All around the world, there are many different types of cultures, each of them unique in their own ways. There are many different factors that led to diverse cultures. Geographic features have been a key factor to civilization success and development. Ancient Egypt and Ancient Sumer had many geographic features that shaped and molded their civilizations. As different civilizations began to develop, people were able to exchange ideas more easily through writing. A scribe’s job became extremely important to the development and functions of the first civilizations. Without the forms of writing created, trades couldn’t have been recorded, records wouldn’t have been kept, and law codes wouldn’t have been passed down from generation to generation.
