What role did natural conditions and geographical location play in the formation and development of each of the ancient Eastern
November 15, 2020 | Education
| What role did natural conditions and geographical location play in the formation and development of each of the ancient Eastern civilizations? What was common? What were the differences?
Civilization | The role of natural conditions and geographic location | Common signs | Differences |
Ancient Egypt | due to the hot climate, agriculture was possible only thanks to the flooding of the Nile, grain crops, horticulture and animal husbandry were developed |
subtropical climate, hot dry summers, mild winters, soil fertility in river basins – in such conditions, they made it possible to develop highly productive agriculture | was geographically isolated from the rest of the world |
Ancient Mesopotamia | grew garden, grain and vegetable crops | lack of minerals | |
Ancient China | rice and millet became the basis of the diet; garden and garden plants were also grown | was geographically isolated from the rest of the world | |
Ancient india | the main occupation was agriculture, a lot of rice was grown, here for the first time they began to grow sugar cane and cotton | was cut off from the world by mountains, ocean and jungle |
