The people present in the region started to transition from their nomadic lifestyles to agricultural lifestyles because of the surety and safety the rivers gave in providing farmable land to produce ample food. As more and more people settled in the region, urbanization and surplus occurred. No longer was the society farming to solely support itself, but it was able to export and interact with surrounding societies. The rivers provided the necessary elements for abundant agricultural growth which in turn allowed for the society to grow beyond focusing on basic needs for survival and develop to create political structure and develop artistically. (Kreis,
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.
In this document he expresses how Fuxi, a mythological wise emperor invented the pestle and the motor. After being improved and adding water power, the benefit that it had increased tremendously. This document shows the technologies being improved to affect the people in a positive way. Document four expresses that Tu Shih was a peaceful man and wished to save the peoples labor so he conceived a water powered blowing engine for the manufacture of iron agriculture implements. This document shows how technology was used to benefit the people and spare their labor.
Technology is the building block of any society: it allows for new advancements to be made that improve daily life. Two such societies that made advancements in technology included the Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire. As the expansion of the empire increased, the Romans built roads that linked these regions together. These roads were built in such a way that allowed for easier travel: roads were paved and allowed for water to run off. In addition, the empire also developed the transportation of water throughout the city through the construction of aqueducts, which were canals.
It is well known that whether a product is profitable or not depends directly on the demand and supply relationship in the districts. Since the author fails to account for the demand situation of healthy food in P, it is entirely possible that the demand of healthy food in P is not large enough for a new store. The current demand might be well met by other sources already, instead of a new store. For that matter, a new store would be surplus in P. In addition, even assuming the demand and supply relationship is broken since more healthy food is needed, there is no evidence that Natural’s Way would be P’s choice. The author fails to take other opponents of Natural’s Way into consideration.
A.B. September 21, 2010 Irrigation in the Ancient Worlds. The ancient world was a time of invention. One of the major technological inventions was the irrigation system--the digging of canals for better access to water sources. Irrigation had many uses, such as trade routs and the transfer of silt-bearing water for agriculture.
She is being quite vague about her conclusion that water bottles are not the best source of water. She states “Certainly, nearly everything humans do has an environmental impact- biking to work, recycling newspapers, and drinking tap water included.” She makes the point that it’s easy to attract other kinds of bacteria other than just through tap water, but she is still being unclear about her views of the harshness of bottled water. There is essentially no evidence that proves her conclusion to be valid, except the
During the 18th Dynasty there were many great accomplishments that were achieved. These include the development of irrigation, refining the usage of hieroglyphics, erecting pyramids, and the trading that was done with South Africa and other areas. Irrigation was a very useful accomplishment of the 18th Dynasty Egyptians. The Egyptians built and irrigation system with levees and channels to simulate the flooding of the Nile that occurs normally in August and September. With this new system, they were able to use the water all year around.
This large population created a developing society that created their own methods for accounting, writing, record keeping, government and much other advancement that was unknown to the ancient world. The society had huge developments in anatomy and architecture that still influence society today. ("HowStuffWorks "The Nile's Impact on Ancient Egypt"", n.d., p. 1) The Nile River also served as the main source of transportation. This encouraged travel and enabled trade and communication with outlying areas. The process of diffusion of the Eqyptian religion between early human societies is still apparent today.
These civilizations also shared another similarity. These civilizations both built irrigation systems to carry out water from the rivers. Mesopotamia canalled the waters from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Egypt built irrational canals to control the waters from the Nile. This was a similarity between Egypt and Mesopotamia because during this time period people relied on water for many things such as drinking, bathing and most importantly for keeping their land fertile.