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    Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt: The First Western Civilizations Deborah Smiroldo What aspects of life in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt made them the first western civilizations? To what extent does civilization depend on urban life? What are the general characteristics of urban life? These are the questions that are being asked. First‚ I believe‚ one must understand what the primary reasons for the development might be. Most historians seem to believe the primary reasons were food- a more stable

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    Ancient Cuisine

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    Who invented the world’s oldest cuisine? If you said your grandmother‚ you are incorrect. Many believed it was the Roman’s who created the world’s oldest cuisine but experts say evidence of ancient cuneiform tablets were discovered‚ leading to believe culinary traditions from early civilizations in Ancient Mesopotamia. Such cuneiform tablets feature more than two dozen recipes for meat‚ fowl‚ broths‚ and vegetables‚ pies‚ flavored with various herbs and spices. And if these were a type of cuisine

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    Religion and Science: The relationship between science and religion up until the 6th century were one in the same. Philosophers believed that natural occurrences were due to a divine power. Earthquakes and thunderstorms were merely upset gods showing their wrath. Individuals sought to learn the language of the gods to comprehend these phenomena. After the 6th century‚ new ideas formed that excluded the gods. These philosophers did not personify nature. They believed the world to be orderly and

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    Religion between the two civilizations varied because of different ideas of worshiping. One similarity that the two share is the belief of multiple deities‚ otherwise known as polytheism. The Ancient Mesopotamians prayed to gods such as Enlil (Supreme deity and god of air)‚ Enki (God of water and underworld)‚ and Shamash (god of law and sun). One of the most prominent gods throughout all four Mesopotamian empires was An/Anu‚ one of the three supreme deities and the god of heaven. The Egyptians also

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    Impact of Ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt is a civilization of wealth and structure that flourished along the Nile River in northeastern Africa from about 3300 B.C to 30 B.C. In over 3‚000 years‚ one of the most sophisticated and creative societies advanced where no other civilization did. 2‚000 years later‚ it would be hard to think about the world without the impact of ancient Egypt‚ because it seems to have significantly affected every field of our American culture. The Egyptians have heavily

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    When humanity first began to form stable civilizations‚ forms of new weaponry began to spring up‚ along with the first trickles of government and religion. With the reliable safety these items brought soon came an explosion of advancement in the creative form‚ such as art‚ literature and pottery. Lacking however was the advanced science society has today‚ which in turn left the ancestral peoples of the world grasping for explanations to the unknown. These curiosities were sated with stories meant

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    Religion

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    Religions have developed systems of beliefs to respond to the big questions in life.” The Protestant Christian Tradition has a set of rituals and beliefs that set the foundation for their faith. The acceptance in a triune God‚ that is; God as three persons that are collectively one‚ God; the Father‚ the Son and the Holy Spirit‚ is a fundamental part in the Protestant Christian Traditions understanding of the Characteristics of God. His nature is also understood as being transcendent –existing

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    ceremonies and sacred texts do have a major impact in many ways on the adherents and it provides a source of purpose and identity for individuals. It gives meaning and guidance in contemporary situations and therefore it is considered a dynamic‚ living religion. Beliefs Judaism is a monotheistic faith‚ meaning that Jews believe there is only One God. Often this God is beyond our ability to comprehend‚ but God is nevertheless present in our everyday lives. The covenant is an agreement the Jewish people

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    Ancient Alexandria

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    Ancient Alexandria was first and foremost a Greek city. Its history‚ however‚ is framed by two religious events that were alien to Greek intellectual traditions: Ptolemy’s creation of the cult of Serapis‚ which helped him establish rule‚ and the Christian riots that massacred the pagan philosopher Hypatia in A.D. 415. Between these two events is an unmatched record of intellectual achievement‚ elegantly chronicled by documentary makers Pollard and Reid. Among the many scientific advances they cover

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    The Cultural Development of ancient Egyptians and ancient Chinese civilizations were fairly similar but were different on certain ideas. From the way historians looked at the number of gods/goddesses each civilization worshipped‚ to the inventions and tools the craftsman made to make life less difficult shows the similarity of the two civilization. Both couture’s buried their dead with items of value‚ practiced ancestor worship‚ had elaborate systems of Bureaucratic systems of administration and

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