By the 7th century BC, new civilizations that were based on the new technologies that came around were on the rise. New civilizations and kingdoms appeared began to appear in Asia. City states cropped up in the Middle East and North Africa. During this period, scientific and mathematic advances were rising alongside new productive techniques. “Long-distance trade, a rise in the importance in of merchants as a social class, the use of coins…the use of phonetically-based alphabets,” all came about and changed the course of history (Harman 47).
By the end of 1918 there were several reasons why the stalemate was broken and allowed the Triple Entente to carry on gaining land. The first reason is they brought in new weapons and artillery; this helped us because it shocked the Germans and they knew they weren’t as well equipped as us. A new tank was developed which was much improved from the last one and it could cross trenches easily and could crush barbed wire instead of twisting it more and making it even harder to get through they were smashing obstructions’ so the infantry could advance. New technology made the tanks have a harder shell so no machine guns or grenades could penetrate its skin and the most pressing problem was how to ‘overcome the enemy’s machine guns’ which were responsible for the stalemate. For them to be effective they needed to be used in large quantities, and that’s what they did.
Although highly accurate, the machine gun had very little tactical advantage for its own soldiers due mainly to its cumbersome and heavy design; consequently, it was used mainly for holding troops back. Despite the machine guns lack of an offensive edge, its use and reliance grew experientially as the war progressed; only holding back advancing troops as opposed to punching a line through opposing lines. Dependence upon the machine gun grew on both German and British lines, this increased reliance lead to approximately one third of the total casualties during World War I. To compensate for the issue of manoeuvrability of the heavy machine gun, the development of a lighter, smaller handheld machine guns were introduced, allowing for a more offensive assault upon the enemy lines.
It has become a widely accepted model for when interpreting evidence of either cultural, or even political influences of people from one cultural background over those of another. In our case of Egyptian influence over Canaan, the small finds of Egyptian artifacts have led to a suggestion of an indication of the shift in “pharaonic policy” in the region at the time. In application to the given situation, direct rule comes to say that Egypt's Pharaohs of the Ramesside period had occupied and imposed “direct imperial administration” on Canaan. Findings of artifacts of Egyptian origin in the Levant has led many archaeologists to believe that this was proof of an increase in the Egyptian’s military and bureaucratic influences the when there had been there in previous years. The direct model would come in to argue these claims by saying that the Egyptians' economic and political policies had transformed themselves over time into a military occupation of Canaan.
These advances allowed for impressive defence systems, which out-of-date military tactics could not break through for most of the war. Barbed wire was a significant hindrance to massed infantry advances. Artillery, vastly more lethal than in the 1870s, coupled with machine guns, made crossing open ground extremely difficult. [45] Commanders on both sides failed to develop tactics for breaching entrenched positions without heavy casualties. In time, however, technology began to produce new offensive weapons, such as gas warfare and the tank.
Both Mesopotamia and Egypt developed along parallel lines. These civilizations, as they became more complex, created centralized governments which provided order within the realms. Centralized governments in Mesopotamia and Egypt could not have risen without advancements in agriculture. Advancements in agriculture provided a larger yield of crops which in turn provided a surplus. This surplus caused a population increase.
The Persians could not defend themselves from this and the cavalry ploughed a huge hole through the Persian formation. On the Persian side of tactics they made very poor battle formations, which were easy to get through or destroy. Alexander’s phalanx formation proved to be the most useful through all his battles, this is because its tight formation is hard to get through but also easy to attack from. Another one of the factors influencing alexander’s win at the battle of Granicus is his troops weapons and amour and how it differentiated from the Persians. Alexander’s army was smaller but this enabled them to be able to afford better weapons and
A complex society is defined by its development into a thriving civilization however great or small. Two of the earliest complex societies were Egypt and Mesopotamia. Both societies had rich cultures, and were largely responsible for the development of the eastern world. Having developed during the same time periods both societies share many political, technological, social, and economic similarities. However they also share a number of differences because they developed in different regions with different natural influences.
However, the Germans understood modern warfare better than any opponent and getting them to surrender would not be easy, since they had the best weaponry around. The European theater displayed higher weaponry than the Pacific theater did. Germany unlike Japan, kept inventing new weapons that the Allies had no experience with these new weapons. For example, the Germans had weapons like bazookas, panzerfausts, MP40s, MG42s, and Kar98. The Germans launched a lot of counterattacks on the Allies.
Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt and early Mesopotamia are the most known of the early civilizations. The two have differences and similarities culturally, socially and the environmental pattern. These two civilizations have given us all an idea on what things were like thousands of years ago, and they also give light onto certain cultures of today. Mesopotamia is modern day Iraq and Ancient Egypt runs along the Nile River. The Mesopotamian economy was increasingly diverse.