Ancient civilizations The following 4 ancient civilizations all have very different types of development whether it be because the difference in geographical‚ economic or social location does not change the fact that these four civilizations have come (and some have not come) to present day extremely different from one another because of their different developmental patterns. Extremely early Egyptians began settling along the Nile during the Neolithic period. The Nile provided necessary resources
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There is no doubt that Ancient Rome civilization left a positive impact on the “Western World” such as: Religion like Christianity‚ architecture‚ and lastly‚ a strong government system with organized political views. However‚ even though Ancient Rome was very positive it also had some negative factors. One major problem that I will focus on is slavery‚ Rome was very heavy on slavery during the ancient period. Which leads me to pounder‚ what was slavery most important effect on Roman society? As a
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Ancient Roman Laws Although the history of Rome’s regal period is based in large part on legend‚ and was so in antiquity‚ tradition was strong‚ and many of Rome’s laws and customs‚ committed to writing much later‚ have their roots in the distant past. Ancient Rome had many different types of law in government. Out of all of the ancient Roman laws‚ the Julian Marriage laws‚ the laws of the kings‚ and the Justinian Codes‚ are some of them. The Julian Marriage laws were very specific and
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Though Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia were different in their outlook on life and in the structure of their governments ‚ they were similar in their interaction and trade‚ because they both were embedded in larger networks of commerce‚ culture‚ and power‚ and they both carried on long-distance trade once they were established. Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia had very different outlooks on life. The Mesopotamians viewed humankind as caught in an inherently disorderly world‚ and subject
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In ancient egypt‚ preserving bodies for life after death was a crucial process. This process was called mummification. They believed that in order for the body to be ready for the afterlife‚ they had to preserve the body while also putting any special items their family think they should have. Although‚ only rich were buried in tombs. Poor were buried in sand. According to Egyptian belief the soul did not die. The soul would take the form of a bird‚ usually a falcon and fly around in the world of
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The houses were one or two stories high and constructed with dry bricks. This group of people didn’t have large monuments or structures like the other civilizations. Ancient China (1) The Yellow River Valley is also known as Ancient China. Some of the Ancient China cities are Beijing‚ Xi’an‚ Yan’an‚ Kaifeng‚ Nanjing‚ etc. (2) Their government consisted of an empire‚ ruled by dynasties. The emperors were in complete control of the military. The emperor had
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Egypt and Israel are countries with similar geography and topography‚ and history of diplomacy and trade. The land area of modern Egypt spans across North Eastern Africa. Israel‚ in contrast‚ is a small country‚ lying on the southeastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It is only about the size of Massachusetts. Both countries are prime examples of successful commerce and economy in the Middle East. Throughout history‚ several geographic factors have contributed to the cultural and economic development
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all of Egypt’s gods were about equal. The idea of what is beautiful and what is considered "manly" is still held upon Egyptian beliefs‚ not Mesopotamian beliefs. Very different cultures Egypt developed in relative isolation from the rest of the ancient Near East. Thus‚ cultural evolution resulted in a totally unique civilization‚ without influence from the outside.
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democracy was derived from ancient Athens. Ancient Athens was very important in history because it was the first government to run as a democracy. Without their ideas‚ many other countries would not have a democracy. In Athens‚ women did not have a lot of freedom and spent most of their days in the house as a housewife. They were considered only one class above slaves and were practically an object that their husband owned. The role of women has improved a lot from Ancient Athens to modern American
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The Roman Empire was the most successful ancient civilization.They created many inventions.Second‚They had very great food.Third‚ they had the best army. Inventions The Romans invented toilets‚they invented toilets in the bronze and iron age‚Indoor plumbing was not for everybody‚only the richest could afford them in their houses‚all toilets were public except the people you bought them in there house.They built numerous concrete structures that still stand today.They built numerous concrete structures
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