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    Mesopotamia Civilization

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    Mesopotamia‚ the land between the rivers‚ derives its name and existence from the rivers Tigris and Euphrates. These two rivers created the Fertile Crescent in the midst of surrounding inhospitable territory. The space we call Mesopotamia is roughly the same as that of the modern country of Iraq. About ten thousand years ago‚ the people of this area began the agricultural revolution. Instead of hunting and gathering their food‚ they domesticated plants and animals‚ beginning with the sheep. They

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    In the epic of Gilgamesh‚ there are many complex characters. The poet introduced and created Enkidu to serve as a foil and contrast the protagonist of the epic Gilgamesh. The epic describes Gilgamesh as god and man. He is two-thirds god‚ and one-third man. Enkidu was an animal and man. He was born as a wild savage. He lives with the animals in the forest. The gods transform him into a human by changing him body and mind. This is the story of their becoming human together. Enkidu is a very loyal

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    on the Sumarian Epic Gilgamesh (ca. 2000 B.C.E.) The epic developed over a period of nearly a thousand years. It was discovered in the city of Ninevah amidst the ruins of the great royal library of Assurbanipal‚ the last great king of the Assyrian empire. The text is still not completely understood today. We can identify three stages in the epic’s development. The first begins in roughly 2700 B.C.E. when the historical Gilgamesh ruled in Uruk‚ a city in ancient Mesopotamia. The earliest written

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    archaeological artefacts uncovered at Akrotiri have provided us with a physical and historical puzzle. In this section I will investigate one part of the puzzle – The main features of the destruction of the Bronze-Age Island and society of Thera. The Earthquakes When the late Bronze-Age island of Thera erupted nothing truly scientific would have been known. It would have been seen as the ‘wrath of the gods’ rather than a geophysical phenomenon because of the undersea movement of the earth.

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    In ancient societies‚ such as Ancient Mesopotamia‚ the roles of women were strictly defined. Hidden in the shadows of their male counterparts‚ there was little opportunity for individuality. Women were either the daughters of their fathers or the wives of their husbands. However‚ women who were considered royalty or were wives of men who had power and status had more individuality than women who weren’t. Most young girls were trained from childhood to perform the traditional roles of a mother

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh They are the stories‚ myths and legends that exist at the yellowed fringes of our memories‚ tales passed down to us from long ago. These are the epic poems of The Epic of Gilgamesh. The Epic of Gilgamesh is a poem written on stone tablets sometime between 2700 B.C. and around 600 B.C. in Mesopotamia. The Epic of Gilgamesh was translated by Nancy Katharine Sanders ‚ a British archaeologist and prehistorian. She had published many books such as Bronze Age Cultures in France (

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    Mesopotamia Rap

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    EU-Phrates River Got a new lesson for you about ancient Mesopotamia The Euphrates River and Tigris River form the base of civilization Mesopotanians lived long ago Dedicated god’s and had control By the EU-Phrates River (x4) They believed in many gods‚ this is polytheism Shamash was the god of sun; Dagon of vegetation By the EU-Phrates River (x4) Akkadian was what they spoke‚ wrote on clay tablets some call notes They had temples called ziggurat They kept themselves united under Hammurabi’s

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    Profile of Business Organization i. Company Background The company has operated for 25 years. The Company mostly focuses on the bronze furniture and decoration for both indoor and outdoor such as the bronze dolls and fountains‚ which customers can choose by 21 different collections. Firstly Mr.Somkid Thanapoomikul established the shop at the River City Shopping Complex where a lot of foreigners living around so it could gain a lot of profits. The manufacture was built in order to reduce

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    Mesopotamia

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    assisted to the growth and birth of civilizations. A specific civilization was Mesopotamia‚ the name derived from the fact that it was surrounded by two rivers‚ the Euphrates and Tigris River. They had a well-organized and social-scaled society. The river valleys as a fact helped the civilization to exceed; they began in the Ubaid Period and were located between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers‚ where modern-day Iraq is. Mesopotamia was a civilization ruled by different kings during different time periods

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    MESOPOTAMIA EDUCATION Sumerians trained boys in art. The students were mostly sons from upper-class families – sons of priests‚ temple and palace officials‚ military officers‚ sea captains and scribes. Girls and those who can’t afford the fees were not enrolled. They used clay tablets to write and practice their cuneiform writing. Clay tablets became their books. Those who learned the art were assigned to work as scribes in the temples‚ courts‚ or as merchants. RELIGION Sumerians worshipped

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