Greece,Rome,and China had very different geographies. Rome: a land of two's shaped like a boot. Greece: a country with not many rivers, and very mountainous with diverse climates. China: A land of differences with many flat lands and mountains.
The area around Rome was all in twos. Two mountains, two islands, two rivers. This is were it got its nickname. It is shaped like a boot and is located in the Mediterranean. The geographical features disconnect parts of it, similar to the way Greece does, so different places there have different ways of life. Rome had a perfect location. It was close enough to the sea for trade, but far enough so that invaders can't get there easily; they could be killed by the time they reached there. The city were also close to the Tiber river. There were also low hills around it that protected Rome when the river flooded and against invaders. Rome didn't have as many mountains, rivers or ilsands than the other countries such as China or Greece but even though they didn't have alot, they still succsseded in planting crops and trading with other countries. Greece is a very mountainous land, like Italy. Greece is located near the Mediterranean,unlike China, but like Rome.There is rarely a river to be seen in Greece, so the people depend on the ocean. The mountains separates parts of Greece, disconnecting them. People don't normally venture over them, neither trade with other parts. This caused the people to be disconnected from each other, even more so than the areas around Rome. People depended on the lakes and rivers to overflow in the Spring so then all the water will flood all there lands and crops and fields. It was very hard to communicate with a river seperating them so it was very diffulcult to trade with other countries but they still succsseded. I would say that Greece has the most mountainious land out of these countries. China's areas are very diverse.It is very mountainous and the areas near or on mountains are very different from lower areas, temperature- wise. There are many rivers, unlike Greece. Still, the people there trade with each other. There are low, flat plains great for farming,and has no islands as part of it, unlike Greece and also high mountains. It is located near the sea, like Rome and Greece. China is known as the Land of Differences because they have flat lands, mountains, rivers, and their flat lands are good for farming. With China's geographic size and the way it spreads around the earth, China would be known as the land of contrast. China also had a variety of climates. Sometimes it's hot during the summer. In the spring, it rains and storms, in the fall, the leaves fall and gets colder and in the winter, it snows only up in the Himalayas and the Nothern China plain. The Northern China plain has many, many people which means it's heavily populated. The Northern China plain is the center of Agriculture and Industry. The food in China mostly comes from the Northern China plain. This land is fertile on this plain because it is fertilized by Loess which is a yellowish, brown soil and once their done, it blows through the desert. Not the foods they trade, but the food that they grow are soybeans,wheat, and cotton. These foods are very popular in this part of the country of China.Greece, Rome and China have many similarities. They also have many differences. Mountains, rivers, plains, these are the geography of Ancient civilazations.
Social Studies Michael, Brandon, and Shan
Wiki May 19, 2010
There are many differences and similarities in the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India/Persia. Imagine what it would feel like to live in the ancient world of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India/Persia. We can give you an idea of what the geography and location was like of these ancient worlds. Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India/Persia all have a very interesting geography and location. Mesopotamia was located in the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates River. The present day location of Mesopotamia is now Iraq. Mesopotamia’s location was perfect for trade, for it was between the Tigris and Euphrates River, and located near the Persian Gulf. Also, since it was between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the location was perfect for the Mesopotamians to farm, and have fertile soil. Although, Mesopotamia had no rainfall, farmers started using irrigation to water their crops. Farmers also moved to plateaus because it was an area of high, flat land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The rivers could provide the farmers with a source of fresh water. Mesopotamia is alike India/Persia because they have plateaus and use it for farming. Mesopotamia is unlike Egypt, because Mesopotamia doesn't have many deserts. Mesopotamia and Egypt are alike because they both have hot climates. Mesopotamia is different from India/Persia because it is very reliable on rivers as India relies on the monsoon. Mesopotamia and Egypt are alike because they are both polytheistic. Mesopotamia is also different from Egypt because they use different sources such as plateaus, for farming. Like Mesopotamia relied on agriculture. Since Egypt receives very little rain, and is surrounded by hot, sandy deserts such as the Libyan, which is to the West of Upper Egypt, it was hard to farm. For a solution Egypt relies on the Nile River. Like Mesopotamia, Egypt relied on rivers. Specifically the Nile River. The Nile River was an important source for Egyptians. Without it, the Egyptians wouldn’t have been able to get water for their crops and fresh water to drink. The Nile is divided into 3 parts, including the Blue Nile and White Nile. The White Nile has three sources known as Lake Edward, Lake Albert, and Lake Victoria. The White and Blue Nile