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When looking at the development of ancient cultures, the concept of Geographic determinism cannot be ignored. The idea that cultures are constructed based not only on their location, but the cultures that surround them and interact with them is absolutely true. All humans have basic needs including food and water. Due to this need, it is no surprise that most of the cultures we see begin their history in areas near water with fertile land to grow crops. We first see Egyptians settling in the…

The Arise of Civilizations in Mesopotamia and the Nile River Valley The Fertile Crescent lies from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean Sea. The Fertile Crescent was a land named because of its good soil and its golden wheat fields. Within the Fertile Crescent was a region called Mesopotamia that the ancient Greeks had named later. This meant “between the rivers” where it was located it was between the Tigris river and the Euphrates river. In this area the world’s first civilization arose…

4 We reached Patna by late afternoon. We disembarked our bus at the Gandhi Bridge as it was known among the passengers. It is one of the longest bridges in the Asia built on the holy river, Ganges. It had made our journey pretty much comfortable. Earlier, it was a gigantic task to reach this city. You would have to use the ferries and boats to cross this mighty river. And it took many precious hours then. We put our bags and sacks of the grain on many men-drawn cycle rickshaws as it was the most…

Civilization in ancient Egypt was a very intriguing time in history with how much relics and knowledge we have on them. This will discuss on why the Egyptians chose to live where they did, what they created or followed to maintain a community for so long, and how their civilization then is compared to the United States (U.S.) now. Straightway, what made the Egyptians live by the Nile River. Well, the Nile river had rich soil and water that would flow through it, making it a great place to grow…

10. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 10.1. Conclusions Upper Awash basin is located in central Ethiopia, most part is the western margin of the Main Ethiopian Rift (MER) adjacent to Blue Nile River basin to the north. It is confined within the limits 8° 23' 25" to 9° 18' 42" N latitude and 37° 59' 9” to 39° 04' 12" E longitude. The main objective of the research is to evaluate the water supply systems for Addis Ababa city, which is situated at the right northern end of the basin that occupies…

The Nile river is in Africa. The name Nile comes from the Greek word Neilos, meaning valley. In an article written by Mandy Barrow, she says, “The River Nile is about 6,670 km (4,160 miles) in length and is the longest river in Africa and in the world. Although it is generally associated with Egypt, only 22% of the Nile’s course runs through Egypt” (Barrow). The Nile river was used for transporting trading goods, people, providing food and water, constructing pyramids, and nurturing animals.…

Arab Spring Arab Spring made trending news due to many protests happening in Syria, Algeria, and Tunisia. It all started with a man who lived in Tunisia named Mohamed Bouazizi according to (Gutierres). Bouazizi was unemployed, the food prices were high, and he was harassed by public officials. When that occurred, he set himself on fire on December, 2010. This got the attention of many people in the Arab World. "The people want to bring down the regime," as stated in the article (Occupy Wall…

The Nubian civilization, modern day Sudan, is arguably the most ancient civilization in Africa, with initial settlements in the territory dated as far back as 8200 BC. The innovations and technological improvements pioneered by the Nubian culture, over time, would spread throughout the continent (most notably into Egypt). Among these advances were the establishment of efficient food production, dogma that would lay the foundations for Egyptian concepts of the afterlife and the birth of material…

The formation of agricultural communities during the predynastic period and more complex societies was pretty similar to Mesopotamia. People used fertility of the soil from the Nile valley and floodwaters to grow barley and emmer wheat as well as other crops. Herding animals such as sheep, goat and cattle made food production possible and easier along the river. As these people communities grow, some families shift from building pit-houses to mudbrick with the incentive to claim more…

Egypt, one of the greatest civilizations in the world is now just a memory. What we know about Egypt comes from their monuments that are still standing today, what they painted on the walls, what they documented, and what we are able to infer. We learned everything from what was left behind. Egypt is located in the Middle East next to the famous Nile river. Just like any civilization it learned to adapt to its surroundings. The sand soil was too unfertile to use, but the Egyptians found out…