Mesopotamia

Everyone has a different view on what having a “good life” means to them. There are millions of ideas on what having a “good life” would be to someone. Throughout history, the meaning of having the “good life” has changed greatly. In some ancient cultures, having a “good life” could be very minuscule compared to what having a “good life” means in today’s world. Sometimes, in ancient cultures people probably could not even have the ability to obtain the “good life” because of how the different…

From the reign of King Gilgamesh, to the rise and fall of the Egyptian empire, and the ancient Aegean civilizations, there have been an abundance of artifacts and structures discovered that have been uniquely influenced by the great quantity of differences between the many cultures and leaders, whom have altered the numerous techniques that continued to influence later civilizations. Ancient architecture was often created for places of worship for religious idols; however, there have been many…

In the Babylonian civilization they had a king for every city-state and they were referred to as the local God of each city-state. They were known as the ensi, God’s representative and governor. They had the support of military leaders, priests, priestesses, and other important individuals. Religion was very powerful during this time. Since the ensi was looked to as the God of their land being close with religious figures made a big impact if they continued to be liked and rule they area. The…

The Third Dynasty of Ur The third dynasty of Ur, often referred to as Ur III by historians was a fantastic era of expansion and human advancement in Sumer. Ur III lasted roughly from 2047-1750 BCE and is referred to as the Sumerian Renaissance, (Mark, 2014), which shows the high reverence that historians had for this period. Ur-Nammu the founder being the most remarkable man to come out of the period did many of the things which led to Ur III being held so highly as it is. These include his…

Although the Mesopotamians were polytheistic and the Israelites were monotheistic, their gods were akin in characteristics. The main god of Mesopotamia was Ea or Enki, and he can be compared to the Israelite's God, both are the creators of the human world, both are extremely powerful, both are judges, and the comparisons go on. The other gods of Mesopotamia culture were gods in charge of natural phenomena, or the patrons of cities. For the Israelites…

Around 3500 BCE, the first river valley civilization started to form in an area called the Fertile Crescent or Mesopotamia. This civilization, called Sumer, was built on the basis of agriculture. Because their whole civilization was based on agriculture, they needed to live on fertile soil where their crops could grow, and this caused them to live near rivers, specifically the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Similar to Sumer, starting around 2000 BCE, the ancient Chinese river valley civilization…

The Atrahasis provides a fascinating look into rituals and beliefs present in Ancient Mesopotamia. The story presents a multi-layered origin story with references to both the “fashioning” and “sexual reproduction” creation theories that were discussed in class, and gives insight into some of the rituals and celebrations that might have been performed at the time this tablet was written. The personalities of the gods and interactions between them are clearly defined and explored in this text as…

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…

looked at their overseer as values of their development and traditions and had some resemblance when it came to certain codes. Hammurabi was the king of the first Babylonian Dynasty ruling from 1792-1750 BCE. Throughout his ruling, he dominated Mesopotamia…

selected is the another important issue for a film because locations have a great role during the events. Locations affect not only features of characters, also course of the events. As known that, in Epic of Gilgamesh, events take place in Mesopotamia (Mesopotamia is a Greek term and this means between two rivers). When we looked at the today's conditions, the best locations may be Istanbul, Cappadocia and Çatalhöyük. Cappadocia, which is a historical region and has been in Nevşehir, Aksaray…