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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Jenna Picard World Civ L01 16 March 2018 Cuneiform Cuneiform is one of the earliest forms of writing. It was created by the ancient Sumerians around 3‚500 BC in Mesopotamia. Cuneiform is derived from the latin word cuneus meaning ‘wedge’‚ which refers to the wedge shaped style that this form of writing is. Cuneiform is a series of pictographs‚ symbols‚ and images written on clay tablets using a pen-like object. It was used as a way of keeping track of goods for trade and eventually was used for
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Egypt and Mesopotamia both had developed river valleys that provided transportation‚ irrigation‚and trade. However‚ they both had different views on the afterlife because of different flood patterns‚ as cultural diffusion slowly changed their civilization. Rivers usually bring great ideas and water for irrigation. Egypt would have never been as great of a civilization if it had no river to use to make crops and then Egypt would be just another part of the Sahara desert. Mesopotamia would have
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The Olmec civilization thrived from c. 1500 BC to 400 BC‚ in the modern day Mexican states of Veracruz and Tabasco. Due to lack of archaeological evidence‚ the Olmec’s origin of ethnic identity is unknown. There is such a lack of knowledge that researchers still are unaware of the name this group of people referred to themselves as. The title Olmec comes from‚ ‘Olmec-Xicalanca‚ which is the name of the multi-lingual traders of the Conquest Era‚ from the same region‚ and the name has stuck through
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today in the northeast of Afghanistan to Pakistan and northwest India. Along with Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia‚ it was one of the three early civilizations of the Old World and the most widespread. In this essay we will discuss a general description of one of the Indus Valley Civilization city‚ the Mohenjo-daro. Then‚ we will compare it to the other types of cities we seen in Egypt and in Mesopotamia. Also‚ we will discuss whether the city fits into a “city state” or a “territorial state” and if does
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Comparative Essay Without any form of rapid long distance communication as we have today‚ Egypt and Mesopotamia built their civilizations with inadvertent similarities and differences between their political and social structures. Given the facts that Egypt was unified and Mesopotamia was a collection of city states‚ both had common writing forms amongst them‚ but not all were literate due to the sharply contrasting social hierarchy. Even though Egypt believed in a fulfilling after life‚ Mesopotamia did
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The Babylonians was an ancient civilization founded in Mesopotamia‚ before Christ was even born. The Babylonians under one of their most famous king‚ King Hammurabi‚ wrote one of the earliest code of law recorded. The code of law was written set of laws that applied to everyone under the government including the King. The code gave the people a sense of justice and an understanding of what actions were allowed in their country. Anthropologists can use Hammurabi code to understand the past and get
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September 2014 Early Civilization Practice Comparative Essay Comparing ancient Egypt‚ Mesopotamia‚ India‚ and China’s technology there is an equivalence between each civilization and the same goes when discovering their distinctions. Take into account the massive gaps of time between the use of certain technology across each civilization. Therefore China adopted the technology of Mesopotamia while developing much of their own. Although ancient Mesopotamia and early China had in common similar technology
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from 1792 to 1750 B.C. His attributes were he extended his empire northward from the Persian Gulf to the Tigris and Euphrates River and west to the Mediterranean Sea. He united the area into one extensive empire‚ Mesopotamia‚ which in present day is known as Iraq. (Ancient Mesopotamia) Hammurabi created a list of rules and laws for the people of his empire to follow called “The Code of Hammurabi”. This is one of the oldest and most detailed documents in existence and gives insight as to how the
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DBQ-early valley civilizations essay Throughout history‚ civilizations have contributed to the cultural and intellectual life of humanity. These civilizations had developed about 5000 years ago. These civilizations had been defined as based on agriculture and urban settlements. At that period had been developed many cultural and intellectual achievements‚ but also stable government and a strong economy. The ancient River Valley civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia all made key contributions to
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