TY - JOUR

T1 - Geographical Roots of Ancient Civilizations (on the 120th anniversary of L.I. Mechnikov’s Civilization and Great Historical Rivers). Part II

AU - Isachenko, A.G.

PY - 2011

Y1 - 2011

N2 - The paper is devoted to a historical-geographic analysis of the ancient civilizations of India and China. The following is discussed: the processes of the formation of geographic foci of civilizations, the expansion of their “living space” over the course of long-term development, and the effect of a territory’s landscape structure on the growth of the economic basis of civilization—agriculture, the role of the natural environment for the growth of spiritual culture, and the significane of foreign relations and geographic scope. An attempt is made to clarify the reasons for the stability of ancient traditions and the lag of civilizations behind global scientific, technical, and economic progress in the new age.

AB - The paper is devoted to a historical-geographic analysis of the ancient civilizations of India and China. The following is discussed: the processes of the formation of geographic foci of civilizations, the expansion of their “living space” over the course of long-term development, and the effect of a territory’s landscape structure on the growth of the economic basis of civilization—agriculture, the role of the natural environment for the growth of spiritual culture, and the significane of foreign relations and geographic scope. An attempt is made to clarify the reasons for the stability of ancient traditions and the lag of civilizations behind global scientific, technical, and economic progress in the new age.

KW - Ancient civilizations

KW - Great historical rivers

KW - the Ganges

KW - ancient China.

U2 - 10.1134/S2079970511020043

DO - 10.1134/S2079970511020043

M3 - Article

VL - 1

SP - 177

EP - 194

JO - Regional Research of Russia

JF - Regional Research of Russia

SN - 2079-9705

IS - 2

ER -