civilization in Mesopotamia they created cuneiforms. Cuneiforms were the world’s first written language; Sumerians invented this writing system to keep track of business dealing (document 2). Mesopotamia developed between the Euphrates and Tigris River. Geographically‚ Mesopotamia occurred near major rivers since water was easily available and agriculture flourished. The most important invention that was created in the ancient times by Sumer in Mesopotamia was the wheel .it had a major impact in
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Shepard claiming that we must separate ourselves from history‚ and that history is a western invention which has a central theme that rejects habitat. Oeschlaeger responds to many‚ if not all‚ of the ideas that Shepard presents in this quotation. He begins by discussing the roots of the term Eden‚ and then discusses the transition from a hunting-foraging
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The invention of writing was an important part of the development of Sumer and Egypt. There are many similarities and differences to the writings of each of these civilizations. The Sumerians developed a writing called cuneiform. Cuneiform is the oldest written language in existence. Each picture represents a living or nonliving thing. Cuneiform was written on clay tablets with a wedge-shaped instrument called a stylus. Henry Creswicke Rawlinson was the first person to decipher the meanings of
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is one of the earliest known literary works. This Babylonian epic poem arises from stories in the Sumerian language. Although the Sumerian stories are older (probably dating to at least 2100 B.C.)‚ it was probably composed around 1900 BC. The epic deals with themes of heroism‚ friendship‚ loss‚ and the quest for eternal life. Different historical periods are reflected in literature. National and tribal sagas‚ accounts of the origin of the world and of customs‚ and myths which
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etc.) B. The Impact of Silk Road Trade * Helped spread ppl throughout the continent * Helped spread religions‚ cultures and languages * Helped spread technology and military technology like the stirrup—one of the most important inventions--1st a solid bar‚ then a loop of leather‚ and eventually a combination of leather and metal to create great stablility for riders on the saddle II. The Indian Ocean * a multilingual‚ multi-ethnic society of seafarers established the
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immune. The agricultural people would unintentionally infect the hunters. • Americas agriculture began as early as 5‚000 BCE‚ especially in Central America and the northern part of South America. • “Prehistorical” – human patterns before the invention of writing • Metal working was useful in farming and herding societies. 4‚000 BCE copper in the Middle East toolmakers (specialized job) would exchange tools for food from farmers. Around 3‚000 BCE bronze (copper + tin) and 1500 BCE for iron
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civilization in the West‚ Bronze Age Mesopotamia included Sumer and the Akkadian‚Babylonian and Assyrian empires‚ all native to the territory of modern-day Iraq. In the Iron Age‚ it was controlled by the Neo-Assyrianand Neo-Babylonian empires. The indigenous Sumerians and Akkadians (including Assyrians and Babylonians) dominated Mesopotamia from the beginning of written history (c. 3100 BC) to the fall of Babylon in 539 BC‚ when it was conquered by theAchaemenid Empire. It fell to Alexander the Great in 332 BC
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Ark” must have been the first large-scale operator - his passengers were mostly animals. Two Forms of Early Tourism: 1. Travel for business such as trading - The invention of money‚ writing - “wheel” by the Sumerians facilitated travel and exchange‚ of goods. 2. Religious travel - Pilgrimages to places of worship - Pilgrimages were made to fulfil a vow as in case of illness or of great
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into China. People would have to cross the yellow sea‚ climb the himalayas‚ or go through the Gobi desert to enter China. Nowadays we have airplanes to enter China‚ so people don’t have to travel on land. In line with document 3 it states that the Sumerian King Gilgamesh built a wall around his city for protection 4‚500 years ago. He built a wall to prevent intruders and attackers to enter the city. The outer surface of the wall were armored with stone cladding. The people of Uruk didn’t like how Gilgamesh
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Same as china the lowest class were unskilled workers and slaves however China did not depended on slaves and the most important class on china was the leader and learning class. ! ! A marker event in the history of Mesopotamia was the sumerian invention of writing the earliest writing evolved as pictures turned into symbols then phonetic elements‚ the symbols on the tablets were in “cuneiform” or “wedge shaped” this was difficult to learn because in included several hundreds of sings and
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