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Civilization is an advancement state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry and government has been reached. The Indus Valley Civilization which is known as The Harappa Civilization was the most fascinating civilization. Unlike Egypt and Mesopotamia are famous with Pyramids and Ziggurats, Mature Harappa’s city uniformed with just well-fired bricks, sewerage systems and buildings. This Civilization rose between 2600-1900B.C. in the region that is now Pakistan and…

Tied to this type of economy, businesses became too reliant upon the silver economy, so when the market turned bad the silver imports dropped with devastating effect for the people of China. Samuel Hawley describes the economy of the Ming as huge as evidenced by the list of items produced which were grain, cotton, silk, porcelain, tobacco, paper, peanuts, lacquer, ink, and indigo. The producers of these goods had become too reliant on the silver system and Atwell points out that a drastic…

Each river valley civilization invented something to make their settlements more civilized. Compared to China, Indus, and Sumer, Egypt seemed to be the most advanced. They made many things that people still use today. Not only did they create things for beauty, but they made mathematical and anatomical advancements. Sumer was a part of the Fertile Crescent. This was the crescent like shape in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Egypt was located next to the Nile River. The Nile gave…

closer and was more easily accessed by the Western civilizations. This caused the development of a lot of trade and a merging of Western and Indian culture. India was an agricultural civilization, so it was dependent on the climate to grow food. Monsoons are common in India’s climate; therefor it had a huge impact on the amount of crops they could produce. Also, because of India’s vast size and Western influence on culture, India was very diverse. Thus, it was very difficult to ever develop…

Every civilization throughout history has their ups and downs. What if these ups and downs could all be connected back to one main factor, to one influence? Throughout history, it can be noticed that the location of a civilization or the environment in which the society is located affect the shape of their culture, economy, trade, protection, and many more. It defines which societies rise to power and which lose power. Geography influences history in many ways, as can be seen in the Indus…

major factor to the expansion of Islam. In the Classical Era the easy spread of technologies and diffusion of religions like was possible through the efforts of merchants and trade but more specifically the Silk Road. Similarly, the Monsoon Market aided the Muslim…

increase in rainfall in the monsoons zone, especially in the sub-humid and humid areas 0.5 to 0.7% increase in solar radiation over southern half of the country, 3 to 5% decrease in cloud cover in Central Pakistan, with increase in sunshine hours 17 to 64% departure of rainfall from normal during EL Nino events, increase in frequency of extreme events such as heavy rains, storms, heat waves, cold waves, cyclone and flash floods, significant shift in weather patterns/monsoon, change in…

In the previous critical analysis on the first few chapters of Katherine Boo’s novel, ‘Behind the Beautiful Forever’, discussions were related to the general socioeconomic constraints slum dwellers face in Mumbai. This second critical analysis of chapters five through eight will focus specifically on the development obstacles of a young Muslim slum dweller, which led a simple argument amongst neighbors to result in a false conviction. While the method of discerning the development obstacles is…

topics cover Kinship and Marriage. Kinship is the blood relationship between people. Marriage is the union between man and women as partners in a relationship. The two films that were assigned are “Life, Above All”, directed by Oliver Schmitz and “Monsoon Wedding,” directed by Mira Nair. Both films tied into this week’s topics and also had similarities between them. To start off, the first film “Life, Above All” tells the story of a South African girl named Chanda. Chanda is a very smart…

On July 23, 2017, just outside of Tucson, Arizona an intense thunderstorm dropped a large amount a rainfall, prompting the National Weather Service to release a flash flood warning for the Santa Catalina Mountains, including Tanque Verde Falls (Sutton & Cullinane, 2017). A flash flood at the Tanque Verde Falls area stranded 17 hikers, prompting a swiftwater rescue. Rescuers, including the Pima County Sheriff’s Department (PCSD), Rural Metro Fire Department (RMFD), and the Southern Arizona Search…