Comparing Egypt and Mesopotamia Dating back to 3‚500 B.C. these two ancient cultures had many similarities and 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
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The Business Life of Ancient Athens The Business Life of Ancient Athens is an informative book about different aspects of Ancient businesses and Ancient ways of dealing with money. This book first starts out by explaining the agricultural aspects of Ancient Athens. Agriculture was not well for Athens‚ so they had to trade a lot. It is recorded as early as the 6th century BC that grain was a very big part of an average Athenian’s diet. Therefore; much grain trade was necessary because Greece
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countries with more lax gun control laws. “But there have been no shortage of tragedies‚ no shortage of potential turning points at which‚ ultimately‚ no turn was made. There have been 142 school shootings in the United States since Sandy Hook‚” (Akkad). Criminals are increasingly using guns to target schools and other high profile facilities. Guns in many states are fairly easy to obtain even in those that require background checks. Gun shows/auctions are not heavily regulated and many guns used
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April 12‚ 2012 Art History Clash of the Titans (1981) Cultural Accuracy The classic cinematic masterpiece “The Clash of the Titans” tells the tale of Perseus‚ one of the first great hero’s of ancient Greece. The film has excellent set and costume design with very accurate depictions of ancient Greek culture. From comparing the art and architecture featured in the film to the examples we learned about in class and other examples I found myself‚ the film appears to be set around the high to
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n striking contrast to the early Indus civilization and those of Sumer‚ Akkad‚ Babylonia‚ and Assyria in Mesopotamia‚ the great Egyptian civilization in the Nile River valley has sustained itself for some 5‚000 years without interruption. It lasted through warfare and conquest by the Persians‚ Greeks‚ Romans‚ Arabs‚ and Turks
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known for warfare and cruelty; also built large libraries and created important art and architecture; religion adopted from Babylonians|2000-600BCE; Assyrian farmers date back to 7th century BCE|Semitic people (similar to Hebrews); greatest leader was Sargon II (extended empire‚ deported people of Israel); strongly influenced by Sumeria; merchants traded throughout the Middle East |Found in what is present day Iraq in the Middle East; Empire eventually extended from present day
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Text The Search for Immortality -epic of gilgamesh shows search for immortality‚ oral then written down -epic=long poem w/ hero‚ reflective -shows immortality ideology RULERS -early: priet-kings ruled as agents to gods -Sargon I united city-states and created empire (consolidating peeps‚ langs under admin) -fell to nomads SOCIAL ORDER -specialization of jobs led to classes -magician priests‚ soldiers‚ farmers‚ -“standard of Ur” (wooden panel) depicted classes -shows
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The first full civilization emerged by 3500 B.C. in the Tigris-Euphrates valley in the Middle East. Relatively soon thereafter civilization developed along the Nile in Egypt‚ and later spread to other parts of the Middle East and one region in Africa. The advent of civilization provided a framework for most of the developments in world history. Additionally‚ the specific early civilizations that arose in the Middle East and Africa had several distinctive features‚ in political structure
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------------------------------------------------- Etymology Main article: Name of Syria The name Syria is derived from the ancient Greek name for Syrians: Σύριοι‚ Sýrioi‚ or Σύροι‚ Sýroi‚ which the Greeks applied without distinction to theAssyrians.[16][17] A number of modern scholars argued that the Greek word related to the cognate Ἀσσυρία‚ Assyria‚ ultimately derived from the AkkadianAššur.[18] Others believed that it was derived from Siryon‚ the name that the Sidonians gave to Mount Hermon
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Correct Answer: volcanoes. Question 5 4 out of 4 points Venus of Willendorf’s original red color is suggestive of Answer Selected Answer: menses. Correct Answer: menses. Question 6 4 out of 4 points Why is the legend of Sargon I considered a "rags to riches" story? Answer Selected Answer: Child abandoned at birth grows up to be king Correct Answer: Child abandoned at birth grows up to be king Question 7 4 out of 4 points What was the role of the Hebrew
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