Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt: The First Western Civilizations Deborah Smiroldo What aspects of life in ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt made them the first western civilizations? To what extent does civilization depend on urban life? What are the general characteristics of urban life? These are the questions that are being asked. First‚ I believe‚ one must understand what the primary reasons for the development might be. Most historians seem to believe the primary reasons were food- a more stable
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Reaction Paper GECKOES:New Treatment for Ailments? By:Jed Russell A. Labrador 8-Almond Some says that these is the latest promotion by those who believe in traditional asian medicine.But I don’t believe in that particular asian medicine‚ because World Health Organization (WHO) announced that geckos can cure diseases have absolutely no credebility and proveness and the rumor that the reptile can help cure aids is not TRUE‚and they reiterates that until today there is no direct treatment
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As Egypt grew and flourished to a powerful and rich nation‚ it left behind for today’s historians‚ clues and artifacts of a once distinctive‚ well established and structured society. Proof of this is clearly depicted in king Narmer’s Palette. This Palette shows historians the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt‚ which signified the beginnings of a civilized era centred around the Nile. The unification of Egypt occurred around 3100 B.C.‚ under the First Dynasty of Menes(3100-2850 B
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3. SHANG DYNASTY The Chinese had settled in the Huang He‚ or Yellow River‚ valley of northern China by 3000 BC. By then they had pottery‚ wheels‚ farms‚ and silk‚ but they had not yet discovered writing or the uses of metals. The Shang Dynasty (1766-1122 BC) is the first documented era of ancient China. The highly developed hierarchy consisted of a king‚ nobles‚ commoners‚ and slaves. The capital city was Anyang‚ in north Henan Province. Some scholars have suggested that travelers from Mesopotamia
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Ancient Egypt To what extent can Knowledge‚ and Government strengthen and weaken Ancient Egypt? This investigation is about Ancient Egypt‚ its knowledge and government. Ancient Egypt has many reasons on how it strengthened and/or weakened its civilisation. I am going to talk about how these subjects like writing‚ medicine‚ pharaohs‚ religion‚ army‚ and how the Ancient Egypt theocracy weakened or strengthened Ancient Egypt. Medicine strengthened Ancient Egypt because they help with the health‚
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Mesopotamia and Egypt Ancient civilizations across history have shown unique and incredible feats of mankind. Arguably‚ two of the most prominent ancient civilizations in the Middle East and even the world are the Mesopotamians (Beginning 5‚000 B.C.) and Egyptians (Beginning 3‚150 B.C). Even though these two civilizations peaked about 2‚000 years apart‚ they share numerous similarities contributing to their success‚ and also show even more differences that distinguish how each had a unique culture
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9/10/2014 1 CORRECT Multiple Choice Quiz Gilgamesh was A) a king of the city-state of Uruk. B) the hero in a popular Mesopotamian epic. C) a warrior in conflict with the city of Kish. D) the legendary loyal friend of Enkidu. E) All these answers are correct. 2 CORRECT Which of the following is NOT true of the land called Mesopotamia? A) It lies between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. B) It is a land of abundant rainfall and fertile plains. C) It is located in modern-day Iraq. D) It was the
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knowledge of Pythagoras’ Theorem‚ solved quadratic equations‚ and developed a sexagesimal system of measurement (based on the number 60) from which modern time and angle units stem. (see Number Systems; Numerals.) From almost the same period‚ papyrus documents have been discovered in the Nile Valley‚ containing information on the treatment of wounds and diseases‚ on the distribution of bread and beer‚ and on working out the volume of a portion of a pyramid. Some of the present-day units of length
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BODY PARAGRAPH 1 (art) From the beginning of civilization‚ the empire of summer’s main usage of art was for temple decoration and ornaments. Often the temples were ornate with skillfully crafted interiors. One of Sumer’s greatest displays of art and architecture came from the ziggurat‚ a huge rectangular pyramids formed with mud prick in the shape of steps. An example of one of the greatest Sumerian ziggurats would have been the Nanna Temple of Ur‚ with its blue enamel tiles‚ invaluable cedar and
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Since early childhood‚ Ryan fantasized of exploration and adventure and was determined to become and archaeologist. In “Beneath The Sands of Egypt” he offers a stimulating personal narration of his career spent researching the remains of Egypt. It speaks of one mans enthusiasm in embracing adventure whenever and where he could find it from his earliest voyages to his first archaeological dig. Ryan shares his extraordinary discoveries and supportive cast including his childhood hero who had impacted
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