meet in the city of Khartoum. The Nile River is approximately 4000 miles long. Most of Egypt is made up of deserts such as the Libyan and Arabian Desert. Mesopotamia and Egypt are alike in terms of their climate, rivers, and rainfall. Both Egypt and Mesopotamia get little rainfall and have a hot climate. This is all due to their location, close to the equator. Egypt is surrounded by a desert which makes rainfall rare, and Mesopotamia is located directly west and has few trees which make it hot. Mesopotamia differs from Egypt because Mesopotamia is located in present day Asia while Egypt is located in present day Africa. Egypt is different from Mesopotamia and India, because they use pyramids as burial sites. Egypt is different from India/Persia because India has mountains. They're alike because they're both hot in the summer because they're located near the equator. India and Persia are located in southern Asia. India is known as a subcontinent which means it is a very large land mass, equivalent to a size or population of a continent. Also India has a lot of physical features, and its mountains separate physical features from the rest of Asia. India’s and Persia’s geography include mountains, hills, and plateaus. Like Mesopotamia, Southern Asia, has mountains and plateaus. The most famous mountain is Mount Everest. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. One of the known plateaus in India is the Deccan Plateau. It lies between the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Like Egypt India’s climate is dry and humid. Unlike Mesopotamia and Egypt, India gets a lot of rain during the monsoon season, or rainy season. India/Persia also differs from Egypt because they have mountains. Also India didn't rely on rivers like the Egyptians and Mesopotamians did, they relied on the monsoon for farming. With this information on the geography and location of present day Mesopotamia (Iraq), Egypt, and India/Persia we hope we can give you a good idea of what you can expect to see if you eventually go there in your life time. Although you can't quite go to Mesopotamia anymore because it is now called Iraq, hopefully we described it enough and you may be able to see artifacts from the past time of Mesopotamia. We also hope that you will have an enjoyable experience seeing all the great locations and physical qualities of Egypt, Mesopotamia (Iraq), and India/ Persia.
Greece,Rome,and China had very different geographies. Rome: a land of two's shaped like a boot. Greece: a country with not many rivers, and very mountainous with diverse climates. China: A land of differences with many flat lands and mountains.
The area around Rome was all in twos. Two mountains, two islands, two rivers. This is were it got its nickname. It is shaped like a boot and is located in the Mediterranean. The geographical features disconnect parts of it, similar to the way Greece does, so different places there have different ways of life. Rome had a perfect location. It was close enough to the sea for trade, but far enough so that invaders can't get there easily; they could be killed by the time they reached there. The city were also close to the Tiber river. There were also low hills around it that protected Rome when the river flooded and against invaders. Rome didn't have as many mountains, rivers or ilsands than the other countries such as China or Greece but even though they didn't have alot, they still succsseded in planting crops and trading with other countries.
Greece is a very mountainous land, like Italy. Greece is located near the Mediterranean,unlike China, but like Rome.There is rarely a river to be seen in Greece, so the people depend on the ocean. The mountains separates parts of Greece, disconnecting them. People don't normally venture over them, neither trade with other parts. This caused the people to be disconnected from each other, even more so than the areas around Rome. People depended on the lakes and rivers to overflow in the Spring so then all the water will flood all there lands and crops and fields. It was very hard to communicate with a river seperating them so it was very diffulcult to trade with other countries but they still succsseded. I would say that Greece has the most mountainious land out of these countries.
China's areas are very diverse.It is very mountainous and the areas near or on mountains are very different from lower areas, temperature- wise. There are many rivers, unlike Greece. Still, the people there trade with each other. There are low, flat plains great for farming,and has no islands as part of it, unlike Greece and also high mountains. It is located near the sea, like Rome and Greece. China is known as the Land of Differences because they have flat lands, mountains, rivers, and their flat lands are good for farming. With China's geographic size and the way it spreads around the earth, China would be known as the land of contrast. China also had a variety of climates. Sometimes it's hot during the summer. In the spring, it rains and storms, in the fall, the leaves fall and gets colder and in the winter, it snows only up in the Himalayas and the Nothern China plain. The Northern China plain has many, many people which means it's heavily populated. The Northern China plain is the center of Agriculture and Industry. The food in China mostly comes from the Northern China plain. This land is fertile on this plain because it is fertilized by Loess which is a yellowish, brown soil and once their done, it blows through the desert. Not the foods they trade, but the food that they grow are soybeans,wheat, and cotton. These foods are very popular in this part of the country of China.Greece, Rome and China have many similarities. They also have many differences. Mountains, rivers, plains, these are the geography of Ancient civilazations.
