Geography Of The Indus River

The ancient cultures of Mesopotamia and Egypt develop into successful civilizations by having floods from the nile river that provided water, food and fertile area in the middle of the desert as document 1 states. In document 2 it says that they also had rivers that provided many resources such as transportation, trade as well as plants, the rivers were surrounded by deserts.

Time after time throughout history we see civilizations succeeding by rivers such as Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus Valley and the Yellow River. One of the things the rivers provided in Mesopotamia was the “ground is extremely fertile”. The Mesopotamians used the river for irrigation and the rich soil to produce and abundance of resources to support a large population.

Kosovo lies in the Northern hemisphere. The climate in the winter is colder with mild temperatures about 14℉ , but could get down to -15℉. The summers are very hot with an average of about 65℉, but have been known to get up to 99℉. The temperatures there are affected by air masses caused by the Ibar. Kosovo does not border any major ocean water. Some physical features include the Sharr Mountains in the south and southeast and the Kopaonik Mountains which lies in the north. They also have two large plains called the Metohija Plain and the Kosovo Plain. They have limited water resources so their main river would be the White Drin river which flows in the direction of the Adriatic Sea.

The first known civilizations of Mesopotamia, Indus River Valley, Egypt, and China all developed around rivers which were located in the plains surrounding a river. For both Mesopotamia and Egypt, using irrigations was an important part for their survival. This helped the control where the waters went and allowed the water to be used farther away from the river itself. Which meant more people could use the river water and later became a necessity for the people living in the river societies which developed much of their culture and society around it.

The location of a civilization is crucial for agriculture and security. While Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India consisted of rivers, Egypt’s was the most profitable. In Mesopotamia, the Tigris and Euphrates River would harmfully flood the valleys creating a need for irrigation systems. Similarly, the Harappans often encountered floods until walls were built. In Egypt, the water flowed the banks from the Nile River replenishing the land with fertilized soil. As a result, the Egyptians had a stable supply of wheat and barley while the supplies of other civilizations were unsteady. Moreover, the Egyptians had natural

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The Indo-Gangetic plain (IGP) of south Asia is formed by the sedimentation of alluvial soil by the Indus and the Ganges rivers. The large fertile plain with flowing rivers favours agriculture. The rice-wheat farming system in the Indo-Gangetic plain occupies 13.5 M ha of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal (Timsina and Connor, 2001). In India, the rice-wheat farming system is the major source of food security as it produces more than 50% of cereal in 10 M ha (Ladha et al., 2000).

Probably the most important thing that provided the most useful resources were the Indus and Ganges rivers. When these rivers flooded, they left behind fertile soil which could be used for farming. They could grow a lot of crops, which led them to have a lot so they couldn’t starve. This led residents to focus on other things, such as making tool or building houses. They also traded the extra food with other people so their wealth grew. This led them to be able to build larger and larger buildings eventually turning into large cities. This is how the Indus and Ganges rivers supported the rise of this civilization. (how does geography affect the spread of ideas)

There are many similarities and difference between The Indus River Valley and Mesopotamia Some of these similarities/differences include the time periods in which they were in, their methods of using the rivers, as well as the structure of their cities and governments. The Indus River Valley civilization was created about 2500 B.C., and it was located around the south-western are of the Indus River. Their largest city was Mohenjo-Daro, which is in present-day Pakistan. The Indus River Valley is surrounded by natural barriers such as the mountains nearby, and the Arabian Sea. Their close proximity to the sea would play an important role in their development, as well as their economic development.

The Egyptians could plant crops in the moist floodplain, because it remained wet long enough for the crops to grow for harvest about three months later. The River flooded every year between June and September, in a season the Egyptians called akhet (the

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The climate and geography of the Middle East helped civilization develop. The highest mountains are the Tarsus in Turkey and the Zagros in Iran. Only seven percent of the land is suitable for farming. The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are the main rivers that people settled in. The mountains can get extremely cold while the lowlands can get intense heat. This is where most of the roots of humans came from, the Middle East.

The similarities between Indus river valley civilization and Mesopotamia are that most of the people were farmers and they lived beside the river.Moreover, they had their own belief of religion.However, their way of living life was entirely different. Mesopotamia was more advanced than Indus river valley civilization. They had a writing system, advanced math knowledge which helped them to create ziggurats, create a calendar and laws. Besides they also had organized government. On the other hand, Indus river had no writing system which is why we do not know much about the Indus river valley people. Although, they were good at designing pottery and developed the trading system. Also, the Indus people built a house with a bathroom and built a

The geography of a civilization dictates the authority a civilization has over a certain region. However, the geography affects more than just power, it can affect multiple civilizations at once. For instance, the Nile River, which provided many luxuries for civilizations within proximity (Egypt), would inundate causing thick layers of silt, which provided fertile soil for crops. However, the yearly flooding lead to the practice of irrigating in order to preserve equilibrium between soil and water saturation. An unequivocal situation in the Indian civilization was rising, in which the Indus River (Current day Pakistan) would provide silt for the inhabitant. Over in the Chinese Civilization, more and more struggles arose, in which the surrounding

Mesopotamia and Harappan societies have long been compared throughout the history of archaeology. Mesopotamia, also known as, 'the land between the rivers,' was named for the triangular area between the Tigris and the Euphrates river, (Nov. 7 lecture). In recent use, it covers a broader area referring to most of what is now Iraq. This adds ancient Assyria and Babylonia to the scope of Mesopotamia (Schultz and Lavenda 1995:310). Parts of Mesopotamia were not inhabited at all until approximately 8000 BC when plants and animals were domesticated, bringing about an agricultural revolution. This allowed nomads and cave dwellers to become farmers and herders.(Whitehouse 1977:129).)