.…
The lives of people were shaped by the geography of their region because of natural barriers. According to document 2, China is surrounded by the Himalaya, Pamir, Tian mountains, Takla Maklan desert, and the Gobi desert. Because of this, traveling and transporting was difficult, which prevented China from contacting with other cultures. In Egypt, it was protected by surrounding barriers of desert. Because it was surrounded by natural barriers, this resulted in Egypt to becoming isolated.…
The rise of the early civilization in different regions is extremely diverse. Although some regions share similarities, they share many differentiations as well. From regions such as small farming settlements to full-blown states, there are many factors that can be compared as well as very different from one another. Specifically, Mesopotamia and Egypt share many components that are similar as well as different. Factors such as the environment, subsistence, trade/exchange, technology and social organization are major aspects that can be analyzed.…
Each tribe from each region must adjust and adapt their ways of life based on geography and climate. Weather conditions and terrain within the regions affect every aspect of life including food sources, shelter, transportation, and clothing. Seasonal changes are major factors that each tribe must adapt to. Climate affects the amount and type of clothing they wear as well as the types of homes they build. Climate can also affect how well crops thrives and the types of animals in each region.…
7- Chapter 8: Apples or Indians There are three types of agricultural areas that lie at opposite extremes and are centers of independent domestication, each having an impact on food cultivation. The first region is part of Southwest Asia known as the Fertile Crescent. It appears to have been the earliest site for many developments such as cities, writing, empires, and civilization. Aside from this, the Fertile Crescent was also the earliest center of food production in the world. This included many of the modern world’s major crops and domesticated animals.…
When I first think of Egypt all I can picture are the pyramids located there and miles of hot desert. I learned a lot about Ancient Egypt while I was in school. I also watched many documentaries about Ancient Egyptian history and the pyramids themselves. I never pictured people living there or even imagined anyone living in Egypt. The only people I imagined to be in Egypt were archaeologists and tourists.…
Where Egypt is located it prevents invasion, and it also limits how many people can settle. Farming villages were settled along the border line of the Nile this was one of the contributing factors to arise the civilizations. The farmers took advantage of the Nile valley river to grow wheat and flax. In Sumer they also used the soil to their power which also helped them start civilizations. Egypt is has a better geographical location because they are more protected because of their surroundings.…
Throughout history a noticeable pattern has been displayed in which a civilization is impacted by the surrounding geographical features. The geography of a civilization can affect its culture, religion, politics, and even architecture. Geography can also form natural borders for protection and natural highways for travel. Natural features can greatly impact a civilization, and Ancient Egypt proves to be no exception to this trend. Located in northeast Africa, Egypt is bordered to the north by the Mediterranean Sea and the Sahara Desert to the west.…
Geographic factors such as latitude determine every location’s climate. Climate controls where, when, and what a civilization can grow which then dictates their level of development. Where sufficient and nutritious crops can be grown efficiently, will have more time to advance and specialize in other activities. The Fertile Crescent is further North of the equator, which results in the semi-arid climate that supports the growth and production of the Fertile Crescents people’s main food source, wheat. Wheat has several advantages such as being easy to grow and harvest, high in calories and nutrients, and can be stored up to 5 years allowing the people of the Fertile Crescent to have a food surplus each year.…
Complex Societies The ancient complex societies of Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Harappa had a lot of things in common as well as some differences in their civilizations. Today we classified all these civilizations as complex because of their sizes, the density of their population and their government systems. But back then these civilizations had some interesting facts in common for example, the three of these civilizations developed around rivers, since they live so near to rivers their societies became so dependent to rivers, and also the three of these population were going thru the process of growing all at the same time. On the other hand, these civilizations shared some dissimilarities as well like, different religions, different forms of government and…
How does latitude affect where people live? Latitude affects climate and climate can affect where you live and how much food grows, water, weather and much more. The farther you live north and the farther you live south it gets colder. The closer to the equator you are the warmer your climate will be. That can affect where you live by how much food you grow.…
Geography and Climate of Ancient Egypt The geography and climate of Egypt impacted how successful ancient Egypt was. The Nile river, in particular, played a significant role in ancient Egypt’s success. The Nile supported Egypt’s agricultural and trading needs. The Egyptian’s first city was built on the apex of the Nile delta, this was another example on how the surrounding areas of Egypt helped it succeed.…
Iraq, with the population of 38,146,025, has the Total GHG Emissions including Land-Use Change and Forestry of 256.44 in 2012, that is in the 34th place of the world, and a 3.70 metric tons of carbon dioxide emission. The Iraq war in 2003 produced huge amounts of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. The belligerent parties needed large amount of fuels to support the war. Climate change is a big issue that affected Iraq deeply. Iraq is facing extremely hot weather in summer that threatened the nation’s agriculture, electric production, and water abilities, which bring people miserable and dangerous lives.…
The areas that are mountainous have more precipitation than the lowland areas. This can be explained as this precipitation is orographic. Orographic precipitation is formed when warm moist air, from the ocean for example, is moving and forced to rise because of a mountain. As the air rises it cools down, when air cools down it cannot contain the same amount of moisture, so the moisture condenses and falls in the form of snow or rain. In Lebanon the warm moist air from the Mediterranean sea rises and cools above the Lebanon mountains causing there to be more precipitation there.…