Since the ancient Mesopotamians and Egyptians weren’t as scientifically advanced as we are in the modern world they put their faith in “higher powers”. The ancient people did have faith and served many gods. I want to show the many differences in the ancient people thoughts on the creation story and the christianity story. Also how there are many similarities in between the stories which are very interesting. I also want to talk about how things that were started in times such as 7000 BCE have migrated
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Location of the Mesopotamian Civilization Mesopotamia encompasses the land between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers‚ both of which have their headwaters in the mountains of Armenia in modern-day Turkey. Both rivers are fed by numerous tributaries‚ and the entire river system drains a vast mountainous region. Overland routes in Mesopotamia usually follow the Euphrates because the banks of the Tigris are frequently steep and difficult. The climate of the region is semi-arid with a vast desert expanse
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Although Antarctica is pretty irrelevant in the world today‚ its break off from the ancient supercontinent Gondwanaland 30 million years ago‚ played a crucial role in stabilizing the climate for human life. In particularly‚ Its separation from South America created water gaps which allowed winds to sweep around the world.In addition‚ the separation created a cooler climate more stabilized for human life (Linden‚ 35). It was not until 5‚000 years ago when urban societies developed laying the foundations
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to 2000 B.C.E. who merged much of the Sumerian culture to make the two unified. The Akkadian’s were in the northern region of Mesopotamia and was known as the “hybrid” culture within the valleys of the Tigris and Euphrates. Moreover‚ the Akkadian’s were known for the great military leader‚ King Sargon‚ who founded a large empire from the east to northeast region in Mesopotamia. The Akkadian Empire was considered the first true empire in world history according
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advantages of forming a civilization on a delta or near a river valley. One advantage is that there is plenty of fertile soil for farming. Hunters and gatherers needed to be able to produce their own food. In Mesopotamia‚ the Fertile Crescent‚ the Tigris and Euphrates flood and deposit rich soil for farming. Eventually‚ the farmers learned to irrigate the river water‚ which led to surplus food supplies. In Sumer‚ which is located on the delta of the Euphrates‚ the Sumerians were able to produce
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used the Nile River which provided food and water‚ farming‚ and transportation of goods. This helps them in their survival for the fact that they were living in the middle of a desert. In Mesopotamia‚ they developed city-states which were around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. These rivers were a key in their survival; they used these rivers for food‚ transportation‚ as well as plants. The rivers created a Fertile Crescent which allowed farming in Mesopotamia‚ the Fertile Crescent were important it
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The Neolithic Revolution The anthropologists found evidence in which the scholar divided the prehistory in two ares‚ the first one was called the old Stone age or the Paleolithic perio and the Neolithic period in which people made important advances in technology. Early modern humans were nomads and they lived in groups of 20 or 30 people‚ the survived by hunting and gathering‚ generally the men hunt and the woment gathered for fruit‚ grain and seeds. They made tolos from Stone‚bone or wood ‚they
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River civilization is nearly common‚ this is not just restricted to the Nile River in Egypt or the Tigris and Euphrates in Mesopotamia. The way both lived and the way culture was shaped in their civilization were utterly distinct. Egypt is found in the Nile Valley‚ in the Northeastern part of Africa and Mesopotamia was a primitive territory in the Eastern Mediterranean joint in the Northeast through the Zagros Mountains and in the Southeast through the Arabian Plateau‚ equivalents to today’s mainly
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developing the civilization economy. Cities‚ a very important feature of civilization. Civilization literally means "living in a city." It is derived from the Latin word for city‚ civitas. Since Mesopotamia is located in the fertile plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
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Hammurabi Was Unfair Hammurabi was the king of Babylon. He started in 1750 BCE-1792 BCE‚ Babylon is in modern day Iraq. In 1750 BCE there were two rivers that went through Babylon‚ the Tigris river and the Euphrates river. Hammurabi was the King of Babylon‚ he was a harsh ruler and that’s why I’m writing about Hammurabi’s Code. He was the first person recorded to make laws and he wrote two hundred and eighty-two laws that were written on a stele which is a big stone. Hammurabi was told by Shamash
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