Mesopotamia/Mesopotamian Civilization Essay

The west part of the United States is truly considered diverse, considering climate and geographical features. As for the former, the types are various: semiarid, mediterranean and desert. This region is a land of scenic beauty with different nature forms, standing out are Rocky Mountains, Mohave Desert and Pacific Ocean. It is probably the reason why the personality of people there also is clearly not similar. Its heterogeneousness makes its social structure complicated and social order…

When a person from the Indus civilization heard of the Mesopotamians' gods around 1200 BCE, they would have thought, "These are the great gods that they worship, but ours are better." They would have thought this because the Mesopotamian gods were more unpredictable than the Indus gods, as seen when Ea told Utnapishtim of the great flood: Man of Shuruppak, son of Ubar-Tutu, Tear down (this) house, build a ship! Give up possessions, seek thou life. Despise property and keep the soul alive…

I have always had a fascination with Mesopotamia and the cultures that develop in this region of the world. Their ability to cultivate the land and create organized city states, established a stable support system, which allowed for the exchange ideas, culture, laws, religion, and trade. Trading fostered the cross-cultural sharing of their celebrated Gods. However, each Sumerian city state had its own chief protector God. Within the temples, devoted to the city’s divine protector, there have…

The Stele of Hammurabi containing the law code can be depicted as a work of art that conveys power and authority. Created within the Babylonian culture the artwork, “Stele with Law Code of Hammurabi” was created by the Babylonian king, King Hammurabi. This stele was created throughout 1792 – 1750 BCE out of basalt stele, a hard, black volcanic slab of stone. King Hammurabi was looking towards the Babylonian society that he ruled as his audience because this stele also included the law code that…

The Origins of Urim and Thummim Two simple stones; they were smooth and clear in color. There is proof of the stones existence during the 8th century BC. Those that understand them know these stones as Urim and Thummim (The Alchemist). Their main function was to communicate with God because “they were one of the three legitimate means of obtaining oracles in early Israel” (Jewish Viral Library). Now, not just anybody could use them, only a select few had the knowledge to make them function.…

were appreciated, such as the Egyptian pyramids, temples and funerary complexes where they exemplified how human civilizations exceeded in the architectural structures. Yet The Head of Nefertiti is a work of art because it idealized portrait of stunning beauty and incorporated stylized representations by the artist's hands. The line between images and art blur as centuries and civilizations developed, creating a sense of unity between the two. An example of that idea would be the Cathedral of…

Different cultures can seem different, but when looking at art from different cultures and periods we can see that it is not much different between them. If we look at the artwork Equestrian Oba and Attendants from the Edo people and Palette of King Narmer from the Egyptians we can see similar traits, yet two different cultures. Africa and Egypt both have differences in beliefs and culture ideals. These palettes reflect their own beliefs and ancient culture by the history, purpose and layout.…

Since the beginning of time, humans have experienced the great turmoil of war. From ancient civilizations, and even currently, we have used violence and war to solve disputes in order to obtain land, gain resources, and increase government power. After all of the suffering and violence, we eventually resolve back to harmony and concord, and this is a cycle that will continue on throughout human existence. The ancient Sumerian art piece Standard of Ur and Banksy’s modern painting Soldiers…

The Original gate was built as the eighth gate in the city of Babylon. The gate was built around the year 575 B.C., and was the main entrance into the city. The +11.5 m tall gate was reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin, Germany. Art Elements There are three major colors that are visible on the Ishtar wall; these are blue, yellow, and brown. There are scratches in the yellow bricks to make the lion/bull/dragon appear to have a mane, horn/s, and to give them facial features. There are…

About 4,000 years ago a man named Hammurabi, the ruler of the Kingdom of Babylonia, created the “Code Of Law”. The code of law is 282 laws carved in a stele (A tall pillar shaped, stone). Each of the laws were chosen from the God of Justice, Shamash. Was is Just? Yes they were because of Hammurabi's code of the family laws, property laws, and personal laws.(BGE). Hammurabi’s laws are fair in family law. “If a married lady is caught [in adultery] with another man, they shall bind them and cast…