The Many Empires of Mesopotamia Through constant war, Mesopotamia was crudely shaped through cookie-cutter fashion of each empire’s peak, earning her the rightful place as a cradle of civilization. Her cultures changed with every dawning era, and her views grew more perceptive until a final, ethical Zoroastrianism. Whether Sumerian, Babylonian, Chaldean, or Persian, Mesopotamia cradled each, defining the meaning of civilization through life and the gods. Ultimately, introducing the basic way of life for Mesopotamia begins with the first of the people to settle in the area—the Sumerians.…
The Babylonians were the first to form an empire. Babylonia was a city-state of Mesopotamia, which came to be the most powerful city. Babylon was located towards the southern end of the Euphrates River and Tigris River. The name Babylon means “Gate of God.” Babylon was considered a major port at the time.…
Cyrus was responsible for uniting Persia under his leadership (Spielvogel 40). While both kings of the Assyrian Empire and the Persian Empire used violence to obtain their respective empires, they both obtained them in different ways. Assyrian rulers were more known for being cruel and using terror tactics during war such as burning their prisoners or cutting off body parts. With every piece of territory that they captured, they took the citizens of that territory as their prisoners. Those that tried to rebel against them were tortured.…
Would you like a ruler that if you punch your father and having your hands cut off would be your punishment or, if you you knock out an eye of a man, you lose your own eye? Well if not, then you don’t want Hammurabi as your leader. To explain, Hammurabi took the throne from his father after his death, and to control of Babylonian, Mesopotamian. Hammurabi was never knew when he was born or died or if he had wives and children. He was king nearly 4,000 years ago and ruled for 42 years, almost 43.…
In the article “What Candidates Need”, David Brooks discusses the foundations of the “Lincoln Standard” by dissecting one of the most influential presidents America has ever seen, Abraham Lincoln. According to David Brooks, “Lincoln had in fullness: a fundamental vision, a golden temperament, and a shrewd strategy” (Brooks, “What Candidates Need”) that aided him in political matters and are the qualities that make up the “Lincoln Standard”. The qualities observed in Abraham Lincoln and his “Lincoln Standard” are applicable to any figures recognized as an influential leader. Alexander the Great, a leader and the king of Macedonia was a profound leader, proportionate with Abraham Lincoln and his “Lincoln Standard”. Alexander in his time sought…
Hi guys! As you already know, we are going to be talking about Mesopotamia in this book. I think that everyone knows what Mesopotamia means, but, just to make sure everybody really knows what's Mesopotamia means, I’m going to tell you! Mesopotamia means land between two rivers, and this two rivers are the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, they are the main bodies of water that Mesopotamia has, but there are much more. Mesopotamia is divided into several villages, and the most important one is Sumer (remember it’s not…
Tatum Peacock Professor Peterson Humanities 101 19 March 2017 The Stele of Hammurabi People from the north of southern Mesopotamia known as the Akkadians, came down and dominated the cities of Mesopotamia for hundreds of years. When the Akkadians rule ended, in 2200 BCE Mesopotamia was left in chaos, and disorder. It was not until 1800 BCE.…
The Mongols developed strategic methods to defeat their enemies in battle (Doc 3). When they were going to join battle they drew all the battle lines. Mongols were good at faking retreat…
He was a ruler of ancient Babylon. He came up with a set of laws for his people to live by called The…
Alexander of Macedon: A Great Leader Being the first person to conquer the Egyptian, Greek, and Persian empires in just over a decade was no walk in the park, and neither was integrating a culture into all of those empires nor attempting to unite them all. Alexander of Macedon was this man: he conquered the greatest empires, spread the Greek influence, and lead in a unique way with his inspiring character that he is famous for. Although he was not the ideal leader such as Plato’s idea of a philosopher-king, he was an ethical man who wanted his people content. His well-known title, “Alexander the Great,” was very appropriate for him: his fine character and social goals, his unique political leadership and strategic conquering, and his economic…
Joscelyn Behlin Babylon and Hebrew Before Christ, two major organizations were created which also set the tone for the emergences of civilization. Hammurabi being the leader of Babylon while Moses led the Hebrews, both men created regulations to keep their cultivation within peace. Even though both superiors had a similar goal which was to maintain a well-structured organization, both men differ in the tactics and level of importance of their principles. However, both establishments looked at their overseer as values of their development and traditions and had some resemblance when it came to certain codes. Hammurabi was the king of the first Babylonian Dynasty ruling from 1792-1750 BCE.…
The Sargon Legend, he was born the illegitimate son of a Changeling which could refer to temple priestess of the goddess. However, Inanna never knew his father and his mother could not reveal her pregnancy or keep the child. Although, she put the him in the sealed basket with tar and let him go on the Euphrates River, where the water carried him safely to where he was found by Akki, who was a gardener for the Ur-Zababa, the king of Sumerian city of Kish. Then the legend was created, and Sargon distanced himself from the king of the past who claimed divine right and aligned people of the region rather than the ruling elite.…
He conquered everything from lower Sumer to northern Syria to the Mediterranean. Sargon was the first ruler to establish…
Mesopotamia and Rome were two civilizations that were both highly impactful on world history. Even today, we can see themes that have transcended centuries. One of the themes that linked these two superpowers together was expansionism, a force that both built and destroyed these empires. As leaders in many spheres of government and culture, it was no surprise the rulers wanted to expand their borders. In this essay, I will dive more into this, exploring what each did to ensure permanent strength and sway in their time.…
Cyrus the Persian King “embraced imperial monarchy a model of government while striving to expand his wealth and territorial holdings” There was a pivotal event in Cyrus reign. That was the conquest of Babylon in 539 B.C.E. At the time the ruler of Babylon was tormenting his people and dishonoring his gods.…