2.2 Mesopotamia Ag and Settlement

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Event causing early agricultural civilizations to interact?

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the conquest of one people by another

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Why were early civilizations in river valleys?

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Rivers provided resources for widespread agriculture.

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Most important factor in building design of early agricultural civilizations?

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Climate and materials of the region.

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What developed after civilizations?

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grain-storage facilities

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Factor contributing to political leadership in early civilizations?

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Need to organize projects

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Main causes for early interactions between ancient civilizations?

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trade and warfare

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Factor contributing to the first cities:

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Surplus food supplies

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Domestication of goats and sheep improved Neolithic lifestyle by providing access to more natural resources.

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Improved lifestyle with access to more natural resources.

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Advances sustaining human population in Neolithic Era

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the development of agriculture

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Farmer's argument on quality of life vs. hunter-gatherer.

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"I will live a longer, healthier life."