CAS HI 101 Lecture 1: Why Geography Matters
28 Jan 2019
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Europeans were terrified by vikings because they could easily invade europe through streams of river that lead them into the continent. Europeans could develop industrially due to their flat farmlands. Since there was no natural barrier between europe and russia, russia developed its own defense technique using their huge territory: retreating nonstop until freezing winter kills their enemies. Fertile crescent: a crescent-shaped region where agriculture and ancient civilizations flourished due to inundations from the surrounding nile, euphrates, and tigris rivers. People developed religion to explain unpredictable natural disasters. Agriculture requires labor, in which leads to male with physical strength played a role. Male"s physical strength was necessary for survival, and thus, women"s role became producing more male babies. Inheritance became important to pass down survival knowledge to the next generation. Hammurabi: the first written record babylonian code of law of ancient. Epic of gilgamesh: the earliest surviving literature of ancient mesopotamia.
