Teacher: Mauricio Torres Name: …………………………… Course: 10th EGB Section: ……………………….. Subject: Social Studies Date: May ……… 2012 Activity: Homework Sumeria: First in Many Things Ancient Sumeria was advanced beyond belief. Their achievements in agriculture‚ literature‚ business‚ and science are unparalleled in that time period. Unfortunately for them (and for us)‚ their achievements in military matters left a little to be desired. First of all‚ the Sumerians recognized the need to trap
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Akhenaten’s experiment with monotheism failed because Answer | A. | it could not compete with Christianity. | | B. | it did not gain the support of the pharaoh. | | C. | the hated and corrupt priesthood endorsed it. | | D. | it had no connection with the Egyptian past. | | E. | its elaborate ritual was too confusing. | Question 2 Mesopotamian agriculture depended on Answer | A. | irrigation. | | B. | slavery. | | C. | the regular flooding of the Nile. | | D. |
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3500 BC The Phoenicians develop an alphabet. to 2900 BC The Sumerians develop cuneiform writing - pictographs of accounts written on clay tablets. The Egyptians develop hieroglyphic writing. 1775 BC Greeks use a phonetic alphabet written from left to right. 1400 BC Oldest record of writing in China on bones. 1270 BC The first encyclopedia is written in Syria. 900 BC The very first postal service - for government use in China. 776 BC First recorded use of homing pigeons used to send message
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The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient poem/literature from Mesopotamia (present day Iraq). The Epic of Gilgamesh is amongst the earliest work of literature known to man. This Literature was originally inscribed on 12 clay tablets in cuneiform script. This literature explores the adventures of Gilgamesh‚ the historical part-god and part-human King of Uruk (one of the many cities in ancient Mesopotamia). This literature also explores the boundaries of love‚ friendship‚ death‚ immortality‚ and life as
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Ziggurat of Ur and Stepped Pyramid of Djoser: A Comparison Joseph Katz Art History 100-26 Dr. Karl F. Schuler 10/6/11 Title: Ziggurat of Ur Period: Neo-Sumerian Provenance: Ur‚ Iraq Date: 2150 BC The “Ziggurat of Ur” was built in 2150 BC by the Gutians. First‚ let’s discuss what exactly a ziggurat is. A ziggurat is a superstructure built on top and around a mountain. On the very top was a temple. Ziggurats were made out of only mud brick. One may ask‚ why use mud brick? Compared to
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Early Civilizations From 3000 BC to 1500 BC four civilizations arose that historians to this day marvel at‚ the Egyptians‚ the Sumerians‚ the Indus River Valley people‚ and the Shang dynasty in China. They all had great accomplishments in government‚ and religion and inventions. While they had their own different civilizations many similarities arise‚ such as depending on the river and their polytheistic religions. They had very isolated civilizations with the exception of the Sumerians.
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Great evolution took place with our ancestors in Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia as time continued‚ evolved in numerous ways. This led to Mesopotamia becoming more advanced as time progressed. While time went on during 10‚000 to 1‚000 B.C.E changes occurred‚ including: hunting and gathering‚ agriculture and the domestication of animals‚ and villages evolved to cities‚ and later onto city-states. Although there were many changes continuities were no exception. Some continuities included transportation and
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Comparing and Contrasting Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia In the ancient world‚ Egypt and Mesopotamia coexisted between 3000 and 2000 B.C.E. Throughout this essay‚ I will be comparing and contrasting these two prominent ancient civilizations. Both had many cultural and political differences between them. Although ancient Egypt and ancient Mesopotamia shared similarities in beliefs and agriculture‚ they differed greatly in afterlife and documentation. Unlike the majority of today’s civilization
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Two Civilizations Next Door Neighbors or Worlds Apart? Vincent Casella October 11‚ 2012 AP Global History Mrs. Belesis As time winds on and centuries pass we are faced with a question. Are we are own county‚ civilization‚ government‚ society? Everything derives from something else. We as humans are the greatest examples. We are molded in the image in which our society
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Chapter 17 The first work of art I found was earliest art which was from 120‚000 BCE-100 CE. IT had the most depicting animals including large and powerful creatures that suggested the artists desire to imitate the actual appearance of the animals represented. Giving the animals a sense of volume by using gradation of color. It also created sculptural objects small and carved figures of people mostly of women and animals. It reflected a more abstract and less naturalistic approach to representation
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