From 1567 to 330 B.C. humanity experienced many subsequent development as well as decline in its civilizations. Among these events emerged three colossal empires that had shaken the world and forever changed the course of human history. The Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian Empires have been instrumental in influencing technology, religion, and ideas throughout the world. Various factors have contributed to the success and downfall of these giants. Each of the “World Powers” have similarities as well as distinctions in its government form and organization, religion, and economy that contribute to their triumph.
The Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian Empires possess government structure and classification that is both unique and comparable. The …show more content…
The Egyptians were polytheistic with a remarkable variety of gods and goddesses. The Egyptian gods were divided into two groups, the sun gods and the land gods. The distinction of the gods came from the significance of fertile lands along the banks of the Nile and the sun in providing Egypt’s thriving welfare. The sun god took different forms and names, depending on his specific role. For example, the sun god was worshiped as Atum in human form, but also as Re who had a human body and head of a falcon. The land and river gods included Isis and Osiris. A well-known Egyptian myth told the conflict between Osiris and his evil brother Seth, who killed him, cut his body into 14 pieces, and threw away the parts into the Nile. Isis, Osiris’ wife, then brought Osiris back to life. Osiris became the symbol of resurrection to the Egyptians, which played a significant role in influencing the use of tombs for the dead in ancient Egypt. The flooding of the Nile and the life it brought was associated with Isis’ act of collecting parts of Osiris each spring in the festival of the new land. The Assyrian Empire practiced the polytheistic religion of Ashurism. The name of the religion comes from the god Ashur, who was considered as the king of all gods. Thus, Ashurism is similar with the Egyptian religion; they are both polytheistic and have main gods, …show more content…
For the Egyptian Empire agriculture was the main engine that drove their economy forward and the Nile River is the lubricate that maintained the development of agriculture in Egypt, resulting in their affluence. The Nile promoted life for the Egyptian civilization by providing vast source of water, which promotes agriculture. The Nile's most important feature was its yearly flooding or the "miracle" of the Nile, through which creates a considerably vast land of fertile land that enables the Egyptians to grow provisions. The abundant surpluses of food that the Egyptians grew sponsored prosperity for Egypt. Egyptian farmers cultivated grain to produce their most important staples, bread and beer. The Egyptians also developed a monetary system of using standardized sacks of grain for barter and later use coin system. In addition to agriculture, the Egyptians are benefitted by domesticated animals, such as cattle, as source of food. The Nile also provided an abundant supply of fish for the Egyptian to employ. The Assyrian Empire’s economic foundation, like the Egyptians, is built upon agriculture. The success of Assyrian agriculture was promoted by the Tigris River and water from the Armenian mountains, which is similar with the Egyptian utilizing the Nile River. Mining and forestry developed in Assyria following the Assyrian expansion.
The Egyptian, Assyrian, and Persian Empires possess government structure and classification that is both unique and comparable. The …show more content…
The Egyptians were polytheistic with a remarkable variety of gods and goddesses. The Egyptian gods were divided into two groups, the sun gods and the land gods. The distinction of the gods came from the significance of fertile lands along the banks of the Nile and the sun in providing Egypt’s thriving welfare. The sun god took different forms and names, depending on his specific role. For example, the sun god was worshiped as Atum in human form, but also as Re who had a human body and head of a falcon. The land and river gods included Isis and Osiris. A well-known Egyptian myth told the conflict between Osiris and his evil brother Seth, who killed him, cut his body into 14 pieces, and threw away the parts into the Nile. Isis, Osiris’ wife, then brought Osiris back to life. Osiris became the symbol of resurrection to the Egyptians, which played a significant role in influencing the use of tombs for the dead in ancient Egypt. The flooding of the Nile and the life it brought was associated with Isis’ act of collecting parts of Osiris each spring in the festival of the new land. The Assyrian Empire practiced the polytheistic religion of Ashurism. The name of the religion comes from the god Ashur, who was considered as the king of all gods. Thus, Ashurism is similar with the Egyptian religion; they are both polytheistic and have main gods, …show more content…
For the Egyptian Empire agriculture was the main engine that drove their economy forward and the Nile River is the lubricate that maintained the development of agriculture in Egypt, resulting in their affluence. The Nile promoted life for the Egyptian civilization by providing vast source of water, which promotes agriculture. The Nile's most important feature was its yearly flooding or the "miracle" of the Nile, through which creates a considerably vast land of fertile land that enables the Egyptians to grow provisions. The abundant surpluses of food that the Egyptians grew sponsored prosperity for Egypt. Egyptian farmers cultivated grain to produce their most important staples, bread and beer. The Egyptians also developed a monetary system of using standardized sacks of grain for barter and later use coin system. In addition to agriculture, the Egyptians are benefitted by domesticated animals, such as cattle, as source of food. The Nile also provided an abundant supply of fish for the Egyptian to employ. The Assyrian Empire’s economic foundation, like the Egyptians, is built upon agriculture. The success of Assyrian agriculture was promoted by the Tigris River and water from the Armenian mountains, which is similar with the Egyptian utilizing the Nile River. Mining and forestry developed in Assyria following the Assyrian expansion.