HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION PREHISTORY300 BC
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timber and iron ore
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hunters and gatherers
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soil, water, seeds, and workers
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meat, furs, and skins
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ancient Egypt, 3100 B.C. The pyramids of Giza, c. 2600 B.C. They are the oldest of the so-called Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Perhaps the most romanticized of past civilizations, ancient Egypt stood as one of history’s most powerful empires for more than 3, 000 years.
Detailed explanation-2: -Water is the mainspring of civilization. This was recognized at the dawn of civilization in Mesopotamia and Egypt. Water was conceived as the source of all things, eternal and primeval.
Detailed explanation-3: -The four oldest civilizations are Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Indus valley, and China as they provided the basis for continuous cultural development in the same geographic location.
Detailed explanation-4: -All these civilizations had certain features in common. They built cities and invented forms of writing. They learned to make pottery and use metals. They domesticated animals, and they created fairly complex social structures with class systems.