is there for the people‚ to protect them. Division of labor‚ because when there are multiply doing different jobs a project getting completed more efficiently‚ opposed to multitude of people on one job. A good example of this would be Sumer in Mesopotamia. Not only did the Sumerians‚ have a complete understanding of trading they had some-what of a social structure by 2500 B.C. By 5000 B.C. the Sumerians were in the process of developing a writing system witch had evolved into pictograms and kept
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White Temple‚ Uruk (Iraq) – C.3200 BCE‚ was one of the most important places in Southern Mesopotamia. The arrangement of the Sumerian cities echoed the dominant role of the gods in daily life. According to (Kleiner)‚ the White Temple was built more than five years ago and its city had a population of more than 40‚000 people. Moreover‚ the city was formed with the foremost temples to each kingdom’s leading god. The builders of the White Temple did not have the access to the stones therefore‚ they
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HIST 120 June 17‚ 2013 Chapter 1 1. What was the Mesopotamian view of the afterlife? Life and human fortune was very instable in Mesopotamians’ eyes. People just observed death and afterlife from a distance and some made them into a series of myths. For instance‚ “The Epic of Gilgamesh” expresses its idea on eventual death. No matter how hard Gilgamesh tries to lengthen his life‚ his death is predestined. The Mesopotamians viewed afterlife as an inevitable end. 2. What is the message
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BOOK SUMMARY OF ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN THOUGHT AND THE OLD TESTAMENT Need author‚ publisher A BOOK SUMMARY SUBMITTED TO DR. DANIEL WARNER IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR OBST 590 DEPARTMENT OF OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE BY SUSAN MADOO BROOKLYN‚ NEW YORK 28 FEBRUARY 2013 Summary: Ancient Near Eastern Thought and The Old Testament Introduction In today’s society as people begin to comprehend how the ancient people viewed the
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Babylonia - History of Babylonia The once great city of Babylon‚ where the Jews were held captive for 70 years‚ became a symbol of power‚ materialism‚ and cruelty. The city of Babylon was the capital of the ancient land of Babylonia in southern Mesopotamia. It was situated on the Euphrates River about 50 miles south of modern Baghdad‚ just north of what is now the modern Iraqi town of al-Hillah. The tremendous wealth and power of this city‚ along with its monumental size and appearance‚ were certainly
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Hammurabi was an emperor that ruled in 1792 to 1750 B.C. In the 3‚000 B.C. there were people called Sumerians. They were the first inhabitants of the area. They were a city – state!! There were some threats in this area! One was hostile invaders. To be protected by this threat‚ they built strong‚ high walls! All of the Sumerians believe in gods!! The most favorite gods they have is Enlil‚ and Utu!! They control the sun and rain!! Each city – state would build a temple for each god!! The
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metals. Bronze Age begins. Chapter 3- 3100 BC Menes rules Egypt. 2500 BC Cheops rules Egypt. 2100 BC Rebellion in Egypt (then back to normal). 1370 BC Akhenaton rules Egypt believes in one God. Chapter 4- Days of Week based after Gods. Mesopotamia‚ unlike Egypt was ruled by many kings‚ most important tribes are Sumerians‚ the Babylonians‚ and the Assyrians. Sumerians had already built houses and temples of brick‚ at Ur. 1700 BC King Hammurabi rules Babylonia‚ oldest law book. Abraham leaves
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The ancient River Valley civilizations of Egypt‚ China‚ and Mesopotamia all made key contributions to future societies. Hieroglyphics and cuneiform were both systems of language that helped keep records and track of history and events. Hammurabi Code and Confucianism both set laws and ideas to regulate society. Pyramids and Chinese trade both helped expand civilization and allowed societies to grow and establish their own cultures. Hammurabi Code and Confucianism are categorized as social because
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Sumerians? -Why do we know so little about the Indus Valley civilizations? -What did Egyptian and Mesopotamian society have in common? -How did Sargon of Akkad form the first empire? -Why were Egyptian farmers more fortunate than the farmers of Mesopotamia? -What did the pyramids show about the Old Kingdom dynasties of Egypt? -How did feudalism in China fail in the end to fulfill its original purpose? -What was a major advantage of the Chinese system of writing? -How did the Mandate of Heaven
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The Epic of Gilgamesh Questions for Analysis #1-6 1. What was the Mesopotamian view of the afterlife? 2. What is the message of Siduri’s advice to Gilgamesh? 3. Consider Utnapishtim’s initial response to Gilgamesh’s request for the secret of eternal life. How does his message complement what Siduri has said? 4. Consider the story of Utnapishtim. What do the various actions of the gods and goddesses allow us to infer about how the Mesopotamians viewed their deities? 5. According to the epic
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