centered on cities that coalesced out of villages and controlled rural territory‚ were initially independent but later were united under various empires. Mesopotamian society was divided into three classes: free landowners and professionals in the cities‚ dependent peasants and artisans on rural estates‚ and slaves in domestic service. Mesopotamians feared their gods‚ who embodied the often-violent forces of nature. Cuneiform writing‚ which originally evolved from a
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goddesses representative of almost everything. The Epic of Gilgamesh constantly refers to gods and goddesses which displays them being a central part of Ancient Uruk. Religion was a major influence in the writing of The Epic of Gilgamesh. In ancient mesopotamian religions were mainly polytheistic. I believe because of this‚ it had major impacts on the story. There are many examples of polytheism in the story of Gilgamesh. Shamash is the sun-god‚ Adad is the storm god‚ and Ishtar being the goddess of war
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different elements must come together before a human community develops to the level of sophistication commonly referred to as civilization. This paper will define what a civilization is and discuss how it originated in Mesopotamia about 3200 B.C. The Mesopotamian civilization sparked the formation of other civilizations‚ many of which can still be found around the Mediterranean‚ parts of Europe‚ and across the Atlantic. To begin with‚ in order to determine the origin of the first civilization‚ we must
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living in. Therefore‚ once the food supply came to an end‚ they moved to another area. People during those times traveled in small groups so they wouldn’t have too many people to feed and be responsible for. They also had simple tools and believed in animism. The Neolithic Period‚ or New Stone Age‚ began at about 10‚000BC. The Neolithic Agricultural Revolution was a turning point in history. People developed agriculture‚ or farming. To farm‚ they settled down in one area and became farmers instead of
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The other native religion being more theistic having powerful spirits that only stay for a short period of time. With animism everything is the same‚ meaning‚ they have no sense of reality‚ what’s real and what’s not. Ordinary people believe in voodoo so they treat things with care for fear of a curse being put on them. With the Wicca their images are rooted in nature. The
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The Inuit were an Artic tribe that were professional hunters and could kill a seal in minutes. The Inuit also known as “Eskimos” and lived in northern regions of Alaska and North America. The Inuit lived in Alaska‚ Asia‚ and Canada where the amount of sunlight varied throughout the seasons. During the winter the sun sets about mid-November and doesn’t reappear until mid-January. A big part of the Inuit culture was to tell stories to help them last through the light filled days and the seemingly
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Throughout history many civilizations have made great advancements among their own societies. From the Mesopotamians and ancient Egyptians to the Mycenaeans‚ many developments by these peoples have contributed to their places in our history books. Developments such as writing‚ agriculture‚ military‚ and transportation vehicles have come from these civilizations‚ but perhaps the two most significant developments of these ancient societies are metallurgy and organized religion. The development of
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traveled to survive‚ Mesopotamia was one of the earliest civilizations documented to be able to settle down‚ populate‚ and make the transition from being farmers and laborers to other jobs that have been the stepping stone for societies today. Mesopotamians contributed to history in several ways including the beginnings of government‚ science‚ technology‚ architecture‚ art and religion. Law and Government Mesopotamia’s government was based on agricultural growth to provide for the people and was
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ancient technologies of Mesopotamian‚ India‚ China‚ Greek‚ and the Romans. The peoples of Mesopotamia have been credited with the invention of the wheel but this is no longer certain. They lived in cities from 4000BC and developed sophisticated architecture
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7.0 ECONOMIC Economy of Vietnam is developing planned-market economy. In a centrally planned economy‚ the central economic planning by the government controls all major sectors of the economy and formulates all decisions about the use of resources and the distribution of output. Planners decide what should be produced and direct lower-level enterprises to produce those goods in accordance with national and social objectives. In 2010‚ it was estimated that Gross Domestic Profit (GDP) is $ 276
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