and one we still today have not completely mastered. Perhaps the most interesting group to study is one of the first known civilizations‚ the Babylonians from Mesopotamia; the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in modern day Iraq. The Mesopotamian people are considered the founders of the first sophisticated‚ urban cities‚ and the founders of writing and keeping records. It was then that the idea of writing evolved as a means to record the most essentials of founding a city‚ mathematics
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differences. These two ancient civilizations portrayed many similarities and differences in their cultures. The two similarities between Egyptian and Mesopotamian culture are religion and the practice in polytheism‚ and agriculture and the how Egypt and Mesopotamia relied greatly on rivers for their irrigation. The one major difference between Egyptian and Mesopotamian society is social class and rule affected by isolation. The first similarity between ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia is religion and the practice
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of heaven‚ the goddess of earth‚ the god of air‚ and the god of water. In Egypt‚ there were around 2‚000 recognized gods and goddesses‚ one being “Nun” also the god of water. For the Egyptians and Mesopotamians‚ life revolved around rivers. The Egyptians depended on the Nile‚ whilst the Mesopotamians depended on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. All three rivers were sources of life. The rivers provided healthy hydration for each civilization. The water supported life‚ such as fish‚ providing a food
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helped the Egyptians and Mesopotamians to travel to the sea and to other parts of their kingdom. It would take longer to travel to lower Egypt from upper Egypt and worship at Luxor. It would be difficult and dangerous to travel from Mesopotamia to the red sea on land due to the continuous wars going on. Without trade‚ Egypt would not have done as well‚ as they made large amount of profits selling slaves‚ papyrus and lotus perfumes‚ and other items of worth. Mesopotamians would have never received
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events taking place from the fifth to the third millennium BCE affect the growth of Egypt? 3. Compare and contrast the development of commerce in Mesopotamia and Egypt. Why did their styles differ? 4. Account for the differing status of women in Mesopotamian and Egyptian society. The definition of civilization is a “certain kind of development of a human society. A civilized society is often characterized by advanced agriculture‚ long-distance trade‚ occupational specialization‚ and urbanism. Aside
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of things‚ beings‚ or souls whose moral character is enhanced by filmic reproduction’. What is interesting here is his word choice: ‘things’‚ ‘beings’ and ‘souls’ each having ‘moral character’ relate to his major issue of animism in films and the importance Epstein places animism with in the art of cinema (p. 314). He then states ‘any aspect not enhanced by filmic reproduction is not photogenic‚ plays no part in the art of cinema’ which leads to his concept of how the cinema can and should be ‘cinematic’
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Cultural diffusion was very prevalent in the ancient near east. Proof of this can be found in many of the eastern cultures that still exist today and ancient texts. One example is the flood story told by the Mesopotamians compared to the flood story told by the Hebrews. In the Mesopotamian flood story from The Gilgamesh Epic‚ Gilgamesh builds a ship‚ survives a devastating flood‚ and in the end earns immortality from the gods. In the Hebrew version‚ Genesis 6:5 through 8:22‚ Noah builds a ship‚
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and Egyptians really didn’t. Many people say Ra was the almighty sun god of Egyptian culture but really all of Egypt’s gods were about equal. The idea of what is beautiful and what is considered "manly" is still held upon Egyptian beliefs‚ not Mesopotamian beliefs. Very different cultures Egypt developed in relative isolation from the rest of the ancient Near East. Thus‚ cultural evolution resulted in a totally unique civilization‚ without influence from the outside.
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works‚ however‚ are very similar with respect to their overall purpose and the manner by which early artists represented sacred persons or deities in general. And these commonalities go beyond time and provide a coherent and invariable view of Mesopotamian art and culture. As will be discussed in the succeeding paragraphs‚ both figural sculptures highlight the conquering power of the king and the deity‚ and suggest that the virtue of the higher being is to successfully protect the empire from its
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being in certain areas and have not expanded beyond that area. These were also more tribal based‚ with mostly oral histories. I find animism very interesting and it is a strong belief in many indigenous religions. Animism to me symbolizes the closeness that indigenous people had with nature. Respecting their surroundings was a path to sustainable survival. Animism capturers my imagination‚ because in today’s world there is very little connection to nature and I feel modern society suffers for that
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