3rd millennium

When you consider the thousands of years between the first lutes and modern lutes, it’s actually quite remarkable how similar the lutes of the past are to more recent lutes (like the guitar and orchestral strings). We can learn a lot about Greco-Roman lutes by looking at their predecessors and descendants. The lute spread much like languages do. Just as regional dialects develop, so, it appears, did lute preferences. The lute did not develop linearly from Mesopotamia, through Greece, and…

glass of different colors, known as tesserae. Some, especially floor mosaics, are made of small rounded pieces of stone, and called "pebble mosaics". Others are made of other materials.Mosaics have a long history, starting in Mesopotamia in the 3rd millennium BC. Pebble mosaics were made in Tiryns in Mycenean Greece; mosaics with patterns and pictures became widespread in classical times, both in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Early Christian basilicas from the 4th century onwards were…

details from the selection of cards done by a person. Now let us take a walk down the lanes of history to see which out of the two has a prominent presence. Astrology has been there for a very long time. The first references date back to as old as 3rd Millennium BC. On the other hand for Tarot cards it cannot be said for certain. It is known that around middle ages the Tarot cards had their presence felt in Europe. Both…

Mercury because it orbits the sun faster than all the other planets. Mercury is an extremely interesting planet in our solar system. Ancient people who lived in Mesopotamia(current day Iraq) called the Sumerians, first saw the planet Mercury in 3rd millennium B.C. Many old astronomers had trouble finding Mercury in the sky with their telescopes because Mercury only appears on the horizon right before dawn and right before dusk. Early civilizations in Greece named the planet Apollo in the…

Additional texts from Mesopotamia that wrestle with the problem of suffering include “Man and His God,” a text from the second millennium BC Sumer, and “I Will Praise the Lord of Wisdom,” copies of texts discovered in 7 th century BC Nineveh but likely representing second millennium BC as well.] We have our own cultural icons, people who have triumphed over exceedingly difficult tragedies and whose stories become part of our sub-culture’s language. If…

their development, emergence, central idea, and philosophies. This paper discusses various similarities and differences of both religions. Hinduism, which is the 3rd largest religion after Christianity & Islam is followed by the majority of people living in India. Hinduism has an estimated 800 million followers at the turn of the millennium. (example from text pg 229) This makes it one of the fastest growing religions after Islam. The founder of the Hindu religion and origins are not known. It…

Boxing What is boxing? Boxing is a sport with the goal to put attacks with the fists on the body and face of the opponent until he is knocked out unconscious. As well one will defend with his or her fists and arm. People who box are called boxers. The rings or the “area of boxing” is a square of 18 by 22 feet with four ropes enclosing it. Boxers wear padded gloves and follow the Queensberry rules. Boxing involves two people going against each other of same gender. As well they must be…

disorders of pregnancies, preeclampsia is a multisystem disease affecting kidney and liver function and the cardiovascular system attributed to vasospasm and vascular endothelial activation. The incidence of preeclampsia usually occurs in the late 2nd or 3rd trimesters of pregnancy. These characteristics make the mother and foetus prone to risks such as premature labour with its associated congenital disorders for the foetus Also, compared with normotensive pregnancies, women who are…

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The Neo-Sumerian sculpture shows calm and serenity, a departure from the works during its preceding Akkadian Empire (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2017). Gudea was the “prince of the independent kingdom of Lagash in the late 3rd millennium, is known for his piety and prolific building of temples” (Louvre, n.d.). This explains why, in contrast to Memi and Sebu, Gudea appears in a powerful seated position and wears elaborate clothing. His robe features inscriptions which list “the…