Geography and the Development and Diffusion of Human Society Diane Maunton Western Governors University Environmental or Physical Geographic Factors The two most significant geographic factors or environmental factors that contributed to the expansion and development of the United States were the Mississippi River and the discovery of the Cumberland Gap. This paper will discuss the geographic factors in the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia as well as the diffusion of tea. The Mississippi River or “Great River “is the third largest river in North America. It flows approximately 2350 miles from Lake Itasca through the central United States to the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi River water shed is the fourth largest in the world extending from the Allegheny Mountains to the Rocky Mountains.
One of the biggest contributions to civilization by the Sumerians, Egyptians, and Hebrews was the invention of agriculture. The Sumerians were a people who lived in the southern portion of Mesopotamia from around 3500 B.C. to 1800 B.C. The Sumerian people lived in twelve city states, famous among which are Sumer and Ur. Kestner states: Sumerian language is possibly the most important aspect of Sumerian culture, and the one that has had the most lasting impact on the modern world and history.
Geography Performance Task 2 Qn 2 The Nile is a major north-flowing river in north-eastern Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It passes through ten countries, such as Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt. As many ancient civilizations began near rivers or lakes, the Egyptian Civilization began near the River Nile. This was such as the water provided a source of food, like fish, and transport to other villages so that trade could take place. The water source’s soil next to it was fertile so that the Egyptians could grow crops there.
Jake Mazziotti December 3/2013 Number 13 How did the Nile shape ancient Egypt The nile is the longest river in the world-over 4000 miles. The nile shaped many aspects of ancient Egypt society,includings settlement distributions its agriculture system and its spiritual life.One aspect of egyptian society that was influenced by the nile was its population distribution. Most of the population have along the nile flood plain (Doc A) map shows 20 settlements. Everyone is either in the delta or narrow nile valley. The nile did more than shape the settlements its determened life without would be impossible.
Chad There is a country located in the central part of Africa and that country is Chad. Chad is a large country with an area of 1.284 million square kilometers. That is a little over three times the size of California. The climate in Chad is tropical in the south and more of a desert in the north. There is 300 square kilometers of irrigated land and Chad is also a significant source of water in the Sahel.
Global Hilda Betts Period:3 April 21, 2014 Mesopotamia & The Panama Canal Throughout history, the usage and control of waterways such as rivers, canals, straits and seas have had economic and political effects on many societies. Many waterways had different economic and political effects on many societies in Asia’s River System. Mesopotamia site was one of the world's first civilizations, 30 dams along the rivers provide fresh water and hydroelectric power. Their river flows through Turkey, Syria, and Iraq. Mekong provides irrigation for crops, dry seasons causes lower water level.
The irrigation systems helped irrigate more than 667,000 acres and the Kuanchung land became fertile for many years. (Doc. 4) An additional document that would greatly help would be a record of how many crops were grown before irrigation systems in Kuanchung so that it can be compared to that of Kuanchung with irrigation, to see how much it increased crop growth creating agriculture surplus. The agricultural surplus also helped farmers set up small stores because of all the additional crops they grew, they could feed themselves and sell some for extra goods. (Doc.
Abdulrahman Jamea World history 1/8/13 Shang Dynasty vs. Ancient Egypt Geography: Indus river valley lasted from 2500 BCE-1500 BCE; their geography was one most fertile land. Rivers flooded regularly seasonally. The Himalayas was to their north. The Shang dynasty lasted from 1556BCE-1046 BCE, their geography has the yellow river Social structure: For the Indus river valley the priests and king where on top of the social ladder, then aristocrats second.
Egypt and Mesopotamia’s river’s provided most of the needed water for their crops. Egypt developed north and south, surrounding the banks of the Nile River. Where Mesopotamia developed was known as the “Fertile Crescent”, between the Tigris and Euphrates. The main body of water near Egypt was the Mediterranean and for Mesopotamia it was the Persian Gulf. Since Egypt was bordered on one side by a huge sea, and on the other side an impassable desert, it made it very challenging to attack or conquer Egypt.
There are many differences and similarities between the Mesopotamian river civilization and Egyptian river civilization. The first difference is economy. Egyptians depended heavily on farming. Being close to the Nile allowed easy access to water needed for crops. Seasonal flooding fertilized the land for the next year's crops and Agriculture was essential for survival, growth, and economic success.