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    "Then Anu and Bel called by name me‚ Hammurabi‚ the exalted prince‚ who feared God‚ to bring about the rule of righteousness in the land‚ to destroy the wicked and the evil-doers; so that the strong should not harm the weak." ~ Code Of Hammurabi. In ancient mesopotamian society kings had a divine relationship with the gods‚ therefore why they were appointed with responsibility of imparting justice onto their subjects’. Babylon‚ a great city on the Euphrates river in what today is Iraq‚ the cradle

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    For individuals to be seen as heroes in ancient world they had to meet specific criteria. Above all‚ a man needed to be a skilled warrior‚ who had to respect authority‚ both governmental and religious. Heroes were given no room for pride‚ they were to be modest‚ not only giving credit to their culture and the gods for any great deeds they had done‚ but also accepting everything that happened as fate‚ not scenarios they had created for themselves. In other words‚ they did not make themselves who they

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    abandoned‚ for reasons that remain unknown today  By around 1700 B.C.E.‚ the civilization had been completely over thrown‚ however‚ it’s conquerors adopted many Sumerian traditions and technologies .  The Akkadians major contribution was they developed the first known code of laws ‚ which they wrote in cuneiform‚ which they learned from the Sumerians. But by 1700 B.C.E.‚ Akkad was overrun by a new powerhouse in Mesopotamia‚ Babylon . The Shang dynasty controlled the Yellow River Valley from around 1600

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    promotes a superior level of liberty and creativity amongst its people. By the time of the decline of the Roman Empire in the west‚ however‚ the world had come full circle to a return to theocratic dictatorship. In the ancient civilization of the Sumerians religion was an important part of both the lives of the citizens and the administration of government. People felt very distant from their rulers and this feeling was reflected in their religion. The great gods of the day were unconcerned with

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    In approximately 2000 B.C.‚ the Epic of Gilgamesh was written by the Sumerians. Not only was this story the first ever to be written down‚ it would also set way for many more heroic tales to come. Since 2000 B.C.‚ every century has had its own heroic tale. In addition to Gilgamesh‚ other heroes who emerged from these stories include Beowulf and Achilles. Although all three heroes were created in different time periods‚ they all embody classic‚ heroic traits. Some of the traits that these three characters

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    Rivers‚ while the Egyptian civilization formed a prosperous society along the Nile River. The Mesopotamians and Egyptians‚ unique in their own right‚ laid the foundations of a flourishing civilization in the region. Mesopotamians‚ particularly the Sumerians‚ helped lead the transition from nomadic living to urban folk after the Neolithic Period. As more people began living a settled life‚ numerous towns sprang up‚ ushering a new way of life and the earliest forms of government. The towns‚ diverse and

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    twin rivers come down from the mountains in the north‚ cut southeastward through hilly grasslands‚ and finally cross the plain they created to reach the Persian Gulf. (Levy & Hanson-Harding‚ 2012‚ p. 12) The human society grew beginning with the Sumerians‚ who lived near the mouths of these rivers. This gave them access to the land. The rich and fertile land produced copious crops of flax‚ wheat‚ beans‚ olives‚ and grapes. This commodity drew people together and a society civilization began.

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    Sumer cherished the story of Gilgamesh who is the superhero king of Uruk. When Gilgamesh learns of Enkido from a hunter‚ he sends a temple prostitute to tame him whose words and actions signal the principal traits of civilized life in Sumer. The Sumerians‚ like many others‚ equated civilization with their own lifestyles. Mesopotamia‚ Egypt and the Indus Valley civilizations all developed along river floodplains. Periodic flooding fertilized the land with silt and provided water for agriculture but

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    Victoria Valean 09-07-13 Period 01 Egypt and Mesopotamia: Compare and Contrast During the New Stone Age‚ also known as the Agricultural Revolution‚ two civilizations ascended. Although many similarities can be shown between the two‚ they each are very different from each other culturally‚ geographically‚ socially‚ politically‚ and religiously. Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt developed during the same time period‚ 5000-6000 B.C.‚ geographically; they both had a source main of freshwater; the

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    Egypt and mesopotamia are two of the world’s oldest civilizations in history. These two civilizations both relied heavily on their geography to help them create and maintain their rule. Egyptian and Mesopotamian societies existed on the banks of major rivers. Egypt is located in northern africa along the nile river. Mesopotamia‚ meaning in greek‚ between two rivers‚ resides on what was once known as the fertile crescent on the Tigris and the euphrates rivers located in the Middle east. These rivers

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