1) Tigris and Euphrates river valley is where the Mesopotamia civilization began. Mesopotamia means "between the rivers". It was a Sumerian-Babylonian civilization.
2) Nile river valley was home to agricultural settlers in 5500 BCE. and its Egypt civilization started to grow around 3100 BCE.
3) Indus river valley. Civilization arose in 2600 BCE but fell due to its environment. Currently identified as Pakistan and India.
4) Yellow River valley in China. Civilization emerged in 1700 BCE and was known as the Huang-He River Civilization.
The main idea is usually in the first couple of sentences in the first paragraph really easy to find!
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I would argue that militarism contributes to imperialism, not the other way around. <em>But</em> I guess that imperialism could lead to the growth of armies in that it allows them to expand their forces through the natives from the area that they're imperializing.
A good example of this would be the British East India Company. British imperialism was especially prevalent in India during the 18th/19th century, and during that time they were able to create a presidency armies which were mostly made up of Indian sepoys.
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The right answers are:
1. Gettysburg 2. Vicksburg.
Explanation:
1. Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863.
The crushing defeat suffered by the Confederate army of Gen. Robert E. Lee in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, forced his retreat to Virginia from Northern territory and the failure of his threat to the North. The South was never to regain the strategic initiative, from that day on, Southern armies fought on the defensive.
2. Vicksburg, July 4, 1863.
The surrender of Confederate troops at Vicksburg supposed a heavy strategic blow for the Southern army and a major victory for the Union. The fortress of Vicksburg was the key to the control of the Mississippi River and the Mississippi Valley, a major route for food and supplies and the smuggling of weapons to evade the Northern blockade. After the fall of this strategic position, the South laid open for conquest.
