Historians have often characterized ancient civilizations as either primary or secondary civilizations, or as what I would call hydraulic or non-hydraulic civilizations.
Topic: Historians have often characterized ancient civilizations as
either primary or secondary civilizations, or as what I would call
hydraulic or non-hydraulic civilizations. Hydraulic civilizations are
those that have had to learn how to manage and control the movement of
water and in this regard, Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Indian and Chinese
civilizations have been called hydraulic or primary civilizations. On
the other hand, we have Greek and Roman civilization, which are largely
derivative (secondary) civilizations that did not depend on managing the
movement of water. What influences did managing the movement of water
have on developing civilizations? How might geography and environment
influenced things like society, thought, politics, and religious
beliefs? This question requires that you take a comparative approach and
consider the Ancient Near East (also called Western Asia) as well as
Egypt, India, China, Greece and Rome. You are basically asked to compare
developments in hydraulic and non-hydraulic civilizations. Completed
essays should target 750 words in length. Please include the following:
an appropriate title and tile page; 1″ margins; double-space Times New
Roman 12pt font; footnotes and bibliography must conform to the Turabian
style sheet
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