Babylonia

THE GREAT WAR BETWEEN ANTIOCHUS AND ROME The Eagle of Rome was rising, and the Western Mediterranean had already fell to its talons. In the East, however, a man was reforging an empire that are been birthed out of the conquests of Alexander the Great. The Empire was that of the Seleucids, and the man was Antiochus III, as per the Encyclopedia of World History’s article “Antiochus” (“Antiochus”). According to Michael Taylor, author of the book Antiochus the Great, The Eastern Mediterranean had…

The Shang and Zhou Dynasties were considered two of the greatest time periods in all of China. This was the period in time were China started to become a more civilized and technologically advanced culture and people as a whole. This period in Chinese history came to be known as the Bronze Age of China due to the archaeological find that the people of the Shang and Zhou Dynasty began to learn how to work bronze and create art and fashion tools and other useful items from it such as weapons and…

to the Pope’s idea the Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible states “The more we know of God's wonderful works, the more we shall praise his greatness as the Lord God Almighty, the Creator and Ruler of all worlds.” Alike to the event in Babylonia, Pope Francis says that when the Roman Empire was seeking to impose absolute dominion, the faithful found consolation in God. I agree with the Pope and the commentary in that people in their worst moments look for God and it makes them feel…

the disciples. Jesus had foresee that the Second Temple would be destroyed by fire just like the First temple. Whereas, the erection of the Second Temple would start legitimately in 521 and would be completed in 516. Notwithstanding the fact that it was built on the identical site as the First Temple, under the same dimensions, there was still one significant difference between the two. While the First Temple stood in adjacent to the king’s palace making it seem like his private house of…

Hammurabi’s code is an example of this idea. It provides information that if a man knocks out a tooth of another man, he must pay the loss for that tooth. Now, why is this important? This example demonstrates that the action is part of the culture in Babylonia during that time. A man was to compensate for what they did wrong (like knocking out a tooth). There are other codes that further explores this idea. In fact, Siete Partidas introduces the idea about how Christians treated Jews and vice…

Terms are not innocent, objective tools, but often carry within them assumptions of older scholarship. Since the answer to any question already lies, to a certain degree, within the question itself, the conclusions we give birth to become the offspring of the language we use. Terminology is pregnant with meaning often unnoticed in the analytical process, which it nevertheless controls from within. Rethinking the way we speak may therefore result in the discovery of new landscapes. A cursory…

Alexander the Great was seen as one of the most powerful figures ever in the history of people. However, where there is a lot of power there will most likely be room for corruption. Just because his name was Alexander the Great it does not mean that he was a “great” leader. Some historians believe Alexander the Great was an influential leader who spread the ideas of Hellenistic culture during his rule. There is proof that Alexander the Great should be seen as nothing but a bloodthirsty tyrant…

Mesopotamia and Rome were two civilizations that were both highly impactful on world history. Even today, we can see themes that have transcended centuries. One of the themes that linked these two superpowers together was expansionism, a force that both built and destroyed these empires. As leaders in many spheres of government and culture, it was no surprise the rulers wanted to expand their borders. In this essay, I will dive more into this, exploring what each did to ensure permanent strength…

bias speaking as an African American student. In studying world history, the scientific revolution was based on new ideas that has been brought to the surface for our society. It is explained that Muslim scholars received their learning from India, Babylonia and Egypt civilizations. We, in America know that Egypt is better known as Africa. Within my culture it is referred to as the “Mother Land”. The Muslim scholars advanced in places such as Cordoba and Baghdad and went on to begin the first…

Introduction In 605 B.C during Jehoiakim’s reign, the Babylonian’s king Nebuchadnezzar took Daniel and his friends as captives when he besieged Jerusalem. Daniel was taken captive because he fit in the standards, which the king was searching for: young men, good-looking and smart. During the time of captivity, Daniel, the author of the book of the Bible with the same name , writes about the dreams, visions and situations he passed in the course of the captivity. Indeed Daniel’s actions…