“The Narmer Palette is a double-sided carving made of green siltstone‚” and often referred to as a cosmetic palette. A cosmetic palette that Egyptians used as make-up‚ ranging in different colors. It was created most likely around c. 3100‚ during the Archaic Period (Early Dynastic Period) and while the palette was discovered in the year 1897 by archaeologists in the temple of god Horus at Nekhen‚ the capital of Upper Egypt it is unknown of who the actual author is. Even though‚ the creator is unknown
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Many years ago in Sumeria‚ the county now know as Iraq‚ there stood the great ziggurat. They used the ziggurat to please the gods. Built to please the moon god‚Nanna‚ made to look like the mountains where Nanna lived originally. The 4 tiered ziggurat made of mud bricks‚ was occasionally used for human sacrifice‚ for entertainment for god’s‚ also to ensure spiritual wellness. In 2100 BCE the ancient ziggurat was built. The ziggurat at this time was built and dedicated to the moon god Nanna. Built
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Egypt and Mesopotamia are two of the earliest civilizations in history. They each had good and bad things about them. They each were special civilizations in their own way. They had many similarities but also had differences. “Like Mesopotamia‚ Egypt depended on the waters of a great river system” (Adler 33). This is one of the similarities between the two countries. They both relied on water systems to keep the countries afloat. A difference was “Egypt was static and Mesopotamia was dynamic” (Fish
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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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Twelve hundred years before the Days of Nebuchadnezzar‚ King Hammurabi of the first Babylonian empire formulated the earliest known set of civil laws. These laws would be applied to every person in his kingdom. The laws would formally define the criminal‚ economic and social order within the empire. The first and most extraordinary example was the Hammurabi’s code which was discovered by Egyptologist‚ Gustave Jequier and Jaques de Morgan in the year 1902 CE‚ during the famous Susa expedition in
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BIBLICAL LONGEVITY How is it possible that the characters of the Book of Genesis managed to live to such an old age? As an example‚ Adam lived to be 930 years of age‚ Seth lived to be 912 years of age‚ Enos lived to be 905 years of age‚ Cainan lived to be 910 years of age‚ Mahalaleel lived to be 895 years or age‚ Jared lived to be 962 years of age‚ Enoch lived to be 365 years of age‚ Methuselah lived to be 969 years of age‚ Lamech lived to be 777 years of age and Noah lived to be 950 years of age
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The two pieces under comparison are Stonehenge and Step Pyramid‚ both of which are megalithic‚ meaning large stone architecture. To illustrate the two ancient monuments one must compare their similarities while keeping in mind to contrast the differences. The main difference is that Stonehenge is from England‚ coming from the time of prehistory‚ whereas the Step Pyramid comes from Egypt‚ during the ancient Egyptian art period. There are many similarities in materials used‚ composition and the purpose
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MESOPOTAMIA EDUCATION Sumerians trained boys in art. The students were mostly sons from upper-class families – sons of priests‚ temple and palace officials‚ military officers‚ sea captains and scribes. Girls and those who can’t afford the fees were not enrolled. They used clay tablets to write and practice their cuneiform writing. Clay tablets became their books. Those who learned the art were assigned to work as scribes in the temples‚ courts‚ or as merchants. RELIGION Sumerians worshipped
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Compare and Contrast Essay: Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia Early civilizations were built near rivers because of the many resources and advantages of the rivers. RIvers could provide transportation‚ food‚ drink‚ and fertile soil. Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia were two river valley civilizations‚ and were very important to the beginning of mankind in the historic-era. A river valley civilization is deeply affected by the river it is situated upon. The river can affect all aspects of the life in
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World History Midterm Exam Review ****You will also be given a series of maps‚ charts‚ graphs‚ etc) Terms/names bronze Neolithic Revolution civilization Homo erectus Catal Huyuk culture Neanderthal cuneiform Ur trade Fertile Crescent pharaoh Polytheism Shang Hammurabi loess Indus Valley dynasty Hieroglyphics pictographs the Royal Road Hyksos Babylon Legalism Confucianism Great Wall of China Kush Assyria Meroe Persia Demosthenes Dorians Mycenaeans Rhodes phalanx Peloponnesian
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