1. The United States has been a country that was and is rapidly developing. There are several reasons for this. In the early days of the United States an important art in the development of the nation was Mississippi river. It provided a transportation avenue for companies and help united the people and America by keeping close communication through the river. It was also used by local farms for watering, as well as the land was extremely fertile.
The second reason how the United States became a rich country is its natural resources. The northern part of the US is an example of a highly industrialized area. Overall, oil production and coal mining are very important and it has proven beneficial for the United States in becoming one of the superpowers in the world.
2. Just as in the United Sates, water was one of the most important factors in the development of civilization in Egypt. The Nile was instrumental for settlements and cities to flourish and the proof of that is the distribution of the population and many peoples along the river valley.
Historically, it has changed its fullness and sometimes, course but nonetheless, remained a key resource for people in their survival and prosperity. Because there were also deposits of silt, this fact made the land that was close to the river very fertile which allowed for agricultural development and farming.
The Nile is known for its overflowing characteristics, as it happens annually. This occurrence deposited silt onto the close by land and led to fertilization. People were not the only ones in need of water, as domesticated animals were vital in the development of civilization. Their meat was used for trading and in order for animals to grow healthy they had to have abundant water. The Nile was also a method of transportation which gave rise to communication with other people and greatly increased trade.
3. The Egyptian culture and life had very much influenced Greece and its people. Previously, it was thought that there was no connection between the two and Egyptians never traveled to the area of Greece. Recently, it has been confirmed that they did and there is also evidence that many thinkers of Greece had their education in Egypt and were much affected by the culture.
It has been greatly argued that the historians have somewhat changed the recorded writings to make it seem that Greeks were the starters of philosophy and the higher teachings and beliefs. The modern researches propose that Egyptians had the higher knowledge and Greeks came to be taught by the thinkers of Egypt. One of the most known philosophers, Plato, has given rise to a belief that there is an afterlife and that people and animals were on a passage to another world.
But the source for this sort of belief came from Egyptians who were practicing their beliefs in regards to death being a passage. Even certain names of cities and Gods in Greece came form the basis of the names of Egyptians. It is interesting that the connection between the two served as a form of separation, as different people and cultures clashed in their own race towards truth, history and traditions. In reality, the people of Egypt and Greece are very close and some even believe that they have same origins (Freeman, 2004).
Reference
Freeman, C. (2004). Egypt, Greece, and Rome: Civilizations of the Ancient Mediterranean. New York, United States: Oxford University Press.