World Civilization Chapter Summaries
As we were introduced to the beginning of hominids in Chapter 1, Chapter 2 continues to introduce us to world civilization starting with the areas of southwest Asian and the Indo-European regions. It was said that the first complex societies developed in southwest Asia (Mesopotamia). The existence of politics and social order can only be explained by how, through the adaptation of an organization, the government came to be. Mesopotamia, known as “the land between the rivers” (Tigris and Euphrates), began the irrigation process. The people, known as Sumerians, used their surrounding resources and were able to build structures to assist them in transporting water over to the crops. This was obviously helpful to increase their harvest, and allowed