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The Effects Of Volcanic Deposits On Human Preservation, Charles M. Nuncio
The Effects Of Volcanic Deposits On Human Preservation, Charles M. Nuncio
Culture, Society, and Praxis
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Civilization And The Environment: The Norse And Ancient Egypt, Baard Pettersen
Civilization And The Environment: The Norse And Ancient Egypt, Baard Pettersen
Culture, Society, and Praxis
A comparative study on the effects the environment can have on the development of a civilization, with the two case studies being the Norse and Ancient Egypt civilizations. Both had environments that isolated the population from the outside world, but the isolation differed in scope and therefore shaped each civilization in different ways. Isolation around a civilization is shown in Ancient Egypt to have allowed the society to focus inwards and create a structured and unified society. For the Norse civilization, whose isolating environment was on the border of the region, and also within, it created pockets of societies with …