Description 1
Civilization
Civilizations were the cause of what made our world into what it is in present day. Civilizations started as early as 5,000 years ago. The requirements of a successful civilization included a city, trade involvement, surplus production, common interests such as writing and religion, centralized government and most importantly, rivers. A perfect example of a successful civilization was the Indus Valley. It had ideal land for food, perfectly constructed buildings and was peaceful. The theories behind the end of the Indus Valley civilization included the introduction of conquest, which could would have disrupted the peaceful order of the Indus Valley and left them defenseless against potential danger.
Civilizations were the cause of what made our world into what it is in present day. Civilizations started as early as 5,000 years ago. The requirements of a successful civilization included a city, trade involvement, surplus production, common interests such as writing and religion, centralized government and most importantly, rivers. A perfect example of a successful civilization was the Indus Valley. It had ideal land for food, perfectly constructed buildings and was peaceful. The theories behind the end of the Indus Valley civilization included the introduction of conquest, which could would have disrupted the peaceful order of the Indus Valley and left them defenseless against potential danger.
Description 2
Agriculture
In the past, Humans relied a lot on the natural resources of the environment. They lived off things like fish and plants that provided the nutrients they needed. But as the population grew, the need for more food did too, resulting in the creation of Agriculture. Although Agriculture seemed like a flawless way of providing enough food for the growing amount of people, reduced chances of starvation and saved time for other things like trade, it tore the environment apart. Farming was hard, especially when most of the domesticated animals that could be useful were not anywhere near the Americas. Animals such as Elephants and Zebras could have been a good resource, had it not been for their far away habitat. Apart from the llama domesticated animals were hard to come by in that region. It turns out that humans were extremely greedy when it came to their want for food, they would go to great lengths to get it, they even used snails, which were a good resource considering their simple transportation abilities. All in all, Agriculture has helped our world in terms of humans. In the words of Charles Darwin it was formed out of an accident and gradually grew into what it is now. It is important to study History to understand how it affects us now, the same as our choices in present time will affect the future of our world. The choices we make regarding agriculture are irreversible. It could happen that we strip the world of its resources, as it is already doing. It could be a good thing that keeps us alive or it could tear the Earth apart.
In the past, Humans relied a lot on the natural resources of the environment. They lived off things like fish and plants that provided the nutrients they needed. But as the population grew, the need for more food did too, resulting in the creation of Agriculture. Although Agriculture seemed like a flawless way of providing enough food for the growing amount of people, reduced chances of starvation and saved time for other things like trade, it tore the environment apart. Farming was hard, especially when most of the domesticated animals that could be useful were not anywhere near the Americas. Animals such as Elephants and Zebras could have been a good resource, had it not been for their far away habitat. Apart from the llama domesticated animals were hard to come by in that region. It turns out that humans were extremely greedy when it came to their want for food, they would go to great lengths to get it, they even used snails, which were a good resource considering their simple transportation abilities. All in all, Agriculture has helped our world in terms of humans. In the words of Charles Darwin it was formed out of an accident and gradually grew into what it is now. It is important to study History to understand how it affects us now, the same as our choices in present time will affect the future of our world. The choices we make regarding agriculture are irreversible. It could happen that we strip the world of its resources, as it is already doing. It could be a good thing that keeps us alive or it could tear the Earth apart.
Descriptive projects are either a hit or miss for me, but I think these went well. I love writing about things, but I think everyone has been at the point where they find it frustrating when the topic of their writing is chosen for them. Especially when you must describe something, it's a lot easier to speak fondly of things you love and describe them if you've experienced them first hand. As opposed to doing research on it and explaining what you learned. But these weren't hard for me, I may not have been around or lived in the ancient times that these projects take place but I have a big interest in it, which I think was visible in my writing.