Social Studies Michael, Brandon, and Shan
Wiki May 19, 2010
There are many differences and similarities in the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India/Persia. Imagine what it would feel like to live in the ancient world of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India/Persia. We can give you an idea of what the geography and location was like of these ancient worlds.
Mesopotamia, Egypt, and India/Persia all have a very interesting geography and location. Mesopotamia was located in the Fertile Crescent between the Tigris and Euphrates River. The present day location of Mesopotamia is now Iraq. Mesopotamia’s location was perfect for trade, for it was between the Tigris and Euphrates River, and located near the Persian Gulf. Also, since it was between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the location was perfect for the Mesopotamians to farm, and have fertile soil. Although, Mesopotamia had no rainfall, farmers started using irrigation to water their crops. Farmers also moved to plateaus because it was an area of high, flat land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. The rivers could provide the farmers with a source of fresh water. Mesopotamia is alike India/Persia because they have plateaus and use it for farming. Mesopotamia is unlike Egypt, because Mesopotamia doesn't have many deserts. Mesopotamia and Egypt are alike because they both have hot climates. Mesopotamia is different from India/Persia because it is very reliable on rivers as India relies on the monsoon. Mesopotamia and Egypt are alike because they are both polytheistic. Mesopotamia is also different from Egypt because they use different sources such as plateaus, for farming.
Like Mesopotamia relied on agriculture. Since Egypt receives very little rain, and is surrounded by hot, sandy deserts such as the Libyan, which is to the West of Upper Egypt, it was hard to farm. For a solution Egypt relies on the Nile River. Like Mesopotamia, Egypt relied on rivers. Specifically the Nile River. The Nile River was an important source for Egyptians. Without it, the Egyptians wouldn’t have been able to get water for their crops and fresh water to drink. The Nile is divided into 3 parts, including the Blue Nile and White Nile. The White Nile has three sources known as Lake Edward, Lake Albert, and Lake Victoria. The White and Blue Nile meet in the city of Khartoum. The Nile River is approximately 4000 miles long. Most of Egypt is made up of deserts such as the Libyan and Arabian Desert. Mesopotamia and Egypt are alike in terms of their climate, rivers, and rainfall. Both Egypt and Mesopotamia get little rainfall and have a hot climate. This is all due to their location, close to the equator. Egypt is surrounded by a desert which makes rainfall rare, and Mesopotamia is located directly west and has few trees which make it hot. Mesopotamia differs from Egypt because Mesopotamia is located in present day Asia while Egypt is located in present day Africa. Egypt is different from Mesopotamia and India, because they use pyramids as burial sites. Egypt is different from India/Persia because India has mountains. They're alike because they're both hot in the summer because they're located near the equator.
India and Persia are located in southern Asia. India is known as a subcontinent which means it is a very large land mass, equivalent to a size or population of a continent. Also India has a lot of physical features, and its mountains separate physical features from the rest of Asia. India’s and Persia’s geography include mountains, hills, and plateaus. Like Mesopotamia, Southern Asia, has mountains and plateaus. The most famous mountain is Mount Everest. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. One of the known plateaus in India is the Deccan Plateau. It lies between the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Like Egypt India’s climate is dry and humid. Unlike Mesopotamia and Egypt, India gets a lot of rain during the monsoon season, or rainy season. India/Persia also differs from Egypt because they have mountains. Also India didn't rely on rivers like the Egyptians and Mesopotamians did, they relied on the monsoon for farming.
With this information on the geography and location of present day Mesopotamia (Iraq), Egypt, and India/Persia we hope we can give you a good idea of what you can expect to see if you eventually go there in your life time. Although you can't quite go to Mesopotamia anymore because it is now called Iraq, hopefully we described it enough and you may be able to see artifacts from the past time of Mesopotamia. We also hope that you will have an enjoyable experience seeing all the great locations and physical qualities of Egypt, Mesopotamia (Iraq), and India/ Persia.