Geography Impact On Early Societies

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How does geography impact placement of early societies? Geography was extremely valuable, because the features offer advantages and disadvantages to the people and their society. Geography impacted modern society the same way it did thousands of years ago. Today, look at a population map, the most cities are where there are more geographic advantages then disadvantages. Early populations grew and prospered when there was a significant water source such as an ocean or lake. For example, 99% of the ancient egyptians lived on the Nile River. The Nile River creates a lush green valley that stretches across the desert. "Each year the rains of central Africa caused the river to rise above its flood plain. When the floodwaters receded, they left a rich layer of fertile mud." (Craig, Graham, Kagan, Ozment & Turner, 2009, p.12). The Egyptians farm, using the fertile black soil and sediment to provide food for themselves, and their animals. In different parts around the world, farmers learned how to domesticate local animals and plants.,This is domestication. Domestications when a wild plant or animal's used to be useful to humans. Farmers selected and planted only the best seeds from their last harvest. "Women gathering for food probably discovered how to plant and care for seeds" (Craig, Graham, Kagan, Ozment & Turner, 2009, p.5). People domesticated animals through selective breeding, usually chosen from there productivity. For example, cattle's selectively breed to make a herd more docile. Hunters watched over the herds and killed the frail for food. In hunting and gathering societies, the women and children collected consistent foods such as plants, eggs, shellfish, and herbs, while the men went out hunting. The men were the hunters and women were gatherers. This tells that "society was probably characterized by a division of labor by sex." (Craig, Graham, Kagan,
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