Mesopotamia (from Greek‚ meaning between two rivers - the Tigris and the Euphrates) was an ancient region in the eastern Mediterranean (corresponding to today’s Iraq‚ mostly‚ but also parts of modern-day Iran‚ Syria and Turkey). The ancient ruins of Sumer were discovered in the 19th century. We know a lot about Sumer through the study of artifacts and monuments found onsite. Dated anywhere from 4000-6000 BC‚ Sumer is the oldest known culture on Earth and Sumerians were the first to build cities in
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The House Unlike the great stone monuments that gave Egyptian towns of the New Kingdom their respective "skylines‚" the private architecture of the period did not survive in any immediately recognizable or intact form. Rich and poor alike seem to have built their houses almost exclusively of sun-dried mud brick. Palm logs served for the columns‚ the staircase supports‚ and the ceiling beams‚ and upper floors and roofs were merely deep layers of puddled mud or mud bricks spread over mats that were
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to be the greatest nation of their time was through their architecture. No better examples of these great triumphs than the arch and the material concrete it was built from. Not only were they triumphs of beauty but of engineering and their uses and meaning to the Roman culture of the time. Concrete comes from the Latin "concretus"‚ which means to grow together. Around 600 BC the Greeks were using an early form of concrete but did not make use of it like the Romans would eventually do. By
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buildings like the Colosseum‚ and the Pantheon. These buildings had similar features that were new at the time‚ but would continued to be used through present day. Thats why Rome’s biggest impact on the world was their structural and functional architecture because of their innovation of concrete‚ use of arches‚ and creation of domes. Throughout Rome’s time as king of the Mediterranean‚ it was the center for trade‚ and was considered "the place to be" in that time period. With all those people and
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There are a number of civilizations wrapped up in the history of the world. Among those lies one prominent‚ The Egyptian Civilization. Today’s people may associate Ancient Egypt with huge pyramids‚ heavy slave labor or even the popular movie “The Prince of Egypt”. However‚ the reality is‚ very few people know the real make up of this empire or that this civilization holds great weight in Black History because it originated in Africa. Some believe it to be a place of chaos and brutality‚ while others
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Mesopotamia (1) Some of the Mesopotamia cities were Ur‚ Hatra‚ Samarra‚ Nineveh‚ Lasgash‚ Nasiriyah‚ Assur‚ etc. The people within the cities were well known for the metal work‚ wooden textiles‚ and stoneware. (2) Mesopotamia’s government is known as theocracy‚ it consisted of each city having its own chief‚ working under a single ruler. (3) The Mesopotamia’s religion was polytheistic‚ the people strongly had a belief that the ziggurats connected heaven and earth. The gods or goddesses had
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Mesopotamia and Egypt Comparative Essay The first civilizations to exist developed along river valleys. There were four major river valleys‚ each unique in their own way. Two of the more powerful ones were Mesopotamia and Egypt. Although these two had many similarities‚ Egypt had a more peaceful and smooth existence while Mesopotamia’s was more chaotic. Ancient Egypt suffered from fewer invasions and had little internal conflict due to its isolated location and centralized government. One reason
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Egyptian Fashion Egyptian Clothing The main focus of Egyptian clothing was to keep cool under the hot Egyptian sun; they idolized the human body and had physical ideals that are very similar to the ones we hold today. The clothing that they wore complimented the lines of a slender figure and was often adorned with gems and jewels if they were rich. These ideas helped name ancient Egyptians the very first society to have an identifiable style among the ancient civilizations. Materials The
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fascinating developments‚ the most prominent being the first civilizations‚ Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt. They had many similarities‚ such as characteristics of early civilizations and social structures‚ but they also had their differences. The most embossed differences included the divergent geography‚ prior belief‚ trade‚ relations with other civilizations‚ and politics. The earliest societies‚ such as Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt exhibiting indicator traits of civilization developed along
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have to stay near the grains to make sure they did not miss the best harvesting season‚ again encouraging people not move. 2.What is the connection between the discovery of beer and the Neolithic Revolutions (beginnings of agriculture)?
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