History

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Unit 1
1. - Egypt
a) They leave us an important system a writing the hieroglyphics also leave huge constructions and different way of life.
b) Because in their history, they do amazingconstructions united with the stars and the think of they was one of the mysterious of the world.
c) Without the ancient Egyptian Religion, there would probably be little reason for one to visit Egypt today.The great Pyramids would not exist, nor of course, there the fabulous temples, the tombs on the West Bank of Thebes (modern Luxor) and their mummies, or the colorful decorations that adorn thesestructures that have lured travelers to Egypt over the past three thousand or so years.
d) Language, literature, religion, visual art, science, sports, cinema and music.
e) The Nile river is importantto the ancient Egyptians because it kept them alive and it gave the Egyptian water to drink. It is also grew the material made to make papyrus. Another way that the Nile River is useful is that itfloods usually, this helps them because then it can fertilize the Egyptians crops. The Nile River provided rich farmland. It provided water for crops, a way of transportation, water to drink, water tobathe in, and many other useful things. It also gave them protection from the other side of the Nile.

2. - Mesopotamia
a) They were one of the first civilizations in the world. Hammurabi, a king wasthe first to write a book on law. Their ziggurats were a landmark in the field of architecture. Abraham who is found in the Bible migrated from Mesopotamia to create Israel. Mesopotamia means 'land oftwo rivers'. They were the first to use river water constructively. Dams were partly their idea.
b) The mathematics, their form of writing, their architecture, the wheel, the agriculture.
c) Theyused to communicate their stories, their life style, their discoveries, etc.

Unit 2
3. - Persia
a) They were the major dominant civilization back in the day and they brought together the...
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