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    Importance of Ancient Works of Art Artwork has and still remains a very important part of people’s lives. The visual and performing arts allow people to express their beliefs and feelings in an open manor. People have been doing this for over 30‚000 years. Since most art expresses the feelings and beliefs of a person‚ the art also express much of their culture. Historians and students can learn from this artwork about a certain culture. Most prehistoric and ancient cultures do not have many

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    and commercial nature. The first writing code was the cuneiform script‚ which emerged in Mesopotamia 3500 BCE‚ written on clay tablets. It was based on pictographic and ideographic elements‚ while later Sumerians developed syllables for writing‚ reflecting the phonology and syntax of the Sumerian language. In Egypt hieroglyphic writing was developed‚ with the first sample being the Narmer palette (3100 BCE). The Hebrew language was on the first language to utilized the method of writing with an alphabet

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    Document five‚ a diagram of the pyramid Principe’s is because by demonstrating the structures that were built with the power they had. Document number six‚ a diagram of a ziggurat cruise of these is because it demonstrates two other civilizations that Mesopotamia had the wealth to build the structures. The point of view of document number three‚ a quote about the power of the pharaoh is that because he is considered to God

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    CRITICAL MISSION IN HISTORY: Creating a System of Law INTRODUCTION TO YOUR MISSION For hundreds of years‚ rival city-states have battled for control of the fertile valleys of Mesopotamia. By 2300 BCE‚ Babylon rose in prominence under the rule of Sargon of Akkad‚ as his armies consolidated power into a single empire. Babylon became one of the most important cities in Mesopotamia and home to the beautiful hanging gardens‚ one of the Seven Wonders of the World. In 1792 BCE‚ Hammurabi is crowned

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    9/19/12 Farming and Emergence of Complex Societies * Farming and complex societies are the result of change * One of major changes is reflected in this frieze on a wall in Mesopotamia -reflects domestication of animals and plants – was a monumental change – resulted in a new way of living we know as farming – included pastoralism * Development of farming communities – a major change – started to be accompanied by a wall structure * Between about 12‚000 and 1‚000 BCE – Appeared independently

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    My informational speech on Bahrain‚ the ancient island of Dilmun Title: Dilmun‚ the Land of the Living holds one of the largest ancient Necropolis’ in the Modern World. INTRODUCTION Could Dilmun really be the Garden of Eden? Today‚ I’d like to tell you a little bit about the place I was born and spent most of my childhood. This small‚ hot and arid desert island in the Persian Gulf holds many wonderful childhood memories for me. Being so carefree and young‚ none of us would ever really

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    spirits and demons shared the world with the Annunaki. The gods bound people together in their social groups and were believed to have provided what they needed to survive. The Sumerians developed stories and festivals to explain and harness help for their physical environment. Once a year came the new year and with it‚ the Sumerians thought the gods decided what would happen to mankind for the coming year. Otherwise‚ the gods and goddesses were more concerned with their own feasting‚ drinking‚ fighting

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    mathematics Early Babylonia existed from about 3100 B.C. to 2100 B.C. When discussing the Babylonian history‚ we refer to the land area between Tigris and Euphrates rivers northward to Assyria. We must also consider a non-Semitic tribe called the Sumerians. They dwelt in the land of Sumer at the head of the Persian Gulf coming from the mountainous region to the east. They developed a numeral system in the 28th century B.C. and because of the deprivation of stones in their environment‚ resorted to bricks

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    solid way of pulling a cart easier. Writing is by far the most important achievement of Mesopotamian society. Developing from writing on clay "envelopes" as a way of keeping business records‚ writing was first used as a counting method. Later on‚ Sumerians‚ who were the first to develop a writing system‚ realized that it would be easier to simply write these notes on clay rather than on the round "envelope." The writing system that began to emerge is called Cuneiform and pushing a reed into a clay

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    people. The different desires from these gods influenced their daily practices and beliefs. The Mesopotamian religion was the first documented religion. Sumerian gods embodied the forces of nature: Anu the sky‚ Enlil the air‚ Enki the water and Utu the sun and Nanna the moon. During the time of the Semitic people’s domination‚ prior Sumerian deities were associated with those of the Semitic peoples. Controlled religion was particularly noticeable in

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