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River Valley Civilizations Tigris and Euphrates River Valley Civilization Mesopotamia was an ancient valley located in the eastern Mediterranean; this means “between two rivers” in Greek. This is where all modern societies came from, and they had a sophisticated way of doing things. Mesopotamia is modern day Iraq, and it was located between two rivers: Tigris and Euphrates. Mesopotamia lacked an adequate supply of water, so these rivers gave provided water for them. The rivers played a great…

Dear King Hammurabi, Ancient Egypt was very special in ways. Ancient Egypt had resources like the Nile river, had achievements, a government, had a similar daily life, finally religion. The people of Egypt relied on the Nile river.The Nile had resources for the people. The Nile is the longest river in the world and it is 4000 miles long. The river had a bunch of fish to cook and eat. In fact the poor people had to bathe in the Nile while the rich got to bathe in a tub in there house. The…

Ancient Sumer In the middle east, along the great Tigris and Euphrates rivers leading to the Persian Gulf explains where the Sumerian civilization settled. The Sumer civilization were referred to as the first river valley civilization, since rivers ran through the land. The land was not considered desirable due to all the flooding, mud slides, and depositing fertile soil. Although the rivers overflown their banks and created a nuisance, the people worked together to generate and develop their…

How the Nile Shaped Egypt In my essay I will be discussing the ways the Nile River shaped the way Egyptians lived. Some details that I plan to cover are the ways the Nile River affected Egyptians’ protection of their territory. I will also discuss the way the Nile shaped the way Egyptians planted and harvested. Finally, I will discuss the way the Nile influenced the types of jobs that Egyptians worked. This is how the Nile River affected Egyptians’ protection of their territory. The Nile is…

The Incan Empire, at its peak, extended over 2,600 miles of South America spanning almost the entire western coast of the continent (D’altroy 3). A large portion of its kingdom was mountainous villages and communities, all functioning at altitudes surpassing 13,000 feet (McKay 307). The Inca developed a large empire in the Andes due to the successful management and intelligent use of the land coupled with their unique physiology. Inca farmers were very aware of the environment they lived in…

The Mississippi River is one of the world’s great rivers. It is the longest river in the United States. The Mississippi River is a great body of water that helped build and develop America’s economy. Through transportation and agriculture it is very important to the growth of the United States. To begin with, the Mississippi River provides transportation which is a key factor in countries around the world. “Transportation barges throughout the Midwest can ship to and from ports accessible…

Not only did ancient Egypt have a sufficient amount of food to supply for themselves, they also had such a surplus, that they could supply their neighbors with their grain. First and foremost, having a food surplus wasn’t the most common because usually civilizations only had what was necessary, instead of extra. Also, Egypt is in the middle of a desert, so them having a surplus in grains is far from what would be expected. Egypt is sometimes referred to as the “Breadbasket” of the ancient world…

Five thousand years have passed, almost two centuries before to the Romans build their first mud houses, meawhile Egyptians started making buildings so huge and complex they stay right up 'til the present time among the most great structures ever constructed. For a large number of years, without the advantage of PCs, cranes, trucks or power apparatuses, the Pharaohs' architects administered the development of perfect works of art whose scale, excellence still admires the brain. This is a…

Mahpiya Vanderbilt Archaeology 1 Bauer Mummies Ancient Egypt has become synonymous with mummies. The elaborate burials and preservation of the bodies is a defining factor of their culture. The word mummy comes from the Persian word mummia which means bitumen. The term was used in the middle ages to the embalmed bodies because of their blackened appearance of the skin, mistakenly thought to have been caused by the use of bitumen in their preservation when in actuality, the blackened appearance is…

The purpose of this book report is to examine Jared Diamond’s international bestseller Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive. The book is captured in four parts where the author uses both personal experience and impeccable research to describe past and modern society with similar environment and resources. According to Diamond, there are eight categories where past societies have undermined themselves by damaging their environment: deforestation and habitat destruction, soil problems…