Mesopotamia is a region of southwest Asia in the Tigris and Euphrates river system that benefitted from the area’s climate and geography to host the beginnings of human civilization. Its history is marked by many important inventions that changed the world, including the concept of time, math,...
California Department of Transportation Abstract One of the more spectacular expressions of prehistoric rock art in all of North America is the petroglyph concentration in the Coso Range of eastern California. These glyphs have played a prominent role in attempts to understand forager religious iconograph...
During the 1850s and 1860s, Chinese immigrants played a major role in the development of the fishing industries in Australia. Prior to their involvement, the industry was hampered by the problems posed by the transportation of fish to market. It was common for whole catches of fish to putref...
first appearance in western Europe in the 15th century, they fell under the penalty of banishment in almost all the nations of western Europe. Despite their systematic exile, or transportation abroad, however, they continued to reappear in one guise or another back in the countries they had ...
Development of the state’s Reforma oil field fueled the growth of Villahermosa’s contemporary economy. Olmec “colossal head”Olmec “colossal head” at La Venta Park-Museum in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico.(more) Villahermosa is a regional tourism hub; attractions include nearby Olmec and Maya ...
The sand partly overlies a low crystalline plateau that is generally less than 500 feet (150 metres) in elevation. The plateau forms most of the country’s centre and is penetrated by igneous rock intrusions that cause the numerous rapids of Guyana’s rivers. Kaieteur FallsKaieteur Falls, ...
geography, the study of thediverseenvironments, places, and spaces ofEarth’s surface and their interactions. It seeks to answer the questions of why things are as they are, where they are. The modern academicdisciplineof geography is rooted in ancient practice, concerned with the characteristics...
forsaking agriculture for industry, even embracing the pro-Northern, pro-industryideologyof Atlanta journalistHenry Grady. Subsequently, the manufacture of cotton and iron grew, but the real spur to Georgia’s postwar growth was the expansion of the rail transportation system, which was centred in ...
National flag consisting of triangles of blue and green separated by a yellow diagonal stripe. In the upper hoist corner are five white stars. The flag has a width-to-length ratio of 1 to 2.The British protectorate that was established over the Solomon I