HIST-UA 651 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Lugal, Theocracy, Hatshepsut
23 Aug 2016
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Ancient river valley civilizations: river valley civilizations and ancient empires: chapter 3, rise of civilizations a. i. The rise of civilizations occurred because of the agricultural revolution. The agricultural revolution brought about tremendous changes in the way we humans interact with our environment. Characteristics of a civilization a. ii. 1. a. ii. 2. a. ii. 3. a. ii. 4. a. ii. 5. a. ii. 6. a. ii. 7. a. ii. 8. Cities: compare and contrast river valley civilizations. b. i. Civilizations developed near rivers because they provided water essential for the irrigation of crops. Furthermore, rivers deposited silt, which was rich in nutrients and good for growing crops. b. ii. Geography plays a huge role in the development of a civilization by deciding the climate and natural barriers of an area. b. ii. 1. b. The sahara desert as well as mountainous regions protected egypt. This made it hard for invaders to take control of egypt in turn contributing to their religious beliefs. Egypt was unified for most of its history, which was divided into 3 periods or kingdoms.
