What impact does Geography have on History?

Answer 1

History is a reflection of recorded events as told by groups with power, influence and ability to state it.

Geography impacts history in the same way that it impacts current events. The geography of a region helps to define what is desirable and undesirable in that region. The availability of commodities (things that are most desired or needed) will have caused people from outside the region to interact with the people in the region. This may happen through trade or war - consider when and where these things happen and you'll see what I mean. In any case, the history of the events will have a different slant depending on which group recorded it.

Consider the river Nile. Now consider the Arctic. Historically, the Arctic wasn't something worth fighting over because there was nothing there to be desired.

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Answer 2

Well, the geography of an area can affect how, where and why a city is placed, how wars are waged, the placement of borders, how and where people live... Geography effects nearly everything in history.

Answer 3

Ask yourself this question..... What does any country that is or was a major world power have in common with each other? The answer is access to water. Look at Great Britain, Spain, France, Turkey, the Roman Empire, etc. All of them had tremendous access to waterways and that in turn allowed them access to other parts of the world. Also it makes a difference when a given region has a particular resource (cultural or economic) that is desired or disputed by other regions.

Answer 4

Geography, or our lack of knowledge of it, may have a LOT to do with why the native Americans were called "Indians" for so long, and still are by so many people. The explorers were trying to find a western route, by sea, to the far east, and they thought they landed in or around India, ergo: Indians. God Bless you.

Answer 5

listed decrease than are 3 : - Rivers were mandatory for the upward push of Civilizations.See - Egypt - Mesopotamia - Indus Valley - Yangtze . - Island international locations developed very quickly large navigating skills which permitted them to come across higher aspects of the globe. - Mountain degrees and deserts can keep populations remoted for extraordinarily lengthy sessions of time and were truthfully considered as organic borders contained in the historic international.

Answer 6

change. from ancient times, some geographers will tell you that the techtonic plates (the continents), were originally one piece but then broke apart.

Answer 7

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