NOTES Geography * Mesopotamia means the land between the rivers in Greek. (rivers = Tigris and Euphrates) * It is located in western Asia. * It is also known as the world’s earliest urban civilizations. (arose around: 3500 bc) * Mesopotamia‚ known as “the cradle of civilization”‚ was the centre of Sumerian‚ Babylonian‚ Assyrian‚ and Chaldean civilizations. * The area now forms most of modern Iraq‚ south-eastern Turkey‚ and eastern Syria. * The natural wealth of Mesopotamia
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Slavery in the Antiquity Slavery dates back to ancient times in the history of humankind. Slavery is a economic and social system were people were treated like a property‚ they are sold‚ bought and forced to work. Through History‚ slavery has been institutionalized and recognized. People in ancient times can fell into slavery through several ways; the most common were being prisoner of war‚ or slavery by debt. Moreover‚ written in this paper it’s going to be seen how Mesopotamia and Egypt have a
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Until the late 20th century‚ most scholars of Mongolian China emphasized the destructive influence of Mongolian rule and the great loss of life that followed in the wake of their conquests. In comparison‚ leading Amorite figures such as Hammurabi enjoyed a glowing legacy even among his Hittite and Kassite successors‚ who retained much of Babylonian culture including his famous code of laws. (Kassite dynasty‚ 1) The key contrast between the two groups is found in the degree of assimilation
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Ancient History Nov. 21‚ 2011 Amir Lankarani 4 hour Archaeology Summary Paragraph The first thing I am going to talk about is the harshness of Hammurabi’s Code of Laws. The first law is very harsh‚ because it states that if someone accuses someone else of a crime without having evidence to back it up the person who accused the other person gets put to death. This is harsh‚ because the person who accused the other person might have actually thought this person had done the crime‚ and because if
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Cradle of Civilization * A term referring to locations identified as the sites of the emergence of civilization * Civilization is an advanced state of human society‚ in which a high level of culture‚ science‚ industry‚ and government has been reached. * Mesopotamia: Cradle of Civilization * The name Mesopotamia is a Greek word meaning “between the rivers.” * located in a region that included parts of what is now eastern Syria‚ southeastern Turkey‚ and most of Iraq‚ lay
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0.03% of the world’s population is enslaved present day (“What is modern slavery?” antislavery.org). 0.03% of one gallon is about 1.1 milliliters‚ 0.03% of a mile is 48.3 centimeters. 0.03% of an hour is 1.08 seconds‚ and 0.03% of 7 billion is 21 million Slavery was not abolished in the 19th century. This crime against humanity still exists today in forms of child labor‚ human trafficking‚ and the exploitation of workers (“What is modern slavery?” antislavery.org). At its beginning and during its
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the general public also by punishing him and refrain them from committing an act. If a society has laws‚ it must also have punishments for those who break the laws. In the UK‚ when someone is found guilty of a crime‚ a judge or magistrate makes a judgment on what their punishment should be. The main aim of punishment is to try to make sense that everyone obeys the law. However‚ there are different theories about what is the most effective form of punishment and what it should do. First
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Retribution is the best at exemplifying the philosophy of punishment. Early ideas of punishment included torture‚ beatings‚ branding‚ exile and death. The earliest known punishment systems include the Sumerian Law of Mesopotamia and The Code of Hammurabi‚ which is based on the Sumerian Law of Mesopotamia. According to USHistory.org‚ when Hammurabi’s Code was first implemented he believed in the idea of an “eye for an eye.” Over time‚ Crime did not go away so punishments turned into an “eye for an
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All early civilizations and cultures have a huge influence on modern day society as well as western civilization. However‚ the Ancient Mesopotamian civilization has had the most significant influence on western civilization. The Mesopotamian civilization is claimed to be one of the “Cradles of human civilization”‚ this due to the southern Mesopotamian area having the earliest documented formed cities in around 3500 BC. Another reason for as to why the Mesopotamian civilization is the most significant
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stealing your wallet‚ just because you thought someone else stole it‚ then you are completely correct. However‚ if you lived during Hammurabi’s rule‚ then this situation might have actually happened. Hammurabi was an ancient king who ruled a small city-state in Mesopotamia‚ called Babylonia. Hammurabi ruled for 42 years from 1792 BCE (Before Current Era)-1834 BCE. Around Hammurabi’s 38th year of rule‚ he created a law code which he carved on a large stone column called a stele. Now you know a little
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