Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt In Beer in Mesopotamia and Egypt‚ there is an example of Theme 2‚ Development and Interactions of Cultures. On pg. 19‚ the author says that the Neolithic drinkers conclusion to the discovery of beer was that it was a gift from the gods. They had many tales on how the gods discovered beer. Also on pg 16‚ the author said that beers are used in religious ceremonies. This is an example of religion in Theme 2 because at this time in history beer started to religiously affect
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Dhaire Portillo November 1‚ 2013 6th Period The Similarities and Differences of the Imperial Rule of Han China and Imperial Rome Imperial Han and Imperial Rome were two very important empires in Europe and Asia. Even though their time in ruling was different they both were very powerful in their time. The Imperial Rules of Rome and Han China had differences and similarities in the techniques of imperial administration such as different ways of religion‚ Confucianism and
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The society of Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt had different expectations regarding marriages even though both the societies had portrayed marriage as a contract between a man and a woman. As Ancient Mesopotamian cultures grew in strength‚ wealth and power‚ a masculine structure had started to develop which gave men more power over women‚ to control the society and make the rules. According to the Mesopotamian society‚ ‘Under the Laws of Eshnunna’‚ marriages were legal contracts made between the families
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Han China and Rome The Han Dynasty and the Roman Empire both had a great influence not only on its people but the world as a whole. The two had similar and different methods of political control. Both ruled their people under a bureaucracy‚ they had civil servants to maintain their large empires‚ and their foundations were made of great and strong rulers. Aside from the similarities they also had several differences. Take China for example‚ they focused more on Confucianism and they had a Mandate
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Egypt and Mesopotamia were both river valleys they have a lot of differences‚ but some similarities. Such as they have very different social and political views while the two river valleys had a quite a bit of similarities when it came to religion. The difference between the two valleys social views were that in Egypt women were treated with respect and as equals where in Mesopotamia women were treated like property and didn’t have the same privileges as men. Both Egypt and Mesopotamia based their
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Andres Mederos AP World History The Differences between ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia There are many differences between the two civilizations like Government‚ Burials ‚ Technology‚ and language. Now these can be the same but there not because these civilizations had there own ways on how to control what they believed and how they would sustain themselves. Now the Burial techniques that the Egyptians used was very clever and like professionally done because they thought in the after life
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The Mesopotamians and Egyptians both built their civilizations around a river-valley even though it flooded quite often because they believed that water was a gift from God and both of their civilizations were devoted to their faith‚ so they did not want to disrespect their higher powers. Mesopotamian civilization was on the Tigris and Euphrates river while the Egyptian civilization was on the Nile River. Even though both civilizations connected the river to their higher power they had different
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Pre-Axial Chinese Religion Did not develop religion as a separate realm of human concern Rites‚ rituals‚ ethics that bound the Chinese people were cultural phenomena (daily routine) Chinese approach toward ultimate reality stressed NATURE No clear creator outside nature Chinese thought always emphasized people (family and community) Peasant Heritage Numerous festivals timed by agricultural calendar Politically: single empire; emperor until 1911 Language diversity (Mandarin in north and Cantonese
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Ancient China Geography Where is China located? How did the ancient Chinese adapt to their environment? China is located on the continent of Asia. The climate in ancient China includes seasons similar to those in North America. The ancient Chinese fished‚ farmed‚ and irrigated the land. There is a variety of plant life in China. The land in ancient China consists of forests‚ hills‚ mountains‚ and deserts. back to top Government Who ruled in ancient China? Chinese rulers‚ called
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From 3500-1500 BCE‚ Mesopotamia and Egypt emerged as two of the first river- valley civilizations. Although they came to be around the same time‚ they became different in their cultural aspects‚ such as universal views and classes‚ and economies due to differences in commerce. Both Mesopotamia and Egypt have different universal views‚ which then affected their culture. The Tigris and Euphrates rivers of Mesopotamia have unpredictable flood patterns. This affected their view of the universe because
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