Mesopotamia/Mesopotamian Civilization Essay

The code of the Assura, or the Assyrian law code, was written for the citizens Assyrians. It was written in 17075 BCE. It was a list of rules and the punishments that would be implemented if the rules were broken. It served a purpose to the citizens so they knew what the rules were and what would happen to them if they broke them. The daily life of the Assyrians were very violent and dangerous. Men often hit, raped, and divorced women. They typically treated both men and women equally. They have…

Hammurabi’s code is a useful tool for anthropologists studying Babylonian society and culture. Social classes can be learned just from reading Hammurabi’s code. Law 215-217 shows the importance of one person over another. The law states an if a physician makes an operation of the eye and fixes the eye of a patrician (rich person) he shall receive ten shekels in money. If the patient is a freed man, he receives five shekels. If the patients a slave, his owner shall give the physician two shekels.…

The Babylonian Chronicles is a tablet made of baked clay and records events from 605-594BC. The tablet was written in the 6th century BC, is a little over three inches in height and was written in the Akkadian language using cuneiform script. The Babylonian Chronicles were written from the reign of Nabopolassar up to the Parthian Period by Babylonian astronomers and record major events in Babylonian history and events mentioned in the Bible. It was excavated by Robert Koldeway in the late 1800s…

Mesopotamians were low on resources they could not make highly advanced transportation like planes or cars they had to carry goods to trade and keep their city running so they had to travel really far. They used chariots which we do not use now or rafts we use gasoline powered boats which work for a long time and that doesn't have to be fueled in a long time and mesopotamians had to row for a long time and that would get them tired so then they couldn't do other tasks and they also had to travel…

History 9-24-14 Ziggurats Ziggurats were temples built between 600 BC and 501 BC in Mesopotamia. Some Ziggurats were made for the priests to worship the gods and others for the gods to dwell. The priests used the Ziggurats for ceremonies, rituals, and to take care of the gods. The style and materials used to build Ziggurats varied over time. Ziggurats represent the culture, skill, and technology of the Mesopotamians. Ziggurats were built for the priests and some were built for dwelling places…

Penta is a public vocational high school, which is for sophomore through seniors, and adult education that opened in 1965. Sixteen different school districts from 5 counties come here to be in a career lab of their choice. I have chosen to come to Penta my junior year and chose Medical Technology to become a doctor. I want to save lives and learn new things, such as Mermaids are real, ,did you know that? Stay tuned to learn more about Penta, my future, and how mermaids are real! Why I Chose…

In these modern times, skeptics consider the account of Jonah the son of Amit'tai as a fable or even a symbolic story. However, Jesus drew a comparison between Himself and Jonah confirming its historical accuracy. Shortly after the Flood, Nineveh was founded by Nimrod a warrior, (Genesis 10:11-12). It was the capital of the Assyrian empire and rose to power around 900 B.C. Nineveh, the oldest and most-populous city of the ancient Assyrian empire, is today's present day city of Mosul, Iraq. It…

Can you imagine being a son and having your hands cut off if you struck your father? Yes this was a thing that happened 4,000 years ago when Hammurabi became king of Babylon in the Fertile Crescent around 1800 bce he claims he got these laws from the god of justice Shamash . Were these laws just? I believe that these laws were just. In this essay we will first talk about family law,property law and personal. The first set of laws we will discuss are the family laws which I think are just. In…

of the authors originally came up with the idea. Did Moses receive divine inspiration when writing his account, or did he simply copy from the previous Mesopotamian accounts? Some would say that obviously Moses just copied from the Mesopotamian accounts and told others he received divine inspiration. Others believe that although the Mesopotamians recorded the event first, Moses did receive divine inspiration while writing and thus his account is the true one. Considering the differences in the…

Mesopotamia, better known as present-day Iraq. It was written on cuneiform tablets between 2,700 B.C.E. and 600 B.C. This story displays examples of love, religion, and sacrifice between two ancient heroes. In this epic, two kings, Gilgamesh and Enkidu go through many challenges that test their character, strength, and end up changing them by the end of the novel. This story is named after King Gilgamesh, who ruled the city of Uruk around 2,700 B.C.E. He was two-thirds divine and one-third…