From the beginning of the Mesopotamian civilization to the end of the Indus river, many inhabitants of the river valley civilizations adapted to their environment. In order for them to adapt to their environment, they had to adapt to by living in caves, made use of their natural resources, built walls to protect from enemy attack plus floods, and create irrigation systems to get water for their animals and crops. The lives of people in ancient times were shaped by the geography of their region by the rivers, the shelter they lived and the natural barriers that surrounded their region. The lives of people were shaped by the geography of their region because of the rivers. According to document 5, Mesopotamia is the fertile
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If it was hot during the day, they would sleep on the roof of their house so they would catch the cold breeze. If it was cold, they would just sleep inside the house. In Mesopotamia, their houses were also, made of mudbrick, similarly to Egypt. From looking at the picture of Mohenjo Daro in document 7, each brick surrounded the city possibly to protect against from enemy attacks, or to safeguard against the violent floods of the Indus river. 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. However, since Egypt was self sufficient in their natural resources, such as papyrus which was used for writing and metals whereas Mesopotamia, lacked natural resources and had to interact with civilizations to trade for goods, Egypt ended up not interacting with civilizations because of this, resulting in
If it was hot during the day, they would sleep on the roof of their house so they would catch the cold breeze. If it was cold, they would just sleep inside the house. In Mesopotamia, their houses were also, made of mudbrick, similarly to Egypt. From looking at the picture of Mohenjo Daro in document 7, each brick surrounded the city possibly to protect against from enemy attacks, or to safeguard against the violent floods of the Indus river. 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. However, since Egypt was self sufficient in their natural resources, such as papyrus which was used for writing and metals whereas Mesopotamia, lacked natural resources and had to interact with civilizations to trade for goods, Egypt ended up not interacting with civilizations because of this, resulting in