Around 5‚000 years ago early civilizations settled near rivers. Ancient China civilizations established on the Huang-He River Valley‚ while early Mesopotamian civilizations settled near the Tigris and Euphrates River Valley. While both Huang-He River Valley and Mesopotamia have similar politics they also differed in the interactions with the environment and economics. China and Mesopotamia had several ways of interacting with the environment. China`s type of farming differed from Mesopotamian`s
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specialized labor‚ and complex institutions. However‚ it did have many set backs like uncontrollable flooding‚ which destroyed lives and crops. Regardless‚ both the success and failure of Mesopotamia was affected by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. The Euphrates and the Tigris rivers were on both sides of Mesopotamia‚ and the people living there used the water as an advantage to trade. The location of the rivers is an example of how geography affected Mesopotamia positively. Petroleum and red clay
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Mesopotamia‚ the latter had a better understanding and control over water than Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia (3500 B.C.E. - 530 B.C.E.) was located in northeast Syria‚ which is now know today as Iraq. It was mainly surrounded by water‚ most notably the Tigris and Euphrates rivers‚ which is how it adopted its name "the land between the rivers". Luckily it was also located on the site of some of the world’s first permanent farming villages. The land and climate within these regions was not the best area
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had different believes and civilization. The Egyptian civilization settled among the Nile and the Mesopotamian civilization settled among the Euphrates and Tigris. Doing agriculture along the Nile River was much different than doing it along the Euphrates and Tigris. The Nile River was very predictable and calm‚ but the Euphrates and Tigris were very unpredictable and just wild. Due to the predictable river‚ there was regular planting and harvesting season in Egypt. On the other side‚ due to unpredictable
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Themes in U.S. & World History; Geographic and Environmental Factors An example of physical geographic factors that contributed to the development and expansion of the United States are the Appalachian Mountains and the discovery of the Cumberland Gap. The second geographical factor that significantly contributed to the development and expansion of the United States is the major rivers of the Midwest regions such as‚ “The Mississippi‚ Ohio‚ Missouri‚ Illinois‚ and other rivers knit together
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Endangered Species: Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) By Natalie Hegwein The common name for the species is Bengal Tiger and it belongs to the genus/species Panthera tigris tigris. The Bengal Tiger usually has a reddish brown coat with narrow black‚ gray‚ or brown strips going in a vertical direction accompanied by a cream or white underbelly. Although some have a mutation gene which causes the skin color to be white instead of the usual color. Since the tigers generally hunt at
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civilizations excelled at feeding and supporting large populations of people. This was done largely because both had techniques that allowed them to excel in farming and agriculture. Mesopotamia had fertile valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Despite receiving little rainfall‚ the Tigris and Euphrates brought large volumes of fresh water to the region through irrigation. Cultivators tapped these rivers‚ built reservoirs‚ and dug canals so they could irrigate fields of barley‚ wheat‚ and peas. Similarly
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Chapter 1 Reading Guide From Human Prehistory to the Early River Valley Civilizations DIRECTIONS: Read Chapter 1: From Human Prehistory to the Early River Valley Civilizations DIRECTIONS: Define the following vocabulary terms. Paleolithic Age: The Old Stone Age ending in 12‚000 b.c.e.; typified by use of crude stone tools and hunting and gathering for subsistence. Neolithic Age: The New Stone Age between 8000 and 5000 b.c.e.; period in which adaption of sedentary agriculture occurred; domestication
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differed in numerous modes‚ including political authority and geography. Mesopotamian civilizations settled along the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers. Egyptians settled along the Nile River. Both of these civilizations used their rivers as a natural resource to survive. Agriculture was a very important aspect of both civilizations. In Mesopotamia‚ unpredictable flooding of the Tigris-Euphrates River occurred. Meanwhile in Egypt‚ the Nile River flooded at least once a year but its flooding was foreseeable
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first specialization of labor. This lead to trade and many technological advances‚ such as the potter’s wheel and the discovery of metals. The Fertile Crescent is where the Sumer civilization began. It stretches from the Persian Gulf‚ through the Tigris and Euphrates‚ to the Mediterranean Sea‚ and along the coast to the Nile River basin. It is an area that supported agriculture and had a lot of vegetation. Along the Euphrates River the land was suitable for irrigation‚ which allowed for areas further
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