Fertile Crescent

Mesopotamia by several different cultures including the Sumerians and Babylonians, ziggurats are some of the world's first huge architecture. Their creation and purpose has long been of interests to archeologists studying the civilizations of the Fertile Crescent. Building Zigguat's was a complex, gradual and labor-intensive effort undergone for social and religious reasons. Ziggurats probably began with the construction of temples on raised platforms. As these temples broke down, larger…

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 resulted in the majority of thriving civilization being located in fertile landscapes. The thing that creates farmable land is…

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…

inventions which were some of the greatest until the 18th, and 19th Centuries. These Ancient Civilizations began around 8,000 years ago, and lasted for about 5,000 years Mesopotamia and Egypt are located near the Mediterranean Sea, and are in the Fertile Crescent. The Indus River Valley Civilization is located south of the Himalayas in India. All these civilizations had technologies that allowed them to create new tools, and inventions which they used to make their daily lives less burdensome.…

Three examples that support Jared Diamond’s argument are livestock, diseases, and the trade of Ideas. Most livestock originates from the area around the fertile crescent and was brought to nations near their origin point. Due to geographic circumstances such as similar longitude, climate, vegetation, and amount of daylight Europe had easy accessibility to livestock while other nations such as the Incas never had any chance of making contact with these useful animals. These same geographical…

She states that the sphinx and the pyramids are her creation and she also says she walk the Fertile Crescent from ancient times like Mesopotamia and Egypt. Giovanni used religion and science which she incorporates hundred years ago. In stanza two the narrator In 1972, Giovanni went on a trip to Africa for the first time. She also published this poem…

Living and being born in a location that has geographic benefits is usually considered fortunate. To be blunt, some people are luckier than others because of their location. For example, the Fertile Crescent obtained nutritious wheat and barley, while Papua New Guinea got sago palm. However, Diamond has the right concept. Geographic luck helped mold European supremacy. Firstly, farming, which played a tremendous role in Europe, benefited them immensely. Secondly, important aspects in Europe’s…

Guns, germs and steel Conquest has shaped modern history. The secret to their quest is guns, germs and steel, leaving the European in domination. How is it that Europeans where the ones with all of the advantages? Jared diamond set out to answer this question To discover the roots of inequality, he began with a journey to Papa New guini. This is where his ultimate search would begin. While in New Guine, Diamond met Yali; this is the man who asked the very infamous question. Why is it that…

of the earth. He showed how throughout history beer, wine, spirits, tea, coffee, and Coca-Cola have been a huge motivation to the development of our society. The first drink Standage talked about was beer, a beverage discovered in the Fertile Crescent and was made with boiled water and grains. Beer made civilization possible according to the author, and everyone drank it alike because it was cleaner and safer to ingest than water was. Beer was also used as currency and paid wages, and…

nation”. This completely ignores history. Granted, he claims that democracy and counting heads is relatively recent in history, “we [the United States] had to do it” (NPR 2007). But, didn’t the birth of civilization and democracy come from this Fertile Crescent region (deBlij and Muller 2007)? Further, the United States is far from correctly “counting heads” or establishing any sort of real democracy as evidenced by recent…