Mesopotamian villages and towns eventually evolved into independent and nearly self-sufficient city-states. Although largely economically dependent on one another‚ these city-states were independent political entities and retained very strong isolationist tendencies. This isolationism hindered the unification of the Mesopotamian city-states‚ which eventually grew to twelve in number. By 3000 B.C.‚ Mesopotamian civilization had made contact with other cultures of the Fertile Crescent (a term first
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After the Agricultural Revolution‚ the rise of civilizations scattered around the world‚ each one having various features that formed from their people and the land. Two civilizations that honed similarities and differences‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ grew and adapted alongside river valleys—the Tigris and Euphrates rivers and the Nile respectively. Both civilizations turned to control and unify their people through ideas of class hierarchy and kingship. However‚ Mesopotamian life differed from Egyptian
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complex society developed in Southern Mesopotamia 5. A Mesopotamian stepped pyramid is known as a ziggurat 6. After 3000 BCE all Sumerian cities were ruled by monarchies 7. The creator of the first empire in Mesopotamia was Sargon of Akkad 8. Hammurabi believed that the gods had chosen him to "promote the welfare of the people" 9. Hammurabi’s code was based on the concept of lex LEX TALIONIS‚ which was shaped by social standing 10. THe Babylonians eventually fell in 1595 BCE to the Hittites
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Dominance In society humans use stratification to organize groups of people. In doing so they are creating what is known as a social hierarchy. Social hierarchies show one of the ways humans achieve asserting dominance over others. Wanting to assert dominance over others and be “above them” is human nature‚ whether it is asserting dominance over the opposite sex or one society over another. In history the human nature of asserting dominance over the opposite sex happens quite often. In
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Trends in Ancient Civilizations Over the course of human history‚ humans and our ancestors have made tremendous strides. From Homo habilis making the first stone tools to the Egyptians building The Pyramids of Giza‚ human history is nothing short of intriguing. If it wouldn’t have been for each stride made by our ancestors we probably wouldn’t live in the world that we live in today. When the Neolithic Era began in 9600 BCE‚ human civilizations gradually started to spring up all over the world.
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Sumer‚ but continued most of their traditions. After a period of time‚ all of Sumer (or Akkadia) was united‚ with the city Babylon as the center capital. The area‚ now known as Babylonia‚ was ruled by a single king. This is when King Hammurabi decided to write the Hammurabi Laws. Later‚ the Assyrians‚ known for their brutality‚ came and conquered Mesopotamia. Egypt: Found along the Nile River‚ the Egyptians were the first to inhabit this area. The Egyptians had three kingdoms‚ or times of reign. In
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Neolithic era. Neolithic. See: 15-20 in Traditions and Encounters 3. Discuss the early development of Sumer. Sumer‚ Standard of Ur‚ Ziggurat. See: 21-35 4. Outline the causes and effects of a written cultural tradition in Mesopotamia. Hammurabi‚ Phoenicians‚ Gilgamesh‚ Indo-Europeans‚ Hittites‚ lex talionis‚ Yahweh‚ See: 35-42 5.Discuss the influences of Mesopotamian civilization on other regional societies. See: 37-42 6. Identify the key aspects and effects of the Indo-European migrations
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peopled through the Bering land bridge Art: Venus Figurines= used for the worshipping of women; belief in fertility Oracle Bones= where questions were written on them in which they were used to receive answers from deities in Shang dynasty Code of Hammurabi= law codes to help control civilians in Mesopotamia CLASSICAL ERA Other Names: NONE Accurate time span: 500 B.C.E to 500CE Top five Monotheistic religion a. Judaism- Major in the Mediterranean; Jesus was Jewish‚ Jesus’’ dad was god‚ therefore
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Emergence of Native Empire (Group 2) Cristobal‚ Lorraine Laxamana‚ Chelsi Nato‚ Joie Remigion‚ Lyndon Sambat‚ Ezekiel Sta. Romana‚ Catherine Mesopotamia 5000 BCE-600 BCE Mesopotamia (from the Greek‚ meaning ’between two rivers’) The ’two rivers’ of the name referred to the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers and the land was known as ’Al-Jazirah’ (the island) by the Arabs referencing what Egyptologist J.H. Breasted would later call the Fertile Crescent‚ where Mesopotamian civilization began. Lasted
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Mesopotamia and Egypt Ancient civilizations across history have shown unique and incredible feats of mankind. Arguably‚ two of the most prominent ancient civilizations in the Middle East and even the world are the Mesopotamians (Beginning 5‚000 B.C.) and Egyptians (Beginning 3‚150 B.C). Even though these two civilizations peaked about 2‚000 years apart‚ they share numerous similarities contributing to their success‚ and also show even more differences that distinguish how each had a unique culture
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