Examine Map 1

question 46

Essay

Examine Map 1.1 and indicate the locations of the river-valley civilizations known to exist between 3500 and 1500 B.C.E. Discuss the common geographical elements and the differences of these civilizations. What geographical elements are important to the development of civilization?

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Definitions:

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias that causes individuals to see their successes as based on internal factors while attributing failures to external factors.

False Consensus Effect

The tendency to overestimate how much other people share our beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.

Stanley Milgram

A psychologist best known for his groundbreaking studies on obedience, demonstrating people's willingness to follow authority figures' orders, even to the extent of harming others.

Obedience

The act of following the directions or commands of a person in authority.