Given its ancient beginnings and impressive accomplishments, Ancient Egypt has been a main focal point of history, in general and specifically in African history. Yet, there were other very significant, thriving states and empires in Africa too. Among a series of empires in Western Africa, one of the largest Empire’s was the Mali Empire, with its great wealth and international trade. The Mali Empire lasted from about 1230-1600 along the Niger River with trading routes throughout the Sub-Saharan desert
this efficiently by using many examples and evidence throughout history. Diamond explains that the ecologic factors of Eurasia allowed the early settlers of Mesopotamia in the the Fertile Crescent to flourish while the environment of other early civilizations such as the Incas of the Andes or the peoples of New Guinea did not. He starts off by explaining that farming originated in five different centers which all appeared independently of each other and at different times. Diamond claims that farming
development of Northwest Africa. Kingdoms and empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were affected by the arid Sahara Desert, that created a natural barrier, the Niger River facilitated trade, travel, and provided fertile land for agriculture . The Savannas provided open lands for animals to be herded and graze, and land for the farmers to cultivate Ghana, Mali, and Songhai have many diverse geographic features that affected the rise and fall of their empires. Ancient Ghana or the “land of gold”
The development of early civilizations was greatly affected by geographic barriers. Geographic barriers are physical features of an area that create obstacles, thus isolating that area from other cultures. The ancient people of China, India and Egypt were greatly impacted by the mountains, deserts and rivers of their regions. The majority of the population of ancient China was in the east. This is because geographic barriers such as the Himalayan Mountains and large deserts are located in the west
Life of the Nile Ancient civilizations along the Nile had their years of unity which came along with great power. Prime examples of this are the Old Kingdom, Middle Kingdom, New Kingdom, and Nubia. The Nile was a fabulous home for such civilizations for all the necessities and resources the river continuously provided for its settlers. The Egyptians claimed and used these resources provided by the great river for many years. Life of the Nile was not an easy lifestyle to live but the river made this
relationship in Ancient Egypt, in regards to equality. However the idea of female and male equality in the ancient world is not a foreign notion to ancient civilizations in Africa. “In many ancient African societies women were highly honored and, in fact, wielded a considerable amount of power (O’Neal).” Women were valued in these societies due to their ability to bring life into the world, but also for their roles in the household and economy. It’s interesting that Obenga states that Ancient Egypt was
Africa is a continent with many different cultures which play a major part in the development of the world history. Most of these cultures originated in Africa and the rest of the world just imitated these cultures in different ways. Moreover, Africa was the cause of a number of often contentious issues in the writing of world history and perhaps, no single world region has played so contradictory roles as Africa. Some scientists believe that Africa is irrelevant to world history. On the contrary
Mesopotamia and Egypt are two early civilizations with many differences and similarities. When comparing and contrasting these two civilizations, it is obvious that Egypt is the superior civilization. Egypt was in a better location with many advantages which Mesopotamia didn’t have. Their religion was stable and organized because they only worshipped one pharaoh at a time. and all men and women were treated the same in Egypt. Egypt and Mesopotamia were located in different places and had different
In the beginning there were four different ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia, The Nile River Valley, Indus River Valley, and Shang and Zhou China. All four civilizations were completely different in terms of the government and community. I have decided to compare and contrast the political and social structures of The Nile River Valley and Mesopotamia. They are among the first ancient civilizations to be created. The Nile River Valley is a civilization that has been created along the Nile River
that much about the Olmec as a whole. However, information about the Mayan civilization is far more extensive. Both civilizations appear to have had a ruling class, with the Mayans having a specific social structure composed of royalty and the nobility, commoners, and slaves. Based on the Olmec's use of large stone head sculptures, many scholars believe this represents their respect for those of a higher class. Both civilizations are also known to have Jaguar Gods which may represent each civilization's