HISTORY
ORIGINS OF CIVILIZATION PREHISTORY300 BC
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They led to humans leaving Africa for other parts of the world.
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They allowed new ideas, practices, and technology to develop.
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They shared inventions by trading with one another.
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They encouraged people to live as nomads.
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Detailed explanation-1: -These regions are considered culture hearths because such key cultural practices as religion, the use of iron tools and weapons, highly organized social structures, and the development of agriculture started and spread from these areas.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the ancient past, major cultures began in an area called a cultural hearth. From these areas, cultures spread (diffused) outward, carried by people involved in trade, travel, conquest or immigration. Geographers and historians believe that there were several cultural hearths in the ancient world.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some of the prominent ancient cultural hearths include the Mesopotamian civilization, the Indus Valley civilization, and the Nile River Valley civilization. The earliest cultural hearths of Eurasia include parts of India, China, and the Mediterranean Sea region.
Detailed explanation-4: -Culture Hearths are the centers of origin of ancient civilizations which continue to inspire and influence modern societies of the world today.
Detailed explanation-5: -Explanation: A cultural hearth is a location at which new ideas arise and are then spread. The religion of Christianity began in Jerusalem, making Jerusalem the cultural hearth of the religion.
Detailed explanation-6: -The Indus River Valley region of NW India/SE Pakistan is considered a major cultural hearth for this part of the world.
Detailed explanation-7: -A culture hearth is an epicenter of innovation and invention, where new ideas are developed, which then go on to be very influential throughout a larger region.