Cuneiform script

What were the key results of the Neolithic Revolution? They had a lot of agricultural products they was very big in that and art. What is diffusion in the context of societal developments? The Ten Commandments’ injunction to “honor thy mother and father” gives Judaism the greatest degree of commonality with what belief systems? confucianism Why did the development of agriculture lead to an increase in population? It lead to agriculture because the more food they made more people moved in to…

to civilization by the Sumerian race around 5000 B.C. Mesopotamians tended to live off the land and their animals, which they had domesticated from the wild. It is the cradle of civilization because of it’s developed writing style, also known as cuneiform. Mesopotamia was known for its knowledgeable people, such as Thales of Miletus. The Mesopotamian Pantheon had more than 1000 deities, along with hundreds of different religions. Mesopotamian life was more interesting than most people’s daily…

"One child, one teacher, one book, and one pen, can change the world.” Nobel Peace Prize co-winner Malala Yousafzai spoke these words at the United Nations Youth Assembly nine months after her attempted attack by the Taliban, an endeavor to discourage other females from receiving an education. Her native country Pakistan is one of the many countries around the globe that violate Article 26 in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Education, which has had its fundamental roots all…

written by one specific author but evolved gradually over a long span of time. The epic of Gilgamesh was passed on from generations to generations verbally before it was written and preserve in a total of 12 tablets. The tablets were written in “Cuneiform” script-wedge-shape characters incised in clay or stone (The Norton Anthology 34). These tablets were lost and found in the early 1800s by a group of archeologists in the city of Nineveh amidst the ruins of the great royal library of king…

Chapter 3: First Civilizations-Cities, States, and Unequal Societies, 3500 BCE to 500 BCE Questions: 1. When and where did the First Civilizations emerge? • Much like agriculture, emerging civilizations were a global phenomenon. They first became evident in three specific locations (from 3500 B.C.E to 3000 B.C.E.) in Mesopotamia, the Egyptian Nile River valley, and Norte Chico. • Following this, the next three specific civilizations emerged. By 2000 (to 1,200) B.C.E, the Indus Valley, China,…

"The Code of Hammurabi" was translated into a modern language by the King using the ancient cuneiform script. The original text's symbols and characters had to be decrypted to be legible. The King's translation allowed readers to study and understand the legal structure and customs of ancient Babylon by making the ancient laws of Hammurabi understandable to modern readers. By creating a link between the past and the present, this translation allows us to understand the judicial system, cultural…

African influence in ancient Asia and Mesopotamia 

 The earliest modern humans to live in Asia and Mesopotamia were those Homo sapiens who migrated from Africa (Rashidi 2012, 18). These humans impacted the first ancient civilizations and in turn, aspects of today's culture. The African presence is seen in art and architecture, spiritual ideas, and in the creation of physical civilizations.…

playwright in the world, William Shakespeare, had written for a paycheck. However, sometimes, when people write for anything other than themselves, their writing loses authenticity. This is commonly seen in students working for a good grade, in sitcom script writers, and especially in young adult novel authors; the end result of their work easily may come off as fake. But again, if done well, this type of writing entertains many. Shakespeare is a prime example of someone who succeeded with…

Task 2- Multicultural Empires Part A. A1 (Rome). There are many geographical factors that impacted the development of Rome but the one geographical factor that had a significant impact on the development of Rome was the Tiber River. Just like the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, and China, the Roman Republic, and later empire, developed and flourished alongside a river. The Tiber river allowed the people of Rome to grow crops of wheat and barley that they not only used for…

This wealth was put into the royal treasury which became important for financial administration and storage of wealth. Darius followed Lydian tradition and minted coins gold coins “darics” and silver coins “sigloi”, stamped with insignia. He also introduced a new weight, the “karsha”, in the shape of a pyramidion. The standardization of weights and measures and the introduction of coinage was effective in facilitating imperial trade and provided flexibility in the exchange of goods throughout…