Cradle of civilization

The film I chose to watch for my second film review was Iraq: The Cradle of Civilization. This was episode one in the Legacy documentary series ‘The Origins of Civilization”. The narrator Michael Wood did a phenomenal job showing great visuals of Iraq. The culture presented in the film is focused on the Muslims. The documentary investigates the beginning birthplace of civilization. It explains the creations of the arts, writings and as well as religions. I found this video extremely interesting regarding the history that coincides with biblical stories. It was very cool to see how so many things that came out of the Old Testament come out of the melting pot of Iraq. This film did a great job explaining the history but it definitely could have been better structured. I believe the film is to inform the viewer about the true roots of civilization on a biblical level. The filmed grabbed my attention by opening my eyes to how many things I already knew about before watching the film. The documentary opened by talking about the Garden of Eden and its location in regards to the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates. It was interesting that for the many years I spent growing up in a…

River Valley Civilizations Tigris and Euphrates River Valley Civilization Mesopotamia was an ancient valley located in the eastern Mediterranean; this means “between two rivers” in Greek. This is where all modern societies came from, and they had a sophisticated way of doing things. Mesopotamia is modern day Iraq, and it was located between two rivers: Tigris and Euphrates. Mesopotamia lacked an adequate supply of water, so these rivers gave provided water for them. The rivers played a great…

The Fertile Crescent was the region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape, from the Persian Gulf, through modern-day southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and northern Egypt. According Ancient History Encyclopedia by Joshua J. Mark he stated that The Fertile Crescent was once “known as the Cradle of Civilization, the Fertile Crescent was regarded as the birthplace of agriculture, urbanization, writing, trade, science, history and organized religion and was first…

This knowledge, after the Classical Age of Greece, was diffused to major Hellenistic cities of the east, Antioch, Alexandria, Pergamum and the Arabs and Persians latter. The Romans adopted it, and from there it was to provide the ethical basis, of the cradle of Western Civilization. The maxims at Delphi, deal with knowledge, virtue or excellence and happiness. The maxims are concise instructions or suggestions for living in virtue and piety. Surprisingly, they include the three Christian…

The Fertile Crescent is the region in the Middle East which curves, like a quarter-moon shape, from the Persian Gulf, through modern-day southern Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and northern Egypt. Known as the Cradle of Civilization, the Fertile Crescent is regarded as the birthplace of agriculture, urbanization, writing, trade, science, history and organized religion and was first populated 10,000 BCE when agriculture and the domestication of animals began in the region. By 9,000 BCE the…

abilities, human civilizations are found everywhere from the coast to the mountains to the desert. In present day, you can do everything from eating seafood in Arizona to buying bananas at the store in Alaska. However, in ancient times this was not so because geography is what determined where civilization was located. In early times, life was sustained by farming and agriculture much like today, but the main difference was their lack of ability to transport what was needed to live. This…

The barley ( Hordeum vulgare) quickly and cold culture or fed with crops increase quality of the cover soil. Barley factory is many critical functions. Barley seed is relatively inexpensive and available. The ancient civilization the important serial Barley also among the people working classes of Europe was an important food grain In the late 19th century, wheat, rye, oats and other grain to power supply of barley instead of rich .The health of workers athletes and barley body strength as a…

Eurasia had geographical benefits compared to South American and Africa. Eurasia geographical benefits include livestock, weather, movement, and crops. Their livestock varied with animals such as lamb, cows, pigs, chicken, donkeys, and horses. Europe, Middle East, and Asia have temperate weather they also have four to three seasons all year around. The four the three seasons are their moderate growing seasons. Eurasia’s migration was easier compared to South America and Africa’s because of…

course of everyone’s life forever? The geographical location of a civilization can decide their future. If a civilization lies in the tropics they are unable to grow wheat. An animal can only live on a continent that provides its native food source. So if a civilization cannot grow wheat they won't be able to raise animals who live off wheat. By living with an animal and consuming its products someone can be exposed to smallpox. Smallpox is a very deadly disease. Along with smallpox, steel is…

Agricultural Revolution came the flourishing of many ancient civilizations. Two of these civilizations, the ancient Mesopotamians and the ancient Egyptians have provided modern day historians to uncover what life was like during these times. While these two civilizations are located in different areas and have their own distinctive culture, the two have similarities which come from a geographical influence. According the texts that have been discovered and provided, Egyptian rulers generally…