Egyptian Pyramids Pyramids are constructed with a square base that builds up to a pointed top around five hundred feet tall with block stones standing taller than the average person. These colossal icons paint a picture of what one believes ancient Egypt was like. The rough stones were so sturdy they survived over forty-five hundred years of sand storms and typical weathering. “Even after thousands of years‚ and without its original white limestone covering‚ the Pyramid of Khufu is still one
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Ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian Cultures Around the time 4‚000-1‚000 BC there were two major western civilizations. Those civilizations were the Ancient Egyptians and the Mesopotamians. Many similarities exist between the civilizations of Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia‚ as well as many differences. Both Egypt and Mesopotamia were polytheistic‚ that is‚ they believed their worlds were ruled by more than one god. Both cultures also believed that they themselves were created for the purpose of serving
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do not always come up how they expected them to‚ with some cultures having errors on the calendars. Calendars were meant to keep track of time‚ being measured by the Sun‚ moon‚ planets and stars. The Ancient Calendars were meant to measure the passage of time throughout our existence. “Ancient civilizations relied upon the apparent motion of these bodies through the sky to determine seasons‚ months and years.” (pg. 52) The quote states that our current civilization has the privilege to know where
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Gender Roles in Ancient Greece and Egypt Centuries of cultural and social evolution has afforded us the liberty to pride ourselves on being keen about who we are‚ what we want‚ and what we are willing to do to get it. It stands to reason that this evolution would be accompanied by opportunities and freedoms (generally speaking) enjoyed today which lend support to the varied expressions of self determined roles that often supersede fading gender prejudices. The trouble with freedom and opportunity
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Ancient Greece 2000 B.C – 300 B.C Location: In Europe near the Mediterranean Sea Economical aspects: Agriculture: olives= olive oil‚ cereals‚ grapes. Livestock: horses‚ cows‚ lambs. Art crafts: pottery Trade: by the Mediterranean Sea to Europe‚ Asia and Africa. Political aspects: Democratic government: people can vote for their rulers. Social aspects: 1. King 2. Nobles 3. Traders 4. Workers 5. Slaves Cultural aspects: Polytheists; Greek mythology‚ main gods: a) Zeus:
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jointly and protect themselves from divorce by agreeing to marriage contracts‚ which stipulated the financial obligations of the husband to his wife and children should the marriage end. However‚ women were not usually educated or officials. Ancient Egyptians had a polytheistic religion‚ over 2000 gods and goddesses. The Egyptians had many tales about how the world began. According to one legend‚ it started with an ocean in darkness. Then a mound of dry land rose up and the sun god Re appeared;
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HIS1001 The ancient Athenians had used an oligarchic constitution; it was not a good era to be stricken with poverty. The aristocrats dominated the peasants‚ so much so that the peasants were dependent on them. The poor worked the fields of the rich for a portion of the harvest‚ and if the rent was not met‚ their wives and children were seized in order to pay it off. Officials were chosen based on their birthright‚ at first for life‚ then for a decade. The officials consisted of the basileus‚
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EGYPT’S STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES Strengths: 1- the Nile river and its fertile banks 2- isolated country difficult to invade 3- papyrus growing on the banks so possibility to write. And they do write and record everything. Writers are then called Scribes. 4- On the Mediterranean Sea‚ but also south in Africa: contact with two worlds so to speak. And also‚ an opening on the red sea called Erythrean Sea‚ so also commerce with Persia and India. 5- A happy people‚ full of optimism‚ meditating
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Chapter 3: Ancient Greek Civilization 1. During the Mycenaean civilization‚ who was the great poet and what were his two important literary works that influenced the Greeks and formed part of Western literature? Homer‚ The Iliad‚ The Odyssey 2. In a period known as the Dark Ages from 100 B.C. to 800 B.C.‚ life reverted to simpler forms and people lived in relative isolation. 3. The period from the 9th to the 6th century B.C. is known as the Archaic Age during which the Greek kings were deposed
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ANCIENT GREECE TO ANCIENT ROME: THE COMPARISON This paper will focus on three key points shared by both cultures which will help demonstrate the relationship between these two civilizations: religion‚ the arts and the state. Ancient Greek and Roman civilization left a permanent stamp on history‚ including the areas: politics and the state‚ art and literature‚ religion and philosophy. Yet‚ if it were not for the Roman civilization that emerged around and eventually swallowed them‚ we might not
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