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    were the three distinct trade regions?Who dominated the trade in these regions?What Greek ship pilot was said to have discovered the monsoon winds?What were the differences between ships used in the Indian and Med. Oceans?By 2000 B.C.E.‚ what did Sumerian records show?What did Southeast Asian settlers do 2000 years ago‚ who did they trade with and what did they cultivate?What did Africa‚ Somalia‚ Persian Gulf‚ Oman‚ India and Southeast Asia trade?What cause bilingual/bicultural families in Southeast

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    The Archetype of Lilith

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    she first appeared in Sumerian mythology. Some scholars have placed her origin within a set of Sumerian wind and storm demons called Lilitu around 3000 B.C. Some scholars such as Samuel Kramer have (controversially) identified Lilith with the character Ki-sikil-lil-la-ke (“maiden [of Gilgamesh’s father Lila/Lillu ] who screeches constantly; gladdener of all hearts”) as well as Ki-sikil-ud-da-ka-ra (“maiden who has stolen/seized the light”) from the prologue to the Sumerian epic Gilgamesh . Nonetheless

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    Hammurabi Achievements

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    The laws were carved into a 2 metre black basalt stela (column) with Hammurabi’s image carved on the top showing him being given the laws by the supreme god‚ Marduk. He created his own version of old Sumerian laws and implemented many of his own laws to complete his collection. The laws related to everyday life including labour‚ trade‚ property‚ family‚ criminal and civil law. The punishments varied depending on the severity of the offence and seemed

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    Mesoamerican Civilization

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    Civilization and technology are a couple things that the modern era take for granted. Although for the river civilizations that founded these things it wasn’t seen as a luxury but as a necessary notion of revolution‚ and for the river civilizations of the early Americans they accomplished these and more so. There are three amazing early american cultures that will definitely go down in history. These societies are: The Aztecs‚ The Incas‚ and the Mayans. They are well known today‚ and children are

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    its customers. History According to records the beginning or the development of hospitality industry in general and the Beverage service industry in particular can be traced back to the time of the Sumerians. Although some civilization exists together with the Sumerians in other places‚ Sumerians were able to come up with a written record of their civilization. And during their time‚ they were considered the most progressive group of people. * Ancient Sumeria / Sumeria 4000 BC Some part

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    Martial Arts

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    Nick Souvannalay Mr. Kite Junior research April 2‚ 2012 Martial Art A Way To A Better Life Most people think that martial arts is all about kicking‚ punching and screaming really loud. Then those people will usually perform the stereotypically karate pose‚ the crane stance. But martial arts is not all about kicking‚ punching‚ screaming really loud‚ making unusual sounds or beating people up. Instead martial arts focuses on the well-being of people. Martial arts can be broken up into five very

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh

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    Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh is an ancient artifact from Sumerian literature. There actually was a King in Sumer by the name of Gilgamesh‚ who lived at about 2700 BC. The Epic casts Gilgamesh as a ruler and great hero and cast as being part man and part god. The story has Gilgamesh set off with a companion in search of cedar wood to bring back to their woodless land. His companion is killed during a violent storm. The Sumerian Epic blames the death upon the storm god‚ Enlil. Gilgamesh then

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    The first Mesopotamians were the Sumerians who had city-states. Sumerian cities were surrounded by a wall and used large supply of mud to their advantage. Many large buildings and structures were made of mud bricks. Sumerian cities had a theocratic government in which many priestly figures had great power. A temple was built to serve the priests and priestesses but soon kings came

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    Eco Economy Week 1 Dqs

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    1)  What is the main cause for the fall of past civilizations?  The main cause for the fall of past civilizations is lack of food supply. The Mayans and Sumerians met their fate from this issue. The Sumerians due to elevated salt levels in the soil due to defective irrigation systems. The issues from this resulted in killing of all their crops and food sources. The Mayans were impacted by drought and soil erosion. It is hard for any civilization to flourish when they do not have a steady supply

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    The Role of Technology in Early Societies In the absence of technology‚ it would be extremely difficult for early societies to expand and flourish to their full potential. Since the beginning of history‚ we have seen technological advances occur in all growing societies. The first example of technology was seen in the early complex societies dating from 3500 B.C.E. to 500 B.C.E. With expansion of societies‚ we have witnessed advances in technology from peoples from Africa‚ Southern Asia‚ Eastern

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