Nebuchadnezzar reign‚ Babylon was the last major power in Western Asia who was not under Persian control. The battle of Opis allowed the Cyrus forces to enter Babylon without a fight. The Cyrus kind claimed all territory and ended the independence of Babylonia. The cause of decline for the second time was also due to lack of
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aid his struggling army (Yenne 79). This victory at Gaugamela would mark the start of the reign of Alexander the Great as this victory will shortly after make him King of Persia as this battle would lead him to Persia’s capital‚ castle Persepolis‚ Babylonia‚ and Persian treasury. After Persia had lost at the Battle of Gaugamela‚ they were never able to recreate an army that was as vast as Gaugamela. In the same year‚ Alexander and his army continued marching forwards from Persepolis looking for Darius
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Jewish Religion Bible –Torah- 1st 5 books of the Bible – the laws and tenets of Judaism (written version) Tanakh – Hebrew Bible called – 24 books Mishna‚ Talmud & Shulkhan Arukh – oral version of the teachings – done by the end of the 2nd century Belief – 1 God‚ monotheistic faith – incorporeal and eternal‚ wants people to do what is just and merciful‚ be faithful Religion in Country – 75.5% Jewish‚ 16.9% Muslim‚ 2% Christian‚ 1.7% Druze‚ 3% Other Holy Cities – Jerusalem‚ Safed‚ Hebron
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The Roots of Judaism and Christianity (i) Judaism: The Jews are a people who trace their descent from the biblical Israelites and who are united by the religion called Judaism. They are not a race; Jewish identity is a mixture of ethnic‚ national‚ and religious elements. An individual may become part of the Jewish people by conversion to Judaism; but a born Jew who rejects Judaism or adopts another religion does not entirely lose his Jewish identity. In biblical times the Jews were divided
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most traditional societies‚ women generally were at a disadvantage. Their education was limited to learning domestic skills‚ and they had no access to positions of power. <br> <br>Some exceptions to women’s dependence on men did exist. In ancient Babylonia and Egypt women had property rights‚ and in medieval Europe the could join craft guilds. <br> <br>Men of the lower classes also lacked rights‚ but they could console themselves by feeling superior to women. <br> <br>The Enlightenment‚ with it’s egalitarian
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believed that barter system was introduced by the tribes of Mesopotamia. This system was then adopted by the Phoenicians‚ who bartered their goods to people in other cities located across the oceans. An improved system of bartering was developed in Babylonia too. People used to exchange their goods for weapons‚ tea‚ spices‚ and food items. Sometimes‚ even human skulls were used for barter. Another popular item used for exchange was salt. Salt was so valuable at that time‚ that the salary of Roman soldiers
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Neo-Assyrian Empire was one of the strongest centers emerged in western Asia and the eastern Mediterranean‚ after 1000 B.C.E. The Assyrian is located in northern Mesopotamia. It is hillier and has more varieties of temperature and greater rainfall than Babylonia. The history of the Israel is similar to the history of the Middle East. The first Israel people travel from places to places. They later settle down in an area and farm on the land. They fight with their neighbor from time to time. Their settle
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The story of The Epic of Gilgamesh is a western civilization historical poem that is mix of mythology and literature. It is to be believed was written around the first centuries of the second millennium B.C. considering one of the oldest‚ if not the oldest‚ ancient poem. It is about a hero who is desperate to become a god and goes an on quest for immortality. Within the pages of the old tale it reveals many hints of history‚ human nature‚ and myths of an ancient culture. Though the Sumerian Empire
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[pic] “Waiting for Godot” [pic] In the production “Waiting for Godot” there are not many scenic changes made within the play. The writer of “Waiting for Godot” Sam Beckett developed the play in the form of the Theatre of the Absurd created during WW1. The Theatre of the Absurd plays are confusing and sometimes have hidden meanings concealed with dark humour. Playwrights focus their writing on conveying a sense of puzzlement‚ anxiety‚ and wonder in the face of an unexplainable universe.
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Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the West Side of New York‚ a mere 4000 years means nothing to young love. Or to a good story. Pyramus and Thisbe‚ the Plot Legend tells us that Pyramus was the handsomest youth‚ and Thisbe the fairest maiden‚ in all Babylonia‚ where Semiramis reigned. The two lived in adjoining houses and contrived somehow to strike up an aquaintance by conversing through a crack in the shared wall. Friendship flourished and blossomed into love as the young couple shared their hopes
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