Multiple Choice: (C) - Mesopotamia comes from the Greek word “mesos” - meaning middle‚ and the Greek work “potamos” - meaning river. As such‚ Mesopotamia means “between rivers”‚ which is apt‚ considering it was build between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Mesopotamia had an arid climate that could facilitate the irrigation of crops. (B) - The first man to be considered an emperor was Sargon of Akkad‚ also known as Sargon the Great. His reign in Mesopotamia lasted from 2334 to 2779 BCE. He ruled
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for agricultural production. 2 of the greatest river-valley civilizations were Mesopotamia and Egypt. All though they both supported having a patriarchal leader or king‚ Egypt had a strong‚ centralized government‚ whereas Mesopotamia was decentralized‚ and built based on small city-states operating independently. In both societies‚ the patriarchal leaders were influenced by religion tremendously. For example‚ in Egypt‚ all the citizens believed that not only did their pharoah have “powers”‚ but
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HUM 120 Study Guide 1 Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt 1. What is the difference between culture and civilization? Give some specific examples from our own contemporary period of each. 1. Culture is by definition smaller than a civilization. 2. .Culture can grow and exist without residing in a formal civilization whereas a civilization will never grow and exist without the element of culture. 3. Culture can be tangible or intangible whereas civilization is something that
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thought to have a higher level of intelligence and are well compensated by the wealthy. Despite this myself and other women were among the first individuals to become brewers‚ physicians in ancient Mesopotamia before those occupations proved lucrative and were taken over by men. Whereas Women in Egypt are allowed to wed by the time they are twelve years old some girls are married by the age of fourteen. These ages are considered old enough to have children among my Egyptian society. Unfortunately
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The ancient cultures of Mesopotamia and Egypt developed into successful civilizations because they effectively utilized their surroundings. Rivers being the main geographic feature that led to successful development. From there on they went on to make many innovations to their traditional technology and techniques. These ancient cultures were also able to develop effective ways of governing their civilizations. Religion through cultural diffusion‚ brought together the city-states and empires created
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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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Mesopotamia Mesopotamia means the place in between two rivers‚ hence Mesopotamia is in between two rivers. One river is the Tigris river and the other river is the Euphrates. The plain‚ broad area‚ that is in between these two river is called Sumer and spreads over 10‚000 square miles‚ or 6400000 acres‚ which is a lot of land. Sumerian cities are dotted all over this plain of land‚ these cities are known as city states. These city states are made up of a city and the surrounding area is villages
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____________ Crash Course World History: Mesopotamia #3 Key Concept 1.2. The Neolithic Revolution and Early Agricultural Societies I. Beginning about 10‚000 years ago‚ the Neolithic Revolution led to the development of new and more complex economic and social systems. A. Possibly as a response to climatic change‚ permanent agricultural villages emerged first in the lands of the eastern Mediterranean. Agriculture emerged at different times in Mesopotamia‚ the Nile River Valley and Sub-Saharan Africa
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important role in society. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers were crucial to the people of mesopotamia. The geography of Mesopotamia helped the people in ways of providing a keen land for farming‚ a method of transportation‚ and a polytheistic religion for society to follow. The unpredictable flooding of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers led to many advances as well as a mesopotamian religion. The people of mesopotamia believed in many gods that would control the natural events of their land. They practiced
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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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