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Geography and Ancient Civilizations: Olmecs and Mesopotamia

Explore the impact of geography on ancient civilizations, focusing on the autonomous city-states of the Olmecs in Latin America and Mesopotamia in the Middle East. Discover how their spiritual relationship with nature and geographical advantages or disadvantages influenced their development.

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Geography and Ancient Civilizations: Olmecs and Mesopotamia

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  1. The trick is geography Is a determining agent Comparing Ancient Civilizations8000 B.C.E-600 B.C.EChoose 2 regionsMiddle East- South Asia- East Asia- Latin America The Olmecs in Latin America and Mesopotamia in the Middle East both had autonomous city states (San Lorenzo and La Venta in the Olmec and Sumeriaand Ur in Mesopotamia), both developed a spiritual relationaship with nature establishing deities on natural phenomena,the Olmec, however, were protected against invaders by the central lowlands of Mexico while the Mesospotamiaswere at constant threat by marauding nomads to the unprotected north.

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