Egypt developed around the Nile River, while Mesopotamia developed between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. ... Politically, both Egypt and Mesopotamia had a government with one main ruler, but Egypt had a centralized government with a pharaoh, while Mesopotamia had a decentralized government with a king.Oct 22, 2012
Pro
-free day out of school
-learn that he actually didn’t find American
Con
-he didn’t discover America
-he was a bad man
The Urban Revolution started realizing they needed a money support system and something to provide people jobs.
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The increase in the trade of silver during the period between 1550 and 1800 is due to the fact that silver was started to be used as a standard currency for trade purposes. Even though it was not considered as "legal tender", as it would later be used for this purpose with the introduction "Bimetallism" in the 19th century, it was widely adopted as a tool for trade among the civilizations that existed at the time.