Described as the "crossroads of western Asia" the Levant surrounded by Turkey to the North‚ Egypt to the south‚ Mediterranean Sea to the west‚ Iraq and northern Saudi Arabia to the east. The Levant consists of the countries of Cyprus‚ Israel‚ Jordan‚ the northeastern tip of Egypt‚ Lebanon‚ Palestine‚ and Syria. Geographically‚ this area became divided between the coastal plans of the west and the hill country of the East. As a result of rainfall‚ which decreases from the north to the south‚ the northern
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settled in the water; the heroes release birds to find land. After the birds notify the heroes that there is land the heroes anchor and are given gifts from the Gods. The gifts are different in both stories; they differ only to match the beliefs of the cultures the stories were written for. God makes a covenant with Noah and all the rest of humanity and Enlil grants Utnapishtim immortality. After Utnapishtim finishes telling Gilgamesh the story‚ Utnapishtim advises Gilgamesh on how he can gain eternal
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Examining a Moche Stirrup Jar At the Polk Museum exhibit I was struck by a Moche ceramic artifact titled “Stirrup Jar with Fanged Deity Effigy‚ Early Intermediate Period‚ 400-600 CE”. The base of the jar was molded into a sphere (with a flat bottom surface) which acts as the “body”‚ sporting painted arms and items held within each hand. The deity also appears to be wearing some kind of cloak‚ most notably indicated by the bow that is tied at the base of its neck. The head of the creature is
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Stories of creation exist in every religion and have been passed down for generations in their respective cultures. Striking similarities are readily seen between the Book of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh of the Hebrews and Sumerians respectively. Both sources include a tale of a great flood that was to clear the earth of its inhabitants. Although the Epic of Gilgamesh predates the Book of Genesis by hundreds of years‚ the Sumerian text probably had a profound influence over the latter. Genesis
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and added a personal message on the edge of each one. Nebuchadnezzar also built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Therefore‚ being the creator of one of The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This garden reflected the greatness of the Babylonian culture and the advanced technology of its people in Nebuchadnezzar ’s time. It is said that Nebuchadnezzar built the garden for his homesick Median wife‚ Amyitis. She had been raised in a mountainous land‚ and was not
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The Handing Garden Of Babylon There have 7 ancient wonders of the world. A reference to the Babylon civilization‚ the first imagination is “The Hanging Gardens.” It was so mystical and historical. I am going to tell people what are the history and nowadays of Hanging Gardens. There are two so beautiful and charming legends occurred many years ago. Neo- Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II Married Amyitis for the queen. The King loved the queen very much‚ but the queen was gradually sad. King did
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aspects of their culture‚ the way other cultures impacted them‚ and their influence on the future. In addition to the similarities between the two cultures‚ the differences are what make them unique. Although Egypt and Mesopotamia both left stable heritage in their respective regions‚ due to geographic location their influences on politics‚ economy‚ and social relations differ. The root of the differences between the Mesopotamian cultures lies within the politics. The two cultures operated very differently
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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 ( 1957)‚ Poems of Heaven and Hell from Ancient Mesopotamia (1971)‚ The Sea Peoples: warriors of the ancient Mediterranean 1250-1150 B. C (1978) ‚… The poem is about the hero Gilgamesh‚ who is half god and half human. Gilgamesh is stronger
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laugh‚” said once Janaki Sooriyarachchi a Sri Lankan author. I come from a Lebanese family. Although I lived my entire life in Beirut‚ I visited many countries in my life. And every time I travel I get this amazing desire of learning about the new culture in the country I am visiting. Back to my high school‚ most of my friends were Lebanese. We shared the same food‚ the same “ways of living” and of course the same languages. I say languages with an “s”‚ because in Lebanon we don’t only
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AFRICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY TOWN CAMPUS NAME: NJIHIA MARK ADM NO: 12S03ABT003 DEPARTMENT: UNIVERSITY COMMON COURSES COURSE: UCC 105 OLD TESTAMENT LECTURER: Dr. THUO TASK: DESCRIBE THE HISTORY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT DUE DATE: 28th January‚ 2013 Introduction The Old Testament was written over a wide historical period‚ it describes the relationship of God and the people of Israel before the coming of Jesus. To make it easy to explain the history in the Old Testament‚ I have seen
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