From the Great Wall to the Pyramids The Great Wall of China and the Egyptian Pyramids are both Manmade Wonders of the World and belong to two of the oldest civilizations. Ancient Egypt and ancient China both have history that date back over 4‚000 years ago‚ and though the two civilizations co-existed simultaneously with one another‚ there were little contact between the two. Yet apart from some underlying differences‚ there are many similarities between the two cultures as is highlighted when examining
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The Nile was the center of Ancient Egypt. It was the reason the Egyptians developed the civilization. The areas surrounding Egypt are desert land. The Nile keeps it fertile. “It rises south of the Equator and flows northward through northeastern Africa to drain into the Mediterranean Sea‚” said Charles Smith‚ “It has a length of about 4‚132 miles (6‚650 kilometres) and drains an area estimated at 1‚293‚000 square miles (3‚349‚000 square kilometres).”(britannica.com) The Nile river actually has 2
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Have you ever saved a bird from a trash can? The possibility is very slim but if you have high five. But this is an example of why I am so great. I was nice enough to notice that the bird was stuck and it might of needed help; so then I pulled off the trash can lid and picked up the large trash can and let the bird fly away. Another reason I am great is because I am also very respectful to other people. An example of why i am respectful is because I will hold a door for people if they are old or
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The first code of laws In a land far‚ far away‚ in a place called Mesopotamia‚ The people were scattered and never worked together until‚ Hammurabi came and changed everything. Hammurabi is known for his code of laws. A code of laws is a collection of written laws and rules. He made these laws because the gods told him to. Hammurabi was known for one big reason. He made the first code of laws that brought the city states together. First‚ he started writing the laws in 1792 B.C.E and he finished
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Ancient Egypt: Old‚ Middle‚ and New Kingdom Outline I. Thesis: Ancient Egyptians were the basis for many western traditions. Their influences are noticeable in art‚ architecture‚ and religion. II. The Old Kingdom A. Zoser‚ the first pharaoh. 1. built the famed Step Pyramid 2. brought unity to Egypt B. Religion 1. creation 2. gods C. Art D. Downfall of the Old Kingdom III. The Middle Kingdom A. Pyramids B. Middle Kingdom religion 1
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was the Vizier he was the over saw the land.It is believed that egyptian law was based on common sense of right and wrong.Another thing is beside slaves everyone was viewed as equal under the law.something else is that children of the poor had considerable legal rights.Also many of the legal transactions were required to be written. A second indicator to prove that egypt was a civilization is religion.One thing is that the egyptians is that they built little
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In Al-Sayed’s article‚ repetition is widely used as the writer is a non-native of English. For instance‚ "building materials" is repeated around seven times in paragraphs: 1‚ 3‚ 7‚ 11‚ 16‚ 17‚ as it is the name and the topic of the article. What is more‚ the verb ’open’ is repeated along with ’crossings’ in paragraph 4‚ 7‚ 17‚ 19 revealing the importance of this action in the ’reconstruction’ which is repeated for nine times. Moreover‚ ’peace’ is repeated seven times for its importance to Gaza‚ as
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Through their observations and analyses‚ David Sims and Kristin Monroe shed a light on the state and role of labour in the respective functioning of Greater Cairo and Beirut. Focusing on the figure of the motor scooter deliverer‚ Monroe analyses the various levels of interaction between the Syrian immigrant worker and Beirut‚ notably drawing on the concept of mobility. On a broader note‚ Sims dedicated a chapter of his work to the elaboration of a comprehensive portrait of labour in Cairo. In fact
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Life in Ancient Sumer - Cassandra Johanson People in Ancient Sumer had to work hard for their rights and to be part of the society. Ancient Sumerians were very religious‚ God was the centre of their lives and everything was based around their religions. They also had many laws‚ given to the ancient king by the Sun God Shamash. They were a very practical and advanced society‚ they learnt how to live in their surroundings and created a large civilization. The Sumerians were a very religious civilization
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Rituals The Aztec religion was prominently based around pleasing their gods. The Aztecs believed that everything they did or created was for the gods. As a result a lot of their rituals were performed in order to please their gods. Sacrifices were important so the Aztecs both individually and throughout the community as they believed that human sacrifices were a repayment to the gods. This ritual was performed daily by Aztec priests. They believed that if this ritual was not performed‚ the sun
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