Ancient history

Ancient Egypt, ancient China, Mesopotamia, and Harappan have a very big impact on the way we live, and how our society is formed today. We still use many of the things they invented, and many of the things they learned on their journey. In order for a society to be termed a civilization, its citizens must share similar characteristics in five specific areas. Three if those specific areas of continuity include religion, government & social structure, and technological advancements & art &…

There are many beautiful sculptures at the University of Toledo, it was hard for me to pick two to discuss. The thing that makes all of the sculptures different is that they were all given or made for different reasons. Some were given in contribution to professors, some made by professors or students, and some given just to contribute to the beauty of the University’s campus. The University of Toledo has such a beautiful campus, and it is all due to these wonderful sculptures around Centennial…

These are shown in the same gallery to create the theme of the ancient Egyptians and how symbols and artwork were a big part of their culture. The portrait of Khafre Enthroned is similar to this sculpture because both men are seen as noble, and the texture shows how antique the artworks are. The difference between them…

All regimes in our current time can be compared to their predecessors from cultures all around the world regardless of what age they existed in, from their rise to their fall all have similar attributes, while maintaining a sense of individuality. Although they occurred in different time periods, both the French and Egyptian revolution share many similarities that range from their initial causes to how the revolution itself progressed. With all of this in mind, both revolutions retained a set of…

Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamian Civilizations such as Babylon or Summer shared many commonalities such as the extremely similar hierarchical social class systems as well as analogous religious beliefs based upon polytheism. Even through these many resemblant traits, Egypt and The Mesopotamian Societies have diverging political systems that contain many of their own little quirks and flaws, as well as harboring many contrasting views on the goals and meaning of life. While differing views on the…

Each river valley civilization invented something to make their settlements more civilized. Compared to China, Indus, and Sumer, Egypt seemed to be the most advanced. They made many things that people still use today. Not only did they create things for beauty, but they made mathematical and anatomical advancements. Sumer was a part of the Fertile Crescent. This was the crescent like shape in between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Egypt was located next to the Nile River. The Nile gave…

Civilization of Ancient Egypt A civilization is a complex society made up of religion, social hierarchy, government, technology, language, cities, and job specialization. Ancient Egypt is in the Northeast region of Africa. The civilization began in 3150 BCE. The Ancient Egyptians relied on the Nile River for water in their desert terrain. Ancient Egypt was the greatest river valley civilization because it had helpful achievements, advanced government, and resourceful geography. Ancient…

caused a change in living organisms in ancient time (Ortner, 2011), we are capable of advancing our knowledge when it comes to many types of diseases. Diseases that overwhelmed ancient organisms are brought to our knowledge and expand our understanding of their position in our lives. As defined by Merriam-Webster, a disease is, “an illness that affects a person, animal, or plant: a condition that prevents the body or mind from working normally.” Studying ancient diseases is not only vital to the…

neighboring areas and their people were called the Elamites. Then, in 2234 BCE a man by the name of Sargon of Akkad started the Akkadian empire which ruled over Sumer and much of Mesopotamia. The Akkadian Empire was the first multi-national empire in the history of the world. In 2218 BCE, a group called the Gutians invaded from the north and took over. Sumerians hated the Gutians, claiming that they were a punishment sent by god. In 2047 BCE the Ur III period began. It lasted until the downfall…

or Egypt. I want to go to Mexico and Egypt because I plan to become an archaeologist and I want to see the most historic places in that area. Egypt is one of the most explored place that I know of. I soon hope to travel there and make my mark on history. Mexico is a wonderful and beautiful place to be,in my opinion. In mexico I plan to see the Mayan ruin and gather information about them. Also it would be great to see the main Mayan temple. The Mayan temples are one of the best built pyramids I…