During the civil war, william tecumseh sherman went to great pains to seize the city of atlanta. at the start of his savannah campaign, sherman's armies left atlanta a smoking and destroyed ruin. why did sherman fight so hard to take atlanta only to destroy it? a. it was too costly to hold due to constant confederate siege. b. the citizens proved unruly and were too difficult to suppress. c. the city was the south's major center of manufacturing and transportation. d. union forces were dwindling and sherman's troops were needed on the front.

the correct answer is a) egypt and china.

egypt and china are two of the world’s oldest civilizations known by man. both ancient empires have left a great historic and cultural legacy to the world through archeology. both civilzations developed complex social relations, had deep religious beliefs, had dominion of agriculture and left writing records to understand their customs and culture.

among the requirements to consider a civilization, we find urbanization, writing records, a place of residence, agriculture methods, technological specialization, means of transportation, currency, population density, social stratification, and political integration.

it is a : ) always outside of government control