Euphrates, Tigris and Arabic
Since the beginning of the history the Near East region has been a regenerating birthplace for many of ancient civilizations, religions, and antiquity. In the last three centuries, our understating of the ancient Mesopotamian, Egypt, Levant, Persia and Asia minor has progressed quickly due to a stream of new publications in regards languages and civilizational development. With this rich past, there are many important points in the chronological timeline that play a substantial role in the formation and the existing of the Near East. However, in this short essay, the important of Euphrates and Tigris, and the Arabic language that influenced the Near East will be examined in order to show their significance in the …show more content…
Accordingly, the Euphrates and Tigris are two rivers that considered as a wealth and the land between them is called Mesopotamia. These rivers fostered the growth of the earliest humankind societies, such as Akkadians and Sumerians, so they have a huge impact on the history of civilizations. According to Bonner, the two rivers provided a rich soil, with a source of water for irrigation, which made Mesopotamia a source of attraction for many societies living around that geographical area. In addition, Bonner sorts many reasons that emphasize the importance of these rivers. For example, Euphrates and Tigris were “easily navigable”, and “it is easy to move across the rivers”. Thus, for the last millennia, Mesopotamia became a part of a great business network due to these rivers. Therefore, many civilizations based their success on this natural route which is called Silk Route. In the lecture, it has been discussed the religious symbolism of these two rivers and their relation to the story of Noah and the flood. As a result, these two rivers have a religious significance for some of the culture that passed on or lived in …show more content…
According to the lecture “The Languages”, Arabic’s origins are not clear and perhaps goes back to 1000 BCE. It is a Semitic Language similar to ancient Hebrew and Biblical Hebrew. Although Arabic is not the oldest nor the most common despite the periods, it has a very significant role in the antiquity of the middle east. The major importance of Arabic is its relation and ties to Islam. In fact, Muslims believe that Allah used to talk to the Prophet Muhammad in Arabic. Moreover, the Quran, which is considered God's words, is only supposed to be read and written in Arabic; however, it has been translated in the recent decades. Thus, since the Arabic is majorly connected to Islam, with the expansion of this religion Arabic became more and more popular. Furthermore, Arabic language, according to Bonner, is very rich and has developed into many forms and has spoken in many dialogs, but all based on a standard classical Arabic. Another importance of Arabic is the use of its alphabet. For example, old Turkish and Persian use the same Arabic alphabet in their writing considering that Arabic is the oldest language between them. Turkish and Persian also share some vocabulary and idiomatic expression as a result of “many centuries of intensive contact and not from common
Since the beginning of the history the Near East region has been a regenerating birthplace for many of ancient civilizations, religions, and antiquity. In the last three centuries, our understating of the ancient Mesopotamian, Egypt, Levant, Persia and Asia minor has progressed quickly due to a stream of new publications in regards languages and civilizational development. With this rich past, there are many important points in the chronological timeline that play a substantial role in the formation and the existing of the Near East. However, in this short essay, the important of Euphrates and Tigris, and the Arabic language that influenced the Near East will be examined in order to show their significance in the …show more content…
Accordingly, the Euphrates and Tigris are two rivers that considered as a wealth and the land between them is called Mesopotamia. These rivers fostered the growth of the earliest humankind societies, such as Akkadians and Sumerians, so they have a huge impact on the history of civilizations. According to Bonner, the two rivers provided a rich soil, with a source of water for irrigation, which made Mesopotamia a source of attraction for many societies living around that geographical area. In addition, Bonner sorts many reasons that emphasize the importance of these rivers. For example, Euphrates and Tigris were “easily navigable”, and “it is easy to move across the rivers”. Thus, for the last millennia, Mesopotamia became a part of a great business network due to these rivers. Therefore, many civilizations based their success on this natural route which is called Silk Route. In the lecture, it has been discussed the religious symbolism of these two rivers and their relation to the story of Noah and the flood. As a result, these two rivers have a religious significance for some of the culture that passed on or lived in …show more content…
According to the lecture “The Languages”, Arabic’s origins are not clear and perhaps goes back to 1000 BCE. It is a Semitic Language similar to ancient Hebrew and Biblical Hebrew. Although Arabic is not the oldest nor the most common despite the periods, it has a very significant role in the antiquity of the middle east. The major importance of Arabic is its relation and ties to Islam. In fact, Muslims believe that Allah used to talk to the Prophet Muhammad in Arabic. Moreover, the Quran, which is considered God's words, is only supposed to be read and written in Arabic; however, it has been translated in the recent decades. Thus, since the Arabic is majorly connected to Islam, with the expansion of this religion Arabic became more and more popular. Furthermore, Arabic language, according to Bonner, is very rich and has developed into many forms and has spoken in many dialogs, but all based on a standard classical Arabic. Another importance of Arabic is the use of its alphabet. For example, old Turkish and Persian use the same Arabic alphabet in their writing considering that Arabic is the oldest language between them. Turkish and Persian also share some vocabulary and idiomatic expression as a result of “many centuries of intensive contact and not from common