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    their appearances can also be similar. For instance‚ most modern day places of worship have some sort of symbolic representation of their god near or at the very top of the building. This may seem commonplace to most‚ but perhaps the origin of the influence comes from the ancient architects. The long and high stairways of most Ziggurats can be compared to the symbolism that we‚ today‚ use near the top of churches. Along the same lines of thought‚ modern day churches also normally possess some sort

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    Modern architecture and traditional architecture Nowadays‚ as we known the architectural community has had a strong and continuing interest in traditional and modern architecture. Architecture‚ this word possesses an immense creativity in itself. Usually‚ when we hear this word‚ picture of creative design of physical structures flashes in our mind. Integral to the identity of any country is its architectural heritage‚ combining modern and traditional architectural designs or product

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    1994 Mesopotamia‚ Egypt and the Hebrews Their development from the 3rd millennium to 2nd C.E. When the canonization of the Hebrew Holy ("TaNaKh") took place. Frank Mancini irg@ix.netcom.com MESOPOTAMIA Mesopotamia was the land of four primary civilizations: the Sumerian‚ the Akkadians‚ the Babylonian and the Assyrians. The Hebrews‚ like the Akkadians‚ belong to a group of people known as Semites and from there we can see the influence of Mesopotamian culture

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    Comparative Essay Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia Thousands of years ago‚ the first civilizations emerged on the face of the Earth. They weren’t as complex and diverse as some of today’s civilizations‚ but none the less they were still civilizations. Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia are perhaps the most known of the first early civilizations. The two civilizations had both their similarities and differences in their political‚ economical and religion aspects. Both of these civilizations had somewhat

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    Egypt and Mesopotamia were the first river valley civilizations in 3500 B.C.E. They were both similar intellectually‚ because they both developed written language‚ and a similar alphabet. They were also similar religiously‚ because they both were polytheistic and believed their gods ruled them. Mesopotamia and Egypt were different with their achievements‚ because over time they gained knowledge of things that helped their civilizations‚ and helped them adapt to their environment. Mesopotamia and Egypt

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    Architecture is a very important aspect of our daily lives‚ and one of the best Architects in the United States is Frank Lloyd Wright. On June 8‚ 1867‚ in Richard Center Wisconsin‚ Frank Lloyd Wright was born. Wright was sent to work on the family farm‚ at the young age of 11. In 1884 conflict between his parents was the cause of their divorce. Wright attended university for less than a semester‚ after which he decided to move to chicago spontaneously in 1887. In Chicago‚ Wright acquires a job

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    Taras Malsky MT.1102 AB Dr.S.Washburn Egyptian Math The use of organized mathematics in Egypt has been dated back to the third millennium BC. Egyptian mathematics was dominated by arithmetic‚ with an emphasis on measurement and calculation in geometry. With their vast knowledge of geometry‚ they were able to correctly calculate the areas of triangles‚ rectangles‚ and trapezoids and the volumes of figures such as bricks‚ cylinders‚ and pyramids. They were also able to build the Great Pyramid

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    civilizations of ancient Egypt‚ Mesopotamia and China were all different but were also developed similar ways of doing things. The political‚ economic and intellectual outlooks of these ancient peoples say a lot about their ways of life. The religious views of Egypt and Mesopotamia were rather different. II. Politics The political thinking of these ancient civilizations definitely had their differences and also their similarities. A. Mesopotamia Mesopotamia was divided into city-states. They

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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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    Archaeological Museum and then I will focus on Egyptian tomb find which is a section of Ancient Orient Museum. Istanbul Archaeological Museum is the first museums of Turkey and also a great museum which have several collections from different cultures and periods. The museum firstly fascinates me from its courtyard‚ because I perceived the building of Archeological Museum‚ Tiled Kiosk Museum and Ancient Orient Museum. They are all great work of architecture but especially Archaeological Museum affect

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