Many Caucasian’s have thought and believed positively they were superior to many other races. Most of these people were from a geographic area that had advanced technology, large populations, and a large workforce. This area started in the Middle East and spread laterally within a similar environment that provided a fertile habitat for farmer gatherers. Jared Diamond discovered that approximately 13,000 years ago man started out as hunter-gatherers following seasonal game migration to provide food for their survival. Man would find whatever food that grew in that area to supplement the game animals for sustenance, but this activity would take a majority of his time and would be conditional to the regions environment and his own …show more content…
This in turn freed up many workers to produce other necessities. One very important item was steel. From it came better tools for farming and weapons. The Middle East lost its advantage due to drought conditions. Egypt used the wheat, barley, sheep, goats, cows, and pigs to transform human society. Egypt produced enough food to free a workforce that built one of the wonders of the world, the pyramids. These engineers and inventers discovered resources in their environment to produce clay, steel, gunpowder, and paper. The scholars of the culture spread philosophy, religion, and politics. Paper and the invention of printing preserved knowledge and history, along with better steel and guns gave the power to dominate other cultures in less fortunate environments. Building sea worthy boats enabled the armies to conquer these cultures and take their resources for their own gain. Trading with other powerful cultures producing goods increased the diverse resources with which to become a superpower and to continue to dominate the sea and many different lands. But with the large cities and close proximity of people, and farms with animals in herds and humans close together, came the quick spread of diseases. These diseases tempered populations, but also some humans built up immunities, which were passed to their offspring. Therefore, even though many people died, it did advance the civilization with anti-bodies protecting the culture, but as carriers
The early river civilizations innovated many things in their time. The Chinese introduced many new things to the world. In document 6 it says, “China invented porcelain, paper, ink, and gunpowder (which was used as fireworks). (Document 6). The chinese invented these thing and traded them on a route called the silk road. This helped develop cultural diffusion. These new items were soon used around the world. The items are used very much in today's world The egyptians also created pyramids which showed a new of honoring a dead king. The Egyptians would build perfect pyramids and use them as tombs for their dead kings. This was used in egypt for many years and many other people besides egyptian use special ways to honor important dead people. This affected the future because many important people are honored more while being
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.
Long before any white man ever set foot in this hemisphere, there were fully functional and highly developed societies here. These civilizations were sophisticated, could even be considered more advanced than the European nations at the time. While the rest of the Eastern world was in the dark Middle Ages, the people here were flourishing.
The trade and economy of the Egyptians were influenced by the invaders. The Hyksos brought with them the knowledge of metals, weapons, and a horse drawn cart know as and a chariot. These developments increased trade, economic expansion and the growth of cities. The trading of Bronze and Copper contributed to a major part the of the development and enlargement of Egyptian cities. Bronze and copper were used to made tools and weapons. The new technology spread by trading, traveling, conquest, and migration. The introduction of the crossbow to the Egyptians created a new revolution in
The Nile was a great river that provided good resources enabling the people of Egypt to survive without
(doc 1) The cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia developed into successful The cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia developed into successful civilizations because they built lot’s and they tried to survive for as long as they could. To begin, the Egyptians used any source or form of water that they could find. Like when the Egyptian Civilization was set up next to the Nile river, they depended on it for many things. Like, when the Nile overflowed and it helped them make good farming soil for their crops.
Most places make advancements that help societies. But, ancient civilizations like China, Mesopotamia, and Egypt that started over thousands of years ago heavily advanced the future of societies. Such as, languages, laws to follow, and architecture. These contributions helped our society and societies in the future.
By using the technology from ancient Egypt, people in the present day Middle East are able to make more land suitable for growing crops.
One of these technological innovations is irrigation. Irrigation provides new methods for getting water and other resources like silt to the crops growing in fields. Another agricultural development was oasis agriculture. The benefits of oasis agriculture are that merchants were able to more safely travel and find food for themselves and animals (Tignor, 251). Another technological innovation was when the Mongol raiders brought together conquered peoples ways and the learning institutions of settled societies. In doing so, they united traders and travelers to come from land and sea through Afro-Eurasia (Tignor, 393) But in opening up this trade it also brought devastation through spread of the Black Plaque. It was through the Mongol trading network that the plaque spread so quickly (Tignor,
Since the Egyptians were surrounded by natural barriers, it was hard to trade to nearby civilizations, because there was none nearby. Also, it was hard to travel by foot because of the barriers, so the Nile provided great
The rivers of these countries contribute to the overall strength of these cultures, but the landforms surrounding each country determined the amount of protection each had to utilize. The region surrounding Mesopotamia lacked the natural boundaries that provided protection for the Egyptians. The people of Mesopotamia were continually being attacked by Barbarians and other enemies. Their trade routes, which were depended upon for survival, were constantly being raided. This pattern of abuse from outside forces continued to create a somber attitude in the Mesopotamians. Resources were being spent in the many continual wars waged against their enemies. Egypt was protected by the great deserts and the sea on either side. Egyptians did not continually have to fight off invaders. They were able to direct their energies to more enjoyable activities. Thus, the Egyptians had another reason to be satisfied with their way of life. This caused a sense of peace and contentment amongst the people.
They brought writing, the wheel, the calendar, and astronomy. Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt allowed human beings, for the first time in history, to settle down in one place and farm instead of chasing their often dangerous wild animal food sources. Both civilizations shared similarities and differences in their climate, politics, intellect, religion, arts and architecture, technology, economics, and social structures, that allowed them to flourish and become two of the most well-known ancient civilizations.
Rich soil helped in many different ways it helped the egyptians with their crops and a good place to settle into.Without this
Have you ever wondered how Ancient Egypt helped shape the world today? Ancient Egyptians were a group of folks who were heavily influenced by religion. They feared dying anywhere but Egypt. The Egyptian Empire held a fascinating and very distinctive culture. Being one of the world 's most advanced cultures and creating tons of wealth is what separated them from everybody else. Between the outstanding artwork, teaching methods, and amazing pyramids is what helped their society advance altogether. No other civilization of the ancient world history had such a popular appeal and none as important as human society and its organization. Egyptians have made great steps in shaping the world we all know today, which have made studying their culture and society easier than some previous historical eras.
There are many civilizations in history that contributed to the rise of modern day society. All of the things that we see today have been in some way shape or form improved upon to stand the test of time. From the structures of buildings, religion and pyramids, to the influence of art, it all played a part. The ancient civilization of the Egyptians was one of the most significant and well known cultures to ever have existed and technology wise, they were light years ahead.