3. Define the term civilization. Discuss and evaluate the different approaches of your textbook and the lectures to this issue. Support your discussion with specific examples from the early histories of Mesopotamia‚ Egypt‚ and China. • Civilization: Civilization is the state of condition of persons living and functioning
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differences between the ancient and modern Olympics. Main reasons would be the appearance of the competitors i.e. men competed naked for pride and toughness. Another reason would be the sports as the ancient Olympics consisted of at most ten sports. The modern Olympics have substaintionally more events adn soon increased throughout the ages! in ancient Olympics athletes who won will have a lifetime supply of foods‚ in modern Olympics victorious athletes will have medals .. and the modern Olympics now have
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RIVER CIVILIZATIONS 1. Mesopotamia: First and longest civilization in the world Government Type: Combination of monarchy and democracy Law and order Sumerian Laws: Sumerian laws were not written down‚ but people knew what they were and they knew what could happen to you if you broke the law. Babylonian Laws: The laws that were later written down by the ancient Babylonians were‚ for the most part‚ laws first created by the ancient Sumerians. Achievements: Pythagoras’ Law and 360 degree circle
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The House Unlike the great stone monuments that gave Egyptian towns of the New Kingdom their respective "skylines‚" the private architecture of the period did not survive in any immediately recognizable or intact form. Rich and poor alike seem to have built their houses almost exclusively of sun-dried mud brick. Palm logs served for the columns‚ the staircase supports‚ and the ceiling beams‚ and upper floors and roofs were merely deep layers of puddled mud or mud bricks spread over mats that were
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Style “Egypt has long fascinated the west.” This couldn’t be more true. Egyptian art can be said to be one of the most significant periods in art history. Their modern advances in such a far time ago were made unknowingly and helped shape art to what it is today. By just looking at it‚ Egyptian art may not come off as amazing as it actually is. One must dig deeper. The artwork they were creating wasn’t always made to be art. Instead‚ it was mainly made for religious purposes. Anything they created
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The Egyptian Religion The Egyptians had a very influential religion that can be analyzed using the five elements of religion. The characteristics of the Ancient Egyptian’s religion can be divided into the five elements of religion: authority‚ faith‚ rituals‚ moral code‚ and concept of the deity. First‚ the authority of the Egyptian religion. The main authority of the Egyptian religion was the Pharaoh‚ he had divine right over the people and was considered a god. Also‚ he could change the religion
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Approximately 5000 years ago the first complex‚ politically centralized civilizations began to form independently along numerous river valleys throughout parts of Asia and Africa. These civilizations were the building blocks for organization of human economic‚ political‚ religious‚ and social practices. Although the cultures of both Ancient Egypt and Shang China River Valley Civilizations share geographic‚ religious‚ and political similarities‚ the cultures are vastly different when social characteristics
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Akhenaton had made his kingdom very wealthy and powerful‚ but at the same time he also changed art in his time period which became known as the Amarna Period. Art in the Amarna period was very different from the stiff and unemotional art from the earlier Egyptian dynasties. Akhenaton was very influential on the art; it seemed that he wanted the art to convey real life taking place. Even though portrayal of Akhenaton himself seems exaggerated it seems more life-like then the earlier art‚ all Pharaohs seemed
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plays. It has greatly developed since ancient Greek times to the theatre we are accustomed to now. Theatre was created in the 6th century B.C by the Greeks during a festival for the god Dionysus‚ the god of theatre and wine amongst other things. The festival was a way for the greeks to have fun and be creative and expressive as well as honor the gods. People who pursue a career in theatre are called actors or thespians. Modern day theatre is influenced by the ancient Greeks because it uses the same terms
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Many people agree that formal education has its roots in ancient Greece with Socrates‚ and then past to other civilizations‚ others credit Roma. It is not our intention to say who land may be considered the motherland of education‚ but to answer questions such as: How was education in ancient times? What is the impact ancient civilizations have had in modern education? What contribution did they make to education in our days? Part I Ancient Greek education. The goal of education in the Greek city-states
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