Differences for the cities are the way they have succeeded economically. Some are rich in agriculture while others have established trading routes to attain food to sustain their populations. Another key difference between all the cities is their tolerance for religion, some countries are open to other faiths while some are closed and use violence to inflict their religion. 3) Inferences that future historians would make on these cities is that they are all highly populated, they are all port cities open for trade, they are all multicultural and they all are flourishing economically. Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver are thriving economically because they are all port cities which enable them to trade.
Rivers helped civilizations like the Yellow River in China and the Indus River in India because rivers helped them create irrigation systems to help water their crops. This geographical feature has also helped them by a mode of transportation, water and food; Rivers is a good way to get places by boats. Rivers also gave people water and food because there is fishes in the river so hey can eat that. Mountains have also helped civilizations develop. Mountains are areas of lands with steep sides that rise sharply from surrounding land.
Aside from the medical uses, nettles can be used to make hot beverages such as tea and delicious nettle soup [1]. Due to these countless benefits of the nettle plant, this investigation is highly significant as it would be beneficial to producers, as they will know how to produce plants with bigger leaves and therefore acquire a bigger crop yield. This will ensure the production of a much larger number of products containing nettle leaf for the same cost. My theory
Task 1: Geography and the Development/Diffusion of Human Societies Princess Dana Catacutan Part A The most significant geographic factor that contributed to the development of the Fertile Crescent or Mesopotamia were the two rivers that surrounds it. Tigris and Euphrates rivers served great source of food and used for irrigation of crops. It was an ideal place for early people to settle in Mesopotamia to utilize the life giving water of these two rivers. Also, the two rivers were used for transportation and trade. Irrigation from the two rivers made it possible for the early settlers to farm and had abundant crops for trade.
Not only did they use the river for water and food, they also used the river for main transportation and trading goods. Although the Nile River flooded once a year which caused destructions, it provided them with a layer of silt that fertilized their soil that allowed them to farm all year round. The Egyptians welcomed these annual floods and showed their gratitude to the river god Osiris. They were connected with their religion especially through Osiris. The Nile river also supported in their early political unification between upper and lower Egypt.
Whereas, Mesopotamia was known as the “land between the river” due to the fact that it was stuck right between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Both civilizations were located by riversides, which supported them with fertile land helped create the base of their success. The Egyptians were more blessed in this because they had realized there vast natural resources because of the Nile River. Unlike the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, they had the benefits of the river flooding which would flood in September and leave perfect fertilized soil for the planting season. Egypt also grew papyrus reeds, had good fishing, and hunted animals by the river banks.
Unlike the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the Nile floods at a predictable time of the year and in relatively predictable stages. This made it possible for the ancient Egyptians to follow a very stable agricultural cycle and compile substantial food surpluses. Although later on taken over by Alexander the Great, the Nile River remained a source of fertile land and a river upon which the Egyptian calendar was based on. It is not clear how much influence, if any, the kingdoms of the upper Nile had on the later history of sub-Saharan Africa. Knowledge of ironworking certainly spread, facilitating the expansion of agriculture in other parts of the continent.
India itself traded sugar and cotton. Both of which were staples for not only them but all of Southern Asia. Malay contributed many important things to southernization. The latten sail was introduced by the Malay. This sail was square in shape and mounted so that they were able to pivot, which made seamen able to tack against the wind.
Without Nile river ,Egypt would just have been a wastless continuation of Saharan desert with little agriculture, transportation and communication. It is a gift for Egypt benefitting agriculturally from the flow of the river downward as it deposited silt, fertile soil ,natural fertilization along it bank in lower Egypt turning the land green and agriculturally prosperous. This condition allowed Egypt to cultivate and trade like wheat flax ,papyrus and other crops around the Nile. These trading system secured Egypt’s diplomatic relationship with other countries and contributed economics stability. Nile river provided almost everything they needed to sustain their life.
In chapter 2: The Art of Mesopotamia and Egypt were in some ways very much alike. Mesopotamia and Egypt both had a great agriculture that helped them gain a little wealth. The Nile was a big part of the agriculture between the people. The most important waterways were the Indus and the Huang He in Asia, the Danube in Europe, and the Mississippi in North America. These rivers helped farmers with transportation, which then helped their agriculture grow.