Part one of term paper
Toward the beginning of the Neolithic Revolution( dated approximately 10,000 b.c.), the ancestors of modern man began the great transformation from nomadic gatherers and hunters, to recognizably civilized people. This change is evidenced by the agricultural and urban revolutions, as well as the establishment of well defined religious, socia ...

Part two of term paper
... ancient civilizations, a look into the development of the relatively well documented cultures of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, and Rome provides the most concrete evidence of geographical influence. Chronologically, the area of Mesopotamia, the land "between two rivers", seems an appropriate starting point for such analysis. Mesopotamia lies in the area between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, often referred to as the Fertile Crescent. Although this area receives little rain, the sporatic and ...