<span>Mesopotamia is a Greek word
meaning 'between the rivers'. The rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates
which flow through modern Iraq. The Euphrates also flows through much of
Syria.
Mesopotamia is made up of different regions, each with its own
geography. The geography of each area and the natural resources found
there affected the ways that people lived.
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<span>a letter to a congressman- Input
a picket line of union members demanding new rules- Input
a Veteran's Day parade voting a tax increase a new super highway- Input
a law against frisbees- Output
a parent-teacher resolution to ask the state for new books- Input.
Requests/demonstrations = input.
Laws and responses from the government are outputs.</span>
The plantations and farms of Virginia and the Southern colonies were the foundation of the economy of the New World. The colonies grew crops for export. As plantations grew the settlers needed more labor to work them. This was supplied by slaves from Africa.
As the idea of Détente moved forward one central goal for the west was the promotion of human rights. One of the central objectives of the West was the promotion of human rights because methods of repression, intimidation, denial of access to studies, denial to work, imprisonment or dismissal for political reasons were used.
