In the North, the economy was based on industry. They built factories and manufactured products to sell to other countries and to the southern states. They did not do a lot of farming because the soil was rocky and the colder climate made for a shorter growing season. In the South, the economy was based on agriculture.

At least six politically divisive issues led directly to the secession of the southern states: Slavery and political compromise. Slavery and its moral arguments. the shifting of political alliances and parties.

Sectionalism was the major cause of the United States Civil War because it was integral to creating the Southern social life as well as shaping its political tendencies, not the issue of slavery, which only affected a very small percent of southerners.

Amazingly, the Indus Valley civilization appears to have been a peaceful one. Very few weapons have been found and no evidence of an army has been discovered. Excavated human bones reveal no signs of violence, and building remains show no indication of battle.

Roman civilization is known to be the most powerful ancient culture. They emerged around the sixth century BC, and reign lasted until the 5th century AD — which is often considered as the ending point of the ancient history.

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