Ancient Near East is a general term that holds geographical territory, religion beliefs and living conditions of early civilizations established within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East five thousand years ago: Mesopotamia and Egypt. These Ancient Eastern civilizations are considered the cradle of modern civilization; they were the origin of many civilization features as agriculture practice, empires, law codes, social stratification, urbanism and writing system. Mesopotamian and Egyptian cultures created a combination of living conditions that have impacted the world throughout the years. Science and social development, religion beliefs, government settlement and social justice are features established by early civilizations
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Other major aspect involved the region’s different legal systems. An example is the Code of Hammurabi well known for his law rules which followed along the saying “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” it was created to set social control and protect the highest social classes. It established clauses to buy or trade land, slaves, properties, silver or any other matter valued in monetary amount. It also stated wages contracts, divorce process, sexual behavior guidelines, punishments, paternity rights and procedures to free a person from Slavism. Mesopotamians adopted the code to establish government commanded by those in …show more content…
Near Eastern Gods were based on supreme beings as immortality and transcendence and civilizations worshiped them with rituals at religious centers and kind actions. Certain Gods were associated with astral phenomena such as the moon, sun, and stars, while others were connected to nature forces such as winds, water and fire. These cosmic features were often depicted as divine symbols. Concepts of divinity and the fertility of the natural world were frequently expressed through decorated temples and ceremonial objects. The combination of cultural changes, tools, technological innovations, and other civilization features like societal conditioning via religion make up the true achievement of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations. Both cultures dominated the process of forming the first complex high civilizations and helped to shape modern civilized societies. This crowning achievement is certainly the first high civilizations known and must be seen as humans
Other major aspect involved the region’s different legal systems. An example is the Code of Hammurabi well known for his law rules which followed along the saying “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth” it was created to set social control and protect the highest social classes. It established clauses to buy or trade land, slaves, properties, silver or any other matter valued in monetary amount. It also stated wages contracts, divorce process, sexual behavior guidelines, punishments, paternity rights and procedures to free a person from Slavism. Mesopotamians adopted the code to establish government commanded by those in …show more content…
Near Eastern Gods were based on supreme beings as immortality and transcendence and civilizations worshiped them with rituals at religious centers and kind actions. Certain Gods were associated with astral phenomena such as the moon, sun, and stars, while others were connected to nature forces such as winds, water and fire. These cosmic features were often depicted as divine symbols. Concepts of divinity and the fertility of the natural world were frequently expressed through decorated temples and ceremonial objects. The combination of cultural changes, tools, technological innovations, and other civilization features like societal conditioning via religion make up the true achievement of the Egyptian and Mesopotamian civilizations. Both cultures dominated the process of forming the first complex high civilizations and helped to shape modern civilized societies. This crowning achievement is certainly the first high civilizations known and must be seen as